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Over 4 million euros for the energy transition of apartment buildings: VIRIDA invests in Marcley

30 July 2024

Today the greentech startup MARCLEY from Hanover announces the successful completion of its latest financing round of over 4 million euros. The round was led by investors Virida Capital, a new energy hardware VC (part of the Green Giraffe Group), Munich-based VC Venture Stars and well-known business angels including Emma Tracey and Florian Bennhold.

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It looks, waddles and quacks – will we see Californian duck curves in Europe any time soon?

14 February 2024

The US state of California leads the world in the transition to renewable generation but this has led to some unexpected negative consequences which may be a foretaste of problems in Europe

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Green Giraffe reflection and 2024 key themes

18 December 2023

2023 has been another fascinating year for the energy transition and Green Giraffe has played its part! With COP28 behind us and 2024 about to start, we wanted to reflect on the key moments from this year and also to identify what critical trends we see coming up for 2024.

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What’s in store for Dutch batteries?

11 December 2023

Despite rapidly picking up the pace on the roll-out of renewable energy, with a staggering 8-fold increase in installed capacity between 2013 and 2022, the Netherlands are lagging far behind on their neighbours and on self-imposed targets when it comes to the much-needed electricity storage. Policy has not been supportive so far, but various announced and ongoing changes may finally move the needle. It is about time that we take a closer look at what’s in store for Dutch batteries, and whether it’s enough to bring the targets back in sight!