Cleantech
Boreal Light partners with EBARA Pumps for Impact in Kenya
Frankfurt (Germany) and Nairobi (Kenya), May 2021. GreenTec is pleased to report that Boreal Light has recently partnered with EBARA Pumps Europe. The companies are joining forces for a pilot project bringing clean drinking water to a school and the local community in Machakos, Kenya. Both companies are committed to contributing to the UN’s SDG’s…
Powerstove selected as Finance Geneva Summit Growth Stage Impact Ventures Initiative finalist
Frankfurt (Germany) and Abuja (Nigeria), April 2021. GreenTec Capital is happy to report that Powerstove, was selected as a 2021 Finalist for the Finance Geneva Summit Growth Stage Impact Ventures Initiative. The UNDP’s Growth Stage Impact Ventures (GSIV) for SDGs aims to identify and showcase mature impact ventures in emerging countries with a ‘catalytic potential’…
Boreal Light featured on BBC Africa for World Water Day 2021
Berling (Germany), March 2021. Monday, March 22nd was International Water Day, and Boreal Light GmbH’s CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Hamed Beheshti, participated in an interview on BBC-Africa Facebook Live addressing Impact of COVID19 on the Lives and Livelyhoods across the Continent. The show’s host, Ms. Maya Hayakawa, interviewed Dr. Beheshti and Ms. Hermien Oberholzer, the Principal…
Powerstove included in SET100 list of start-ups in the Start-up Energy Transition
Frankfurt and Berlin (Germany), March 2021. GreenTec is very happy to report that Powerstove has been included in the SET100 list of the best start-up in the Start-up Energy Transition Awards for 2021. Powerstove was selected from a pool of 543 applicants from 89 countries competing in the Start-up Energy Transition Awards. The SET100 is…
Boreal Light begins expansion into South Asia
Frankfurt and Berlin (Germany), February 2021. GreenTec Capital is very pleased to report that Boreal Light GmbH has begun their expansion beyond the African continent with projects initiated in Indonesia and the Philippines. Earlier this month, five container-based water desalination units were loaded onto a cargo ship headed for Manilla. The company’s Asian expansion follows…
Boreal Light opens new WaterKiosk in Oog, Somalia
Frankfurt (Germany) and Oog (Somalia), October 2020. GreenTec Capital is happy to report that Boreal Light GmbH has completed the installation of a WaterKiosk® in Oog, Somalia. The new installation is powered by one of the company’s innovative Winture Planet Cube water desalination system and will provide hygienic drinking water to local residents as well…