{"id":6731,"date":"2025-04-16T02:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T02:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berdayahub.com\/?p=6731"},"modified":"2025-04-17T16:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T16:05:43","slug":"data-is-the-key-climate-finance-is-the-lock-aquilas-unlocking-the-doors-to-a-greener-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berdayahub.com\/id\/data-is-the-key-climate-finance-is-the-lock-aquilas-unlocking-the-doors-to-a-greener-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Is the Key. Climate Finance Is the Lock. Aquila\u2019s Unlocking the Doors to a Greener Indonesia."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the fight against climate change, bold ideas are only as powerful as the data that backs them up. The world is full of ambitious sustainability commitments – net-zero pledges, reforestation targets, clean energy transitions – but without measurable proof of impact, these promises remain just words. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccording to a survey by the CFA Institute, 65% of investment professionals cite data availability as a significant challenge in integrating ESG factors into their investment processes. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s where Aquila comes in.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy leveraging IoT (Internet of Things) technology, Aquila transforms raw environmental data into a powerful tool for unlocking sustainable finance. In a space where financing climate projects can be slow and risk-averse, real-time impact measurement is the missing link between ambitious sustainability goals and the capital needed to achieve them.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBerdaya Talk is an initiative that explores the stories of change makers and the initiatives they have developed to support sustainable development in Indonesia. This article is part of a joint interview between Ollie Smeenk, Head of IoT Network at Aquila and Joel CY Chang, Group CEO of Charged Asia.<\/b>.<\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ollie, how did you get started into the world of sustainable finance and climate tech?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMy journey into sustainable finance didn\u2019t start in boardrooms or with investment deals – it started from building hardware IoT systems designed to measure environmental impact. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor as long as I can remember, I\u2019ve been fascinated by how technology can help us understand and protect nature. Every project I worked on had something to do with tracking, reducing, or making sense of environmental data – whether it was monitoring air quality, tracking emissions, or optimizing energy use.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBut finance? That wasn\u2019t my world – until I realized it had to be.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI was invited to join a team of seasoned finance professionals – people with deep experience in large-scale industrial project finance and SME lending. They saw something in my work: the ability to bring real-time data into the world of sustainable investments. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt was a perfect fit – combining technology, data, and finance to solve one of the biggest barriers to climate action: trust.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt Aquila, we\u2019re proving that better data leads to better financing. By using IoT-powered Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV), we create transparent, verifiable insights that help businesses secure funding for sustainability projects. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhether it\u2019s tracking emissions reductions from an EV fleet or optimizing solar energy production, our mission is simple: turn environmental impact into measurable, investable data.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tWhat excites me most is that this isn\u2019t just about numbers - it\u2019s about unlocking real change. If we can make climate financing more accessible, we can scale green innovations faster and ultimately, build a more sustainable future.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Role of IoT in Unlocking Climate Finance<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTraditionally, securing financing for climate projects – whether renewable energy, electric mobility, or conservation – has been challenging due to the lack of transparent and verifiable impact data.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAquila solves this by integrating IoT sensors that track key environmental metrics such as energy savings, emissions reductions, and overall impact\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cData is critical for MRV,\u201d Ollie explains. \u201cThe more granular and reliable the data, the more confidence investors and lenders have, leading to cheaper and more accessible financing.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis approach eliminates the reliance on manual reporting, which is often inaccurate, slow, and prone to greenwashing. Instead, businesses using Aquila\u2019s IoT-based MRV system can provide real-time, trusted insights, making them more attractive to impact investors and sustainable finance institutions.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Bringing The Data to Life: Aquila and Charged Indonesia Collaboration Case Study<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Charged Indonesia, led by Joel, is a fast-growing EV fleet operator in Indonesia. When they first started, their biggest challenge wasn\u2019t just scaling their fleet but securing financing to do so. Traditional lenders were hesitant, largely due to the conservative financing structures that favored combustion vehicles over new, unfamiliar EV technology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cIndonesia\u2019s financing sector is deeply embedded in the combustion vehicle supply chain,\u201d Joel explains. \u201cNew EV brands face skepticism over resale value, battery longevity, and maintenance costs.\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo overcome these hurdles, Charged adopted a long-term leasing model (subscription-based financing) rather than outright vehicle sales. This structure allowed them to gradually de-risk the investment, but they still needed a way to finance their new fleets as they scale rapidly. That\u2019s where Aquila came in.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn collaboration with Charged Aquila is proving that verified data doesn\u2019t just make sustainability more transparent, but also investable. Through this collaboration, they are showcasing how, with the right infrastructure, capital can flow into bold actions to transition to climate-friendly transportation, helping Indonesia move toward a greener, more inclusive mobility future.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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How the Technology Works: A Behind-the-Scenes Look<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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