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An update for 2023 and my most popular newsletters and podcasts
Happy 2023 dear Green Techpreneur readers!
A warm welcome to the 62 new subscribers who have joined since the last edition.
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Here’s a look at some of the most popular GT posts in 2022, and what’s ahead for 2023.
In 2022, GT subscribers doubled from 1,000 to nearly 2,000, open rates remained squarely in the 40-45% range, the podcast reached over 17,000 downloads, with each podcast getting an average of 750 downloads! I never imagined the podcast would reach this scale at this stage of the podcasting game, so a big thank you to each one of you for reading, listening and subscribing.
Thanks especially and a shout out to my paid subscribers…
Leon Gerard Vandenberg, Director at Sunified, an end-to-end solution for utility scale solar.
Thomas Puskas, CEO at Ecowatt, a green investment platform that directs funds into portfolios for carbon removal projects and carbon avoidance.
Matt Adams, CEO of Ecolands, a platform that helps businesses help their customers offset their CO2
Tom Faust, CEO of SolTiles - a manufacturer of solar roofing tiles that are aesthetic, highly efficient, affordable for the masses, and produce 40% more power than comparables.
SolTiles is raising funds and it’s a fantastic opportunity for investors. See the bottom of the last newsletter for more details and contact SolTiles about investing at: tfaust@soltiles.net.
And if you’re looking for help with obtaining your goals and growing beyond expectations in 2023, I’ve got a great opportunity for the right climate tech company to receive support and leadership from an executive with over 25 years experience in: technology, cleantech, funding, earn-outs, M&As, angel investors - series A, legal, sales.
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In other news, I’ve got some exciting new products, services, features and great opportunities for collaboration with the right partner….
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…And there are many more projects in the pipeline for the GT this year, so watch this space!
I’ve revisited past posts and picked out some of the most popular reads and podcasts which you’ll find below:
Pitch Me: What Europe’s Largest Climate tech VC Fund is Looking For
Co-Founder of the World Fund, Danijel Visevic, offers climate investment insights
We also help startups to get several funding rounds through our network of investors and this is very important. We have deeper pockets than other VCs.
If you need a follow-up round, we can reserve up to 30 million Euros per investment per company to make sure it gets to the point of generating revenue.
How to Fund & Launch Your Renewable Energy Project
Sustainable energy developer, investor and finance broker Anthony Agnew shares tips and insight from his bird's eyeview of the energy sector
“It's not a case of investor sentiment is quiet, renewables have been one of the highest performing sectors globally and it's a part of the super cycle. All of the government policy points that are coming out are increasingly helping that.”
28 Solar Parks, $375 Million Invested and a $2.6 Billion Exit Plan
Sunified's Leon-Gerard Vandenberg is putting solar on Australia's map
“We’re bringing smart to solar and making every PV panel a smart panel. Sunified's UNITY chip is a patented sensor technology that attaches to each solar panel to create an immutable real-time record of power generation. This is important because it creates green certification processes and provides a new level of accuracy, transparency, and trading opportunities to solar assets.”
How Ecosia Became the World’s Biggest Non For Profit Search Engine
Ecosia Founder Christian Kroll shares the strategies that led to Ecosia's growth – and planted over 128 million trees
“We focused on the right audience and having a message that is compelling to everybody. Helping projects in Nepal may have been interesting to a few people, but helping solve climate change is interesting to everyone. It was that, and tweaking the idea until it really worked.”
How ReNature Sells Regenerative Agriculture to Corporates
reNature co-founder Felipe Villela aims to regenerate 1 million hectares of land through Agroforestry by 2030
“We have two main messages: we show the inspirational side of the things – why this is good for the farmers and the planet so – looking from the perspective of impact and future generations. We make a clear business case; we're focused on communicating the economic benefits, so companies can see this is not a romantic concept but there's economics behind transitioning towards regenerative agriculture.”
And here are a couple of popular posts from my Forbes climate tech column:
Booming Investment in Renewables is Set to Continue into 2023 and Beyond
The Hidden Consequences of the Plastic Pollution Crisis
Meet the Woman Making Home Grown Solar Energy Available to Renters
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