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What does digital art have to do with sustainability?

GreenBiz

Wed, 05/05/2021 - 01:30. Blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) recently have made a big splash in the art world and beyond. In addition to generating both headlines and confusion, NFTs have drawn attention to the high carbon footprint of certain blockchain applications. What does digital art have to do with sustainability?

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Blockchain: Opening doors in the energy sector

Renewable Energy World

Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, the most well-known of which is Bitcoin. In a 2018 article, Deloitte forecasted that blockchain will serve as the ‘underlying backbone’ of the energy sector’s transactional infrastructure. What is blockchain?

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New Hampshire statewide blockchain energy plan recommended

Smart Energy International

A commission on cryptocurrencies and digital assets has called for a legal regime to establish New Hampshire, United States, as a leading blockchain and crypto mining jurisdiction. at the end of 2021, but showing a 16% improvement in technological efficiency at 22.4EH/GW compared with 19.3EH/GW the previous year.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. Toward its bid to accelerate regenerative agriculture and aid farmers, one acre and data point at a time, the company recently partnered with Microsoft on a multi-year effort to hasten innovation and boost rural broadband. Elsa Wenzel.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2021

Greentown Labs

The Greentown Labs community continues to grow and we’re excited to introduce you to the 16 climatetech startups that joined our Boston and Houston incubators in the first months of 2021! Innovator Energy develops and deploys several breakthrough solutions in cooling, heating, and heat transfer. Platform Solutions.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — September 2021

Greentown Labs

INOVUES , a Greentown alum and InNOVAte 2019 Challenge participant, has completed its first commercial project in Seattle. The winners of the 2021 Houston InnovationMap Awards have been announced, and Greentown Houston members brought home the gold! Applied Bioplastics was selected for the Fall 2021 Texas Venture Labs Cohort.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you!