Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

A positive Return On Investment (ROI) and Sustainability go hand in hand, as many sustainable business practices save money, create a competitive advantage, open new markets and attract customers and employees. Although there is a major investment upfront, the future savings typically pay for the investment in less than 10 years.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 158

Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 22, 2021

We are pleased to welcome Aimee Barnes as our new Senior Policy Advisor as we launch a new policy innovation lab. Jerry Brown, where she helped launch the US Climate Alliance, led the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, and was responsible for Executive Order B-55-18, committing California to carbon neutrality by 2045. .

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Yet many are still struggling to understand how to value energy storage as an investment. Wood Mackenzie's latest Global Energy Storage Outlook projects that deployments will grow 13-fold over the next six years, from a 12 gigawatt-hour market in 2018 to a 158 gigawatt-hour market in 2024. In 2018, private investment in U.S.

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Investment Energy Energy Batteries 130

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Fortunately for the climate cause, Bill Gates for the last half-decade has invested considerably toward innovations to push the planet toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It's going to take significant investment and bold innovation," he told the GreenBiz virtual crowd. "So What does it mean for you?

Innovation 461

Innovation Investment Startups Agriculture 461

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 6, 2019

billion), the European Investment Bank is one of the sector’s biggest lenders. And for every euro the EIB puts into a project or business, around seven more are invested by the private sector. According to the International Energy Agency, global renewables investment in 2018 amounted to $300 billion. billion ($14.9

Fossil fuels 203

Fossil fuels Investment Natural gas Policy 203

Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

New joint report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) unveils the innovation trends in electrolysis technology to accelerate the cost reduction in renewable-based hydrogen production. The great momentum observed in electrolysers is expected to continue and to spur future innovation.

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Patents Innovation Hydrogen Technology 98

GreenBiz

JULY 26, 2021

In 2018, every ton of steel produced emitted about 1.85 For example, it is a founding member of the Mylo Consortium , a group of four fashion companies that invest in material innovation — specifically, material made from mycelium, the root system of mushrooms — and other solutions to reduce the industry’s environmental impact.

Waste 458

Waste Waste Carbon Fashion 458

Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Leading ethical crowdfunding platform has launched opportunity to invest in carbon-capturing tomato glasshouses. With its innovative eco-friendly production methods, Sterling Suffolk will help consumers buy British tomatoes knowing they are making the best choice they can for the environment too.".

Investment 88

Investment Carbon Ethics Sustainability 88

GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

All three are in urgent need of innovations and deployments, but the last of those three — combustion — has, until now, received the least attention. Steel Corporation had a goal to reduce its emission intensity by 20 percent by 2030, based on 2018 baseline levels. Key pathways to decarbonize thermal energy include: Efficiency.

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Natural gas Carbon-neutral Policy Innovation 509

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2024

Kim Cameron of the IBioIC The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) has launched a refreshed Scottish Bioresource Mapping Tool to help more businesses make the case for investing in biotechnology facilities and processes.

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Biotechnology Waste Waste Resilience 113

Greentown Labs

JUNE 4, 2021

In spring of 2019, Saint-Gobain and Greentown Labs announced the InNOVAte 2019 Challenge, a six-month accelerator focused on innovations that could disrupt the built environment and enable new value within the residential (single and multi-family homes) and commercial building value chains across North America. Hyperframe.

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Innovation Startups North America Construction 92

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging solutions and innovation. Material designers, suppliers, converters, mechanics, and innovators are working to solve these issues. The below table shows how much of each packaging material contributed to the total solid municipal waste (SMW) generated in 2018. The 6 types of retail packaging waste.

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Energy Innovation Policy and Technology LLC® has published updates to the Mexico and India Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) models and launched a new South Korea EPS model. The South Korea-based NEXT Group and Energy Innovation® jointly developed South Korea’s first national-level EPS. By Olivia Ashmoore. South Korea EPS Model Launch.

Innovation 59

Innovation Energy Energy Policy 59

Greentown Labs

MARCH 24, 2022

Venture capital has long been a boys’ club that’s been tough for women to penetrate, and climatetech investment is no exception. percent of all venture capital funding in 2018 and 2019. Women VCs are twice as likely to invest in female founding teams. But there is some good news in the statistics too. round in 2020.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 24, 2019

National Grid’s venture capital arm, National Grid Partners , announced investments Thursday in three new companies focused on operational improvements as the utility seeks to enhance its core functions while also stepping further into the clean energy sector. ” Investing in an efficient and renewable future.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Sunnyvale, CA – November 13, 2018 – California-based non-profit Women in Cleantech and Sustainability (WCS) announced Silicon Valley-based Artveoli as the winner of the first cleantech and sustainability-focused startup pitch competition for women founders in the United States. Media Contact: Caitlan Caviness. 601-519-9949.

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Startups Sustainability HVAC Innovation 40

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2020

Solving climate change depends, to some extent, on technological innovation. The world’s leading climate authority, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published a landmark 2018 report highlighting the urgency of limiting warming to 1.5 It takes a village to succeed in climate tech. Ben Soltoff. degrees Celsius.

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Startups Policy Technology Investment 383

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Sunnyvale, CA – November 13, 2018 – California-based non-profit Women in Cleantech and Sustainability (WCS) announced Silicon Valley-based Artveoli as the winner of the first cleantech and sustainability-focused startup pitch competition for women founders in the United States.

