The South Africa National Cleantech Innovation Challenge

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9 CHALLENGES, 9 PROVINCES
NATIONWIDE IMPACT
LOCAL RELEVANCE

The South Africa National Cleantech Innovation Challenge (NCIC) is the South African implementation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s Global Just Transition to the Future (JTF) program, a series of technology challenges in various regions of the world aimed at encouraging cleantech entrepreneurs to propose innovative solutions. The NCIC is a national program across South Africa’s nine provinces identifying critical problems in each region that, if solved, would significantly accelerate South Africa’s transition to carbon neutrality. The NCIC will then launch a comprehensive outreach program appealing to South African entrepreneurs, innovators, engineers and scientists to offer their solutions. The “best” solutions will be offered a range of prizes, including the chance to pilot their inventions.

Website and Challenge Information, Register: https://ncic-sa.org

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COP 30: The view from outside

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Fred Walti at the SwitchOn Event at Columbia University

..we need to invent the future to solve all the hurdles between now and a carbon-neutral future.  Hurdles like clean energy generation and distribution in an economical manner.   We must leap-frog current technologies/methods to get clean, affordable energy to the millions (hundreds) of millions without any energy today.  We need new breakthroughs in energy storage!  And the list goes on and on!

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3 Days in Berlin, GREENTECH FESTIVAL 24

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Fred Walti leads a unique discussion session “Growing Green Dreams, Unpacking the Soft Side of Startup Success!” This morning, we’re not delving into the usual strategy, product market fit, and MVP topics.  Instead, we’re exploring the essence of entrepreneurship, what it truly means to be an entrepreneur, what they do, and how it’s different from “normal” life.

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