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Apricum’s new Dubai office: Four questions for its director Krzysztof Ignaciuk

Apr 26, 2022

We interview newly appointed Apricum Director Krzysztof Ignaciuk, who leads Apricum’s Dubai office and business in the MENA region. 1. Krzysztof, tell us about your background I started my professional path in September 2008 and joined a London-based investment... read more

Apricum’s new London office: Four questions for its director, Partner Charles Lesser

Dec 15, 2021

1. Could you give us an update on M&A activity/capital raises and trends you see? Superficially, Apricum’s job became easier, but doing it well got harder. The noisy change is that 2021 smashed all records for cleantech financing with numerous, previously... read more

Developments in the global water sector: trends, technologies and financing

Nov 24, 2021

In this interview, we speak to Apricum Senior Advisor Ulf Leonhard to find out some facts about the water industry, in terms of growth areas for technology and investment, innovation trends as well as landmark M&A transactions, fundraising and key considerations... read more

Future PV pricing and trends: what can we expect?

Nov 22, 2021

With high levels of uncertainty in the downstream sector driven by rising PV module costs, we find out more about PV price projections and trends for next year in this interview with Florian Haacke, partner and head of Apricum’s materials and components practice... read more

The valuable role of waste-to-energy in the energy transition

May 25, 2020

An interview with Apricum’s waste-to-energy expert Thomas Obermeier Apricum has recently expanded its industry focus to include the waste sector, offering services in wastewater treatment, waste-to-energy and waste management. Supporting Apricum in its expansion into... read more

Apricum turns 10: Interview with Founder Nikolai Dobrott

Mar 21, 2018

At the end of this month, Apricum will celebrate its 10 year anniversary. In this interview, we ask Apricum Founder and Managing Partner Nikolai Dobrott about the early days of setting up Apricum, some memorable moments and what lies beyond this 10 year milestone.... read more

Desert challenges: O&M in China’s solar market

Nov 27, 2014

In this interview, we speak to Consultant Stefan Jannsen, Apricum’s expert for China, to find out more about this country’s solar operations and maintenance (O&M) market. During his multiple trips to China this year, he has had the opportunity to visit several... read more

Energy storage in the power sector – The next growth opportunity for storage companies

Nov 27, 2014

Energy storage technologies are a key element for some of the most comprehensive and impactful industrial transformations of our modern society, such as mobile communication and e-mobility. The power sector has further potential to integrate storage capacity and... read more

In search of growth: Where the winds of fortune blow

Oct 22, 2014

We speak to Apricum Senior Advisor Per Hornung Pedersen, former CEO of Repower and Suzlon, about the global onshore wind market and where he sees growth opportunities for wind project developers. Mr. Pedersen, it has not always been smooth sailing for onshore wind... read more

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