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Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development initiative - Winners
In its inaugural round, more than 475 organizations from 80 countries applied to the Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development initiative, offering market-based, clean energy innovations for the agricultural sphere in developing countries. Each of the 11 winning organizations received awards of between $800,000 and $1.5 million.
Processing
Powering African Bamboo, Ethiopia
African Bamboo is a biomass-powered thermal processing project concerning Ethiopian bamboo.
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Motivo Engineering, India
Motivo Engineering is developing hybrid vehicles with exportable power for community-based Agriculture Mechanization.
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ECO Consult, Jordan
Built around a culture of excellence, the innovative approach of ECO Consult is combined with solid knowledge and abundant experience and geared towards achieving sustainable development in Jordan and the Middle East.
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Irrigation
The Earth Insitute at Columbia University, USA and Senegal
The Earth Institute brings together the people and tools needed to address some of the world's most difficult problems, from climate change and environmental degradation, to poverty, disease and the sustainable use of resources.
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International Development Enterprises, USA
iDE is an international non-profit dedicated to ending poverty in the developing world not through handouts, but by helping farm families access the tools and knowledge they need to increase their income.
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Decentralized Power
Camco Advisory Services, Tanzania
Camco works with local partners to develop small to large scale renewable energy projects.
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EarthSpark International, Haiti
Poor households and small businesses in developing countries pay a lot for low quality fuels even though inexpensive, high-quality substitutes are being produced by companies around the world. EarthSpark fills in the “missing links” – market research, a business model, and start-up capital – which are necessary to deliver high-quality energy technologies and services.
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Cold Storage
Rebound Technology, Mozambique
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Promethean Power Systems, India
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SunDanzer Refrigeration, Kenya
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University of Georgia Research Foundation, Uganda
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