NEWS ROOM
AWARD: Battery Bank Africa launches scalable mini-grid project in Uganda
03 September 2024
Vittoria Technology’s happy to announce the launch of our project in Uganda, in partnership with FRES Uganda & AVSI Foundation and financed by EEP Africa. Using Vittoria Technology’s Battery Bank Africa (BBA) “storage-as-a-service” platform, the project will focus on 3 dairy cooperatives in communities in Uganda. Read more about the project.
ARTICLE: Scalable Mini-Grid Design Requires Expandable Systems
10 July 2024
In this article Vittoria Technology’s co-founders explain why they believe smart mini-grid design requires expandable systems with “modular” finance and technology and how Battery Bank Africa and other innovative approaches can enable mini-grids to grow alongside demand. Read the full article.
PRESS RELEASE: Project Launch of Scaling Affordable mini-grids through Expandable 2nd Life Batteries
23 May 2023
Vittoria Technology, Aceleron Energy and MeshPower have launched a battery innovation pilot, “Scaling Affordable mini-grids through Expandable 2nd Life Batteries”. The pilot will prove the business case of Vittoria Technology’s Battery Bank Africa platform and Aceleron’s 2nd life batteries for affordable, modular, scalable energy storage – capable of servicing the mini-grid sector’s complex and growing storage demands. Read the full press release.
AWARD: Vittoria Technology and its Battery Bank Africa platform are one of six start-ups chosen by AFD as winners of the 2022 Digital Energy Challenge.
02 December 2022
Vittoria Technology is pleased to be a 2022 Laureate of AFD’s Digital Energy Challenge. With the support of the Challenge, Vittoria Technology will engage mini-grid operators, battery manufacturers, and other local partners in South Africa to test and enhance our Battery Bank Africa platform and our software-enabled ‘Storage-as-a-Service’ solution . Read more about our project and the other Digital Energy Challenge Laureates. Watch an explainer video of how Battery Bank Africa works.
PRESS RELEASE: £26m granted to climate tech innovators to accelerate action on energy access crisis in Africa and Asia
15 November 2022
A total of £26m of UK government grant funding has been awarded to climate tech innovators, as part of an announcement made today at COP27. This latest round of projects is part of Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst program in support of its continued efforts to create and demonstrate new technologies and business models to deliver a just and inclusive clean energy transition in Africa and Asia. Launching early next year our project will focus on Uganda & Rwanda using Vittoria Technology’s innovative, digital battery leasing platform and Aceleron’s 2nd life batteries to scale several MeshPower mini-grids in the region. Read the full press release.
VIDEO: Promoting clean energy access for productive use
27 September 2022
Vittoria Technology’s co-founder & CEO Nathan Sermonis joined the Sankalp Forum to discuss advanced batteries’ role in clean energy access for productive use. The session brought together entrepreneurs funded through Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst programme developing productive use of energy solutions for rural communities. It explored the different roles for productive use technologies and business models in the provision of clean energy access. Watch the video.
PRESS RELEASE: Launch of Innovative Partnership to Deliver Scalable, Sustainable Minigrid Battery Solutions
10 March 2022
A partnership of leading renewable energy access innovators has launched the project “Innovating Advanced Battery Expansion for Scalable, Sustainable Mini-grids” in support of Sustainable Development Goal 7 pursuing affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Read the full press release.