Startups 40

Startups Sustainability HVAC Innovation 40

GreenBiz

JULY 24, 2020

By coming together to tackle the problem, we aim to accelerate the pace of innovation and the commercialization of sustainable solutions," said Kathleen McLaughlin, executive vice president and chief sustainability officer for Walmart, in a statement. "We 3, will seek innovative ways to "reinvent" the retail bag. Innovation.

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Plastics Retail Innovation Waste 416

Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

The corporate venture capital arm of one of the world’s largest utilities listed three new project investments totalling $17 million for climate tech and net zero innovation. NGP’s investments in Q1 2024 saw $17 million in investments spread across three accounts. . Let’s start with the latest.

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Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Incubators 52

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Faisal Butt, Founder and Managing Partner at Pi Labs, said: “With global annual waste generation predicted to increase by 70% between 2018 and 2050, we urgently need innovative solutions to help us move towards a zero waste economy. Arthur and Luis have tremendous experience individually and combined are a dynamic duo of founders.

Recycling 162

Recycling Recycling Startups Recycled materials 162

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But digging into innovations being advanced by that organization — AGCO, based in Duluth, Georgia — reveals much about the potential future of technology for cultivating regenerative and precision agriculture. "It Innovation. percent through 2025. Food & Agriculture. Electric Vehicles. Featured Column. Practical Magic.

Agriculture 522

Agriculture Electricity Soil Organic 522

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

When done right, sustainable business practices deliver a positive return on investment (ROI), improving efficiency, lowering costs and driving sales. Like any investment a company makes, the potential return on an investment in sustainability should be considered before making the investment. Sustainability Innovation.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

When done right, sustainable business practices deliver a positive return on investment (ROI), improving efficiency, lowering costs and driving sales. Like any investment a company makes, the potential return on an investment in sustainability should be considered before making the investment. Sustainability Innovation.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

Charged

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The governments of Ontario and Canada have announced that each will invest $295 million to help Ford upgrade its assembly plant in Oakville to start producing EVs. The grant was agreed to as part of last month’s $1.8-billion billion deal between Ford and the Canadian trade union Unifor. Source: CBC News.

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Government North America Investment Automotive 57

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes soon may be able invest in ocean sequestration.

Business Energy Monitoring 397

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative Energy Monitor 397

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The new school is the largest project to be commissioned under a pioneering multi-disciplinary consultant (MDC) partnership agreement, entered into by West Sussex County Council and Faithful+Gould in 2018.

Resilience 242

Resilience Education Fossil fuels Cooling 242

Business Green

APRIL 21, 2022

Thus, it is critical that businesses, governments, and financial institutions match the ambition of the global policy agenda with leadership, commitment, and innovation for plastics circularity, as well as the financing that underpins it. New investment models are emerging and the opportunities on offer are becoming more significant.

Plastics 40

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 7, 2021

As such, Fluence never needed to chase outside investment. But it capped off 2020 with what appears to be the largest single investment in a pure-play grid storage company: a $125 million private placement from the Qatar Investment Authority, a sovereign wealth fund.

Startups 130

Startups Batteries Investment Innovation 130

GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Unfortunately, as the economic effects of COVID-19 cause government debts to rise sharply, there is now much less public money available for activities like climate protection or ecosystem restoration — this should sharpen our appetite for innovation. How then to make the shift to a net-zero, nature-positive economy within the decade?

Plastics 408

Plastics Government Waste Waste 408

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Thanks to their work, companies of all sizes soon may be able invest in ocean sequestration.

Business Energy Monitoring 370

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative Energy Monitor 370

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

” “Using a systemic approach, businesses address these issues through innovation and collaboration, while generating opportunities for responsible growth and demonstrating to their customers and shareholders commitment to sustainable change. 92% of rigid plastic packaging is now recyclable under the Pact, up from 81% in 2018.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 262

Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Funding may be flowing into climate technologies at an increasing rate, but a slow-down in investment in early-stage projects and start-ups could clog the innovation pipeline and undermine long term progress towards a low-carbon economy.

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Investment Technology Carbon Government 50

GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

Indeed, when I chatted with Susan Moore, AMD’s corporate vice president for corporate responsibility and government affairs, she told me it took "a full company focus and a lot of innovation" by the AMD engineering team to make the goal happen. Here's the report card from 2018, for an idea of how it shared the information.)

Energy 386

Energy Energy Technology Organic 386

Clean Energy Trust

MAY 21, 2020

gigawatts of front-of-the-meter battery storage between now and 2029, more than five times what was planned in 2018 for the same time frame. Even with conservative revisions over COVID-19 concerns, an estimated 430 megawatts of behind-the-meter storage is expected to be deployed in 2020, a more than 100% increase over 2018 deployments.

Home Energy Monitoring 59

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Investment 59

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Also on the radar are a $15 million Series A funding round in the US for autonomous inspection tech of power lines and utility assets, as well as an ‘innovative’ financing package for the Lakeside battery system in the UK, with backers such as Tesla leading the way.

Energy 113

Energy Energy Packaging Batteries 113

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Now, a wave of technology innovation and funding from an eclectic group of companies ranging from Google’s parent Alphabet, to the Seed2Growth fund linked to Lukas Walton (grandson of Walmart founder Sam Walton), to Cargill and Chevron Ventures (both focused on fish-feed ventures) is changing the tide again. Among the emerging U.S.

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Seafood Startups Health Organic 526