Grist

AUGUST 11, 2022

It’s packed with energy; per unit of weight, at least 60 times as much as the lithium-ion batteries used to propel electric cars. In the presence of the sun’s rays, nitrogen molecules set of a chain of reactions that produce ozone and destroy free-floating atmospheric methane. It’s also terrible for the climate. Others warm it.

Carbon 95

Carbon Carbon-neutral Aviation Energy Monitor 95

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. Blackrock injected $550M into Oxy’s DAC plant and ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation.   COP29 was announced and will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Clear(er) skies for IRA SAF tax credit.

Business Energy Monitoring 72

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Countries and companies have also kicked off pledges to triple investments in renewables and nuclear, drive down methane emissions, and commit loss and damage funds. In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs.

Energy Monitor 61

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 61

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

GreenLIB is pioneering a sustainable future by transforming battery waste into profitable, closed-loop solutions within the global lithium-ion battery market. VIA BioFuels produces and sells premium drop-in fuels and chemical feedstocks—based on bio-produced molecules—to the international transportation, aviation, and chemical industries.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

ACES will provide up to 150,000 megawatt-hours of energy storage capacity, a scale that dwarfs the lithium-ion battery capacity being installed in California and across the Intermountain West. Mitsubishi also makes lithium-ion batteries for the rapidly growing global market, said Paul Browning, CEO of Mitsubishi Power America.

Hydrogen 130

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 10, 2023

⚡ Turn2x , a Munich, Germany-based RNG from methanation producer, raised $5M in Seed funding from LEA Partners, Verve Ventures, and First Momentum Ventures. 💨 Greenlyte Carbon Technologies , a Dedham, United Kingdom-based low temperature Direct Air Capture developer, raised $5M in Pre-Seed funding from Earlybird Capital.

Carbon 52

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Link Wither Methane? The Trump administration announced they were eliminating a regulation that required oil and gas companies to monitor and limit methane leaks. These different formulations of lithium-ion batteries offer different attributes?

Energy Monitor 52

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