Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

UK developer secures investment to expand development of EV and grid storage batteries that can be repaired, reused and upgraded. Battery storage is set to play a central role in decarbonising the global economy, critical for renewable energy, electric vehicles and other key technologies.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support smallholder farmers in East Africa through a collaboration with in-region technology and weather partners. PARTNERSHIPS + DEPLOYMENTS American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) started operating its lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Nevada.

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2022

Auto manufacturer announces partnership with Pramac to repurpose old electric vehicle batteries into portable energy storage units. Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled plans to give a second life to electric vehicle (EV) batteries with the launch of a new portable zero-emission energy storage unit.

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Charged

JULY 3, 2023

We’ve been reading a lot about looming shortages of battery raw materials such as lithium, nickel and graphite. The EU is heavily dependent on imports of these metals because extraction is concentrated in a few countries such as China, South Africa and Brazil,” says Chalmers Associate Professor Maria Ljunggren.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Following my recent article – Lead-Acid Batteries Are On A Path To Extinction – I received an email from Battery Council International (BCI), the trade association for lead battery manufacturers, recyclers and suppliers. Certainly, if it can’t be addressed, then that would be an advantage in favor of lead-acid batteries. .

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Alstom to deliver new battery electric trains for Chemnitz-Leipzig line. Engineering giant Alstom has signed a landmark deal with two German rail operators that will see it manufacture, deliver and maintain eleven Coradia Continental battery-electric trains for the Leipzig-Chemnitz route.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Machine learning based battery charging protocols, propane as an energy efficient and environmentally friendly coolant for space cooling, the remotely controlled Robobug and a new light on nano-level electrical circuitry, satellite observations for energy development in Africa and a zero emission luxury catamaran are on the technology radar.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production. The why: With demand for lithium growing twice as fast as production, the U.S. Of the $12.5M

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Clean Energy Trust

JULY 22, 2020

These connections help us to support early-stage startups working on solutions for clean energy, decarbonization, and environmental sustainability. Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Ecolab You will also hear from the investors and startups who are leading the state’s fight for a cleaner, brighter future.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. sustainable infra fund.  In new funds, energy transition infrastructure is bringing in the big bucks with Brookfield's record-breaking $28B infra fund and Antin's $1.2B

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Business Green

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Delivering on this potential can be even more transformative where alternatives remain expensive, unproven, distantly or less available to serve rapidly growing demand for clean, resilient, and zero carbon energy- as in countries like India , and those in Sub-Saharan and southern Africa.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 20, 2021

We started in California and have expanded operations into China, India, Southeast Asia, and East Africa. The post Managing Director appeared first on Women in Cleantech & Sustainability. New Energy Nexus is an international non-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Battery recycling attracts another big check with a $542M Series D, and food recycling attracts $70M. The summit also sought to highlight Africa as a destination for climate investments, rather than viewing the continent as predominantly a victim of droughts, famines, and floods. In deals this week, decarbonized steel secures $1.6B.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The EV supply chain dominated, with critical minerals, batteries, vehicle assembly and charging equipment making up 84% of Q4 investment. 🌱 Sunhat , a Köln, Germany-based sustainability data platform, raised $5m in Seed funding from Capnamic Ventures, EnBW New Ventures, WEPA Ventures, and xdeck Ventures.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 8, 2024

In other news, a major $11bn HVDC line between New Mexico and Arizona, new EV battery sourcing rules reduce eligible models, and BYD surpasses Tesla in EV sales.  Credits cover inverter, solar, wind and battery technologies alongside 50 minerals. in debt from Africa Go Green Fund.  

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Warnings of an impending shortage of key metals and minerals – including things like copper, nickel and lithium – have been forthcoming from a number of commmentators in recent months, including consultancy groups with an interest in the area, such as McKinsey.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

  In deals this week there’s $171m for battery recycling across two deals, $150m for thermal batteries, and $71m for green hydrogen.    Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe Now 📩 Submit deals and announcements for the newsletter at hello@ctvc.co.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

How do we transition from fossil-based oil towards a sustainable future? It has been amended upon and received comments by Mr. Sustainability in italic , with the knowledge of the events of the latter part of 2020 and 2021. 5) (5) We can function on exactly the same material, made simply from sustainable sources.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

  In deals, major funding for battery recycling and dry electrodes, and additional late-stage funding for forestry projects and precision weed control. Italy installed its National Platform for Sustainable Nuclear Power in September. In funds, Active Impact Investments and Congruent both launch their third funds.  

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

  This week, we get nerdy mining ExxonMobil’s lithium announcement - is this lithium’s shale moment? Lithium Mobil-ization Source: Company presentations, Bloomberg Last week, ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation in Arkansas, marking its first major foray into lithium production.

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CleanTechnica

APRIL 5, 2023

There’s more good news for sub-Saharan Africa: the implementation of programs to support standalone solar mini grids in Nigeria, solar power plants in Cape Verde, the largest solar plant in West Africa — situated in Togo — and a battery! Data centers in South Africa, meanwhile, will move to renewable energy.

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CleanTechnica

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Motorcycle taxis are the most preferred mode of last-mile connectivity in East Africa. Unfortunately, motorcycle taxis in Africa's urban cities are one of the main sources of pollution and chaos on the roads.

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CleanTechnica

JUNE 5, 2020

By taking out the expensive bits (the powerlines and power reticulation systems), Liquidstar’s ‘wireless’ battery-powered sustainable ecosystems aim to solve energy access challenges for some of the powerless 1.1 Liquidstar wants to revolutionize the off-grid electricity market with its Decentralized Autonomous Utility (DAU) platform.

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CleanTechnica

MAY 20, 2020

We all have to do a whole lot better to address climate change and make the world a better place for the current and future generations. The transition to electromobility will go a long way in doing this by helping reduce emissions. There are now over 7 million electric passenger vehicles on the road, over [&hellip.

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CleanTechnica

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

According to the Motorcycle Assemblers Association of Kenya, there are currently about 600,000 commercial motorcycles in Kenya. Motorcycle taxis, known as Boda Bodas, are extremely popular, as commuters use them to whiz through Nairobi’s infamous traffic.

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CleanTechnica

JANUARY 12, 2020

I thought I would go back to the Zayed Sustainability Prize winners from last year to check what has changed and how the prize has impacted their operations.

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