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Is There Enough Biomass to Fuel the World? Part III

Mr. Sustainability

How to divert energy flows from fossil to renewable using electricity and biomass Summary - Up to 20% of our energy needs could be met by sustainably harvested biomass, in particular food and agricultural waste, as well as manure. In part II we learned that the world needs 435 TWh of energy per day. Or is there?

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? On the ground at NY Climate Week #166

Climate Tech VC

Bio-based plastics alternatives bring in $70M and earth observation lands (hah) $50M. ☀️ Erthos, a Tempe, AZ-based solar mount technology provider, raised $24M in Series C funding from Capricorn’s Technology Impact Funds. Meanwhile in deals, battery manufacturers attract more than $1B. Thanks for reading!

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized.

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2022 was the year that…

Business Green

Even the negatives — the politicization of ESG investing and reporting, the economic downturn, the energy crisis created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine — are temporal phenomena, part of the regular ebbs and flows of economics and policy. Overall, it was more positives than negatives. And then there's the legal side.

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How can the world kick its oil habit?

Mr. Sustainability

The dark, often viscous liquid is the single biggest contributor to the world’s energy mix, at 34 per cent of consumption, followed by coal at 27 per cent and natural gas at 24 per cent. Our usage has jumped 62 per cent over the course of a few decades — up from 61.6 And can any drop in oil usage happen quickly enough? (5)