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Researchers shape hard carbon to form high-capacity electrodes for sodium-ion batteries

Charged

In the study published in Advanced Energy Materials , the researchers reported a new synthesis strategy for nanostructured hard carbon (HC) electrodes. Researchers examined zinc oxide (ZnO) and calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) HC samples and compared them to magnesium oxide (MgO) samples. ” Source: Tokyo University of Science .

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Nature takes root on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. The valuing-nature goal builds on work that began in 2011 in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Richard Mattison. Mon, 03/08/2021 - 00:15.

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Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space Announce Second Cohort for ACCEL, an Accelerator for BIPOC-led Climatetech Startups

Greentown Labs

These early-stage startups are working on innovations from vertical-axis wind turbines to carbon-negative concrete. Carbon Negative Solutions (Rock Hill, N.Y.) is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products. Its founder is Andre Gafford. Its founder is Keith Crossland. billion in funding.

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Greentown Go Build 2023 with Saint-Gobain Announces Startup Cohort

Greentown Labs

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a circular-decarbonization solution for hard-to-abate industries–-utilizing low-purity industrial CO 2 and industrial byproducts to decarbonize cement. manufactures and distributes biobased building materials, including a low-embodied-carbon insulation. billion in funding.

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2020 tipped the balance for British renewable energy

Renewable Energy World

The authors of the report also showed that carbon emissions fell by 16% compared to figures from 2019. Back in 2011, the UK was hovering at just 12% renewable generation, but energy policy and an appetite for change is rapidly accelerating our developments. Covid19 created a fall in generation demand. The broader picture.

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

What we were looking at was how do we look at carbon in this circular economy? How do we look at carbon itself as an element, which is both an energy source and a material? It was about five square miles of trees’ worth of oxygen production or carbon sequestration required to set up one building. Demonizing carbon?

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Boeing and Alder Fuels launch partnership to 'make SAF a reality'

Business Green

Aviation giant has partnered with US low-carbon fuel company Alder Fuels and will test its SAF in its planes. Aerospace giant Boeing has announced it is to team up with US low-carbon fuel specialist Alder Fuels in a new partnership with a view to expanding production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) around the world.