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The CRFM is seeking a consultant team or firm to work under the general direction of the STAR-Fish project coordinator to drive the introduction of new and renewable energies across the fisheries and aquaculture value chain that will shape the formulation and application of successful business models by:Identifying new and renewable energy options (e.g., solar drying, battery storage for vessels, solar-powered ice production, hybrid refrigeration/freezing systems) and analysing key points along the value chains to determine where interventions would be most effective, ensuring that environmental safeguards are applied and options are socially acceptable;Evaluating existing business models in all eight (8) project countries;identification of four (4) fish processing operations, in at least four (4) project countries, for conversion of processing operations to renewable energy, assessing financial feasibility, governance arrangements, and barriers to inclusive participation by women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and vulnerable groups.Developing and customising four (4) viable business models that enable selected fish processing facilities to transition to renewable energy operations in a financially sustainable, environmentally responsible, and socially inclusive manner, with clear pathways for equitable access to benefits.Get full details here.Send submissions by 16 October 2025 to [email protected] copied to [email protected].