Apricum articles
Our view on the latest developments in the cleantech industry.
Greener finance options for renewable energy developments
While Green Bonds have commanded headlines, we observe a more interesting development in green finance. Compared to last year, the issuance of new Green Bonds has fallen by nearly 35%, to just USD 83 billion in Q1 of 2022. Rising interest rates, inflationary pressures and fallout from the Ukrainian conflict have reduced issuance of many global bonds – green ones included.
Apricum’s new Dubai office: Four questions for its director Krzysztof Ignaciuk
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 bank...
UK BESS: an evolutionary update
By Apricum Partner Charles Lesser, Louise Dalton, Partner, Energy & Climate Change, CMS and Rajiv Gogna, Partner, Energy Technology & Analytics, LCP. The British Isles are to utility-scale batteries as the Galapagos Islands are to tortoises: the isolated...
UAE Joins Net Zero Momentum
The UAE has announced a bold energy policy decision, underscoring its seriousness to becoming Net Zero by 2050. On February 3, 2022, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, announced that its flagship 2.4 GW Hassyan coal power plant...
Apricum’s new London office: Four questions for its director, Partner Charles Lesser
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...
Transitioning to sustainable buildings is vital to reach net-zero but policy must step up
The decarbonization of the building and construction sector is essential if we are to meet the climate targets of limiting global warming to 1.5°C world wide by 2050. This, however, requires, not only increasing the energy efficiency of buildings in general, but also...
Developments in the global water sector: trends, technologies and financing
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...
Will China’s ‘double carbon’ and ‘dual control’ policies drive demand for solar?
One might expect that China’s recently announced emission-reduction policies would have only a positive impact for the solar industry, however, the effects are mixed. The subsequent power restrictions imposed on almost all provinces and regions have pushed up prices...
Future PV pricing and trends: what can we expect?
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...
Fit for 55: Renewable energy opportunities abound in Central and Southeastern Europe
In this article, Apricum Senior Advisor Dr. Florian Sieber and Vice President Corentin de Ricaud consider the implications of the EU’s little-discussed July 2021 ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package to deliver carbon neutrality by 2050. They highlight the opportunities...
Polymer membranes: A key to lower cost green hydrogen
Entering the era of green hydrogen The idea of using hydrogen as a green energy vector is not new at all, in fact water electrolysis has existed for more than 200 years. However, up until now its large-scale commercial application was limited by the high cost compared...
Strong growth ahead: A solar market outlook for the Middle East
The Middle East region, and the Gulf in particular, has been home to record low solar tariffs in recent years. Major projects are being awarded via tenders, with prices gradually closing in on a remarkable 1 USDct/kWh. Of course, this is no coincidence due to the...