Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 22, 2022

Such risks are amplified by the presence of batteries in waste streams and in the vehicles and machinery used on waste sites. Batteries, however, are an increasingly common presence, found in items such as children’s toys and mobile phones. And these batteries are often surrounded by other combustible materials.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The European Commission recently approved a multinational project to support battery innovation , which will involve 42 companies, including several automakers. One of those automakers is Tesla, which may receive a cool billion euros ($1.2 The government funding is expected to trigger at least three times as much in private investment.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 15, 2020

Companies selling batteries of any sort to businesses grapple with the fact that the devices are expensive, take up valuable space and tend to require a painful and lengthy sales cycle. As such, several commercial battery vendors have shifted their business models , but none have done so quite like Axiom Exergy.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 31, 2020

And the lithium-ion batteries that supply 99 percent of new storage capacity today get very expensive if you try to stretch them out over many hours. The makeup of this roster has fluctuated to the rhythm of bankruptcies and new investments. The problem is, no clear winner has emerged to play that long-duration role.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 19, 2022

Trina Storage, the vertically integrated battery energy storage solution provider, has announced the launch of Elementa, a flexible battery energy storage system (BESS), which is tailored for grid-scale installations. The battery cells are produced in the Jiangsu Province, China. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 25, 2021

Burns & McDonnell said on Monday that it was selected by LG Energy Solution and Sustainable Environmental Renewable (SER) Capital Partners to provide engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services for three 10-MW/20-MWh lithium-ion, stand-alone battery energy storage systems. The three facilities are located in the West Texas region.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 24, 2023

from the European Commission’s 2022 EIC Accelerator to advance its CO 2 battery. Aeromine Technologies received an investment and endorsement from AEC Angels , an investment platform focused on architecture, engineering, and construction technologies. Energy Dome won €17.5M Aja Labs raised a $2.5M seed round.

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Charged

OCTOBER 16, 2021

He’s a visionary who converted a Porsche to electric drive and built a solar-powered racer, long before EVs were cool. Now, true to Tesla’s original mission, his company, Redwood Materials , is tackling the critical task of building a global circular battery supply chain. Now I have a favorite Tesla co-founder: JB Straubel.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental Excelerator, a leading nonprofit investor in climate technology for deep community impact, introduced its latest cohort, bringