Sepehr Achard

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Founder and journalist at iGrow News, covering Agriculture, Energy, and Water technology. I report on the companies, funding, and trends shaping these sectors, with a focus on accurate, unbiased coverage. Follow me on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Agricultural Biogas: How Farm Waste Became an Energy Asset Class

For most of its history, manure management was a cost line on a dairy’s balance sheet — something to store, spread, and stay compliant about. That framing has changed. Over the past two years, iGrow News has tracked oil majors signing joint ventures to build anaerobic digesters, infrastructure funds buying

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Global Clean Energy Secures Equity Facility to Fund Growth Initiatives

Global Clean Energy, Inc. (OTCID: GCEI) has entered an equity facility with a family office to fund its growth plans, the Houston-based company said on July 29, 2026. The arrangement gives the company access to committed capital of up to $1 million, structured as capital convertible into shares and associated

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Teichos Energy Secures $30 Million Development Line for Late-Stage Solar Projects

Teichos Energy, a utility-scale renewable energy developer based in Seattle, has secured a $30 million development line financing from Pathward, N.A. The financing was arranged by ACT Capital Advisors, with BridgePeak Energy Capital serving as lender service provider. The deal was announced on July 30, 2026.

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Harmony Desalting Partners With Neuralix on AI-Driven Desalination Monitoring

Harmony Desalting has partnered with Neuralix to add artificial intelligence-based monitoring to its desalination systems, the two companies said on July 30. The US collaboration pairs Harmony's batch reverse osmosis (RO) hardware with Neuralix's analytics and predictive-maintenance platform.

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Clarke Energy to Build 4 MW Trigeneration Plant for Capraci in Côte d’Ivoire

Clarke Energy, part of Rehlko, has been chosen by Capraci to design and deliver a 4-megawatt natural gas trigeneration power plant at a production site in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The selection was announced on July 29, 2026. Capraci is one of the country's leading pasta manufacturers.

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APECO Signs 15-Year Solar Agreement to Power Kuwait’s Souk Sharq

Alternative Energy Projects Company (APECO) has signed a 15-year solar investment agreement with United Real Estate Company (URC), acting through its subsidiary Marasi United, to power the Souk Sharq complex in Kuwait. Announced on July 29, 2026, the deal covers engineering, procurement and construction of the system along with 15

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Factorial and SK On Sign MoU to Explore Solid-State Battery Manufacturing

Factorial Energy Inc. (Nasdaq: FAC), a developer of solid-state battery technology, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with battery manufacturer SK On Co., Ltd. The agreement brings together Factorial's cell technology and SK On's manufacturing footprint to study how solid-state batteries could be produced at commercial scale.

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Aqualia Wins Cajamarca Wastewater Concession in Perú to Serve 365,000 Residents

Aqualia, parent of MDS Aqualia, won the contract to design, finance, build, operate, and maintain the Cajamarca Wastewater Treatment Plant in Perú.

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POWR2 Launches Next-Gen POWRBANK MAX Mobile Battery System

POWR2, a manufacturer of mobile battery energy storage systems for commercial, industrial, and utility-grade use, has begun shipping the next-generation POWRBANK MAX.

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Parish Tractor Acquires Crain Tractor in Mississippi

Parish Tractor has bought Crain Tractor, a dealership in Columbia, Mississippi, the Hattiesburg-based company said on August 1, 2026.

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