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? US clean investment cleans up with $239bn #187

Climate Tech VC

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!    Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The picture was less rosy for new wind and heat pumps, both of which have suffered from high interest rates.

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Enel’s primary substations set for ‘sustainable’ facelift

Smart Energy International

Chilean architecture company Umwelt’s ‘New Energies’ project has been selected as the winner in the design challenge for new primary substations from 2025 on. In this way it is intended to be versatile and to meet the need to modernise the electrical infrastructure with a sustainable footprint throughout its lifecycle.

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CES 2021: Solar-powered TV remotes, electric air taxis and balcony beekeeping

Business Green

From solar-powered TV remotes and driverless cars, to home recycling robots, BusinessGreen has rounded up some of the most exciting green announcements at the influential exhibition. Samsung: Solar-powered TV remotes and upcycled smartphones. Samsung's solar-powered TV remotes are set for rollout in 2021.

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CES 2021's Green Highlights: Solar-powered TV remotes, electric air taxis, and balcony beekeeping

Business Green

From solar-powered TV remotes and driverless cars, to home recycling robots, BusinessGreen has rounded up some of the most exciting green announcements at the influential exhibition. Samsung: Solar-powered TV remotes and upcycled smartphones. Samsung's solar-powered TV remotes are set for rollout in 2021.

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? On the ground at NY Climate Week #166

Climate Tech VC

☀️ Erthos, a Tempe, AZ-based solar mount technology provider, raised $24M in Series C funding from Capricorn’s Technology Impact Funds. ♨️ Build to Zero, a Seville, Spain-based industrial thermal energy storage company, raised $3M in Seed funding from Axon Partners Group and Digital Dive Investment.

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? $32bn and 30% drop as market hits pause in 2023

Climate Tech VC

🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. Redwood Materials received a $2bn loan from the US Department of Energy in Feb 2023. Ascend Elements received a $480m grant from the US Department of Energy in Oct 2022. 2 spot behind Energy Storage, which rose from no.2 2 to to no.1.

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'Nothing' is not as straight forward as it seems

Business Green

The Green Building Council definition of net zero - which here at FORE we've committed to achieve by 2025 - runs to 47 pages, for example. Scope 2 is what someone else produces for you like the gas that is burned in a power plant and shipped to you as electricity. But rather in energy units. Each of these are complex.