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A New Era for Climate-Focused Venture Capital

GreenTechMedia

billion — a 30 percent decrease from a previous peak in 2011. Suddenly, it’s cool to be putting your money into the sector again. The first wave was all about the “coolness” of cleantech — thin-film solar, electric sports cars, printable batteries. Five years ago, it had fallen to $5.2

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New Zealand firm offers improved LFP battery packs for Nissan Leaf

Charged

First-generation (2011-2016) Leafs lack the range that current EV buyers expect, but thousands of owners (including your correspondent) still find them to be delightful daily drivers. Unlike most EVs, which use some form of liquid cooling in the battery pack, the Leaf has an air-cooled battery.

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So Big It’s Boring: The Rise of Utility-Scale Solar

GreenTechMedia

Then someone chimed in, “Demand response, EVs, flow batteries — those are cool subjects. In 2011, utility solar reached 1 gigawatt. But the four of us know utility solar makes the real impact. We are big, but boring.” ” In the second quarter of 2020, the U.S.

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Visionary water projects celebrated by Lighthouse Awards

Envirotec Magazine

Google – seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland. In 2011, water issues reached a critical level in the region. Project: Seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland. Tech giant Google is using seawater in the cooling system of its Hamina Data Centre to reduce potable water use. Winner: Google.

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Interview – Singapore, Asia’s newest emerging geothermal market

ThinkGeoEnergy

Are you aiming for power generation, cooling, or any type of direct use application? At the present we are exploring different options for geothermal heat utilization, which include power generation, cooling, water desalination, and other scenarios including, for instance hydrogen production. Cited works Oliver, G.J.H. and Cai, J.G.

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A contamination conundrum

Envirotec Magazine

Japan has ended years of speculation over the fate of radioactive wastewater stored in tanks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 disaster. The main source of radioactive contamination is the residual nuclear fuel from the three nuclear reactors which overheated during the 2011 disaster. The tanks.

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Pediatricians say climate conversations should be part of any doctor’s visit

Grist

The reality of climate change came home for Dr. Samantha Ahdoot one summer day in 2011 when her son was 9 years old. Because their bodies cool themselves less efficiently than adults, children remain more susceptible to heat-related illness as they grow. There was a heat wave.