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Smart Energy Finances: Funding for Capalo AI’s market optimisation platform

Smart Energy International

Leading this week’s Smart Energy Finances is pre-seed funding of half a million euros for Finnish startup Capalo AI, which will further develop its virtual power plant and market optimisation technology. This has led to the construction of batteries next to the turbines, which enables the energy to be discharged into the grid more evenly.

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Green upskilling, hydrogen aircraft, and biochar CO2 removals: BusinessGreen's most read stories of the week

Business Green

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week LinkedIn calls for green upskilling, as demand for sustainability roles grows New data reveals demand in the green labour market is accelerating faster than supply, fuelling fears of a sustainability skills bottleneck. -

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Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions in Cascadia

Grist

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. You’ve got plenty of company after the events of 2021: Heat waves, hurricanes, fires, and floods hit new and deadly extremes. Worried about the climate crisis?

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COP26: Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet launches in bid to unlock $100bn of climate finance

Business Green

Major new public-private initiative aims to accelerate efforts to deliver reliable renewable power to one billion people worldwide. The group has set a target of unlocking $100bn in public and private capital to improve access to clean power across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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Global Briefing: France advances solar car park plan

Business Green

EU energy emissions fall, Rwanda gets its first mini-grid, and Brazil preps a COP bid. The French Senate this week approved new legislation that will require all large car parks in the country to install solar canopies in support of the government's renewable energy drive. ZOLA debuts 'world's first distributed mini-grid' in Rwanda.

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Global Briefing: China suspends climate talks with US over Taiwan stand-off

Business Green

Fall out from Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei hits international climate talks, Australia's climate bill advances, and all the biggest green business stories from around the world. a joint venture between Greenvolt's subsidiary V-ridium Power Group and asset manager KGAL. Microsoft debuts data centre fuel cell innovation.

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? The BFD with BYD #169

Climate Tech VC

In other news, last month was officially the hottest September on record. In deals this week, green hydrogen electrolyzers attract a hot $380M, electric sea gliders raise $60M, and plant-based meat brings in $32M. The company is expected to expand across Asia, Australia, and Europe and is also pushing into Latin American markets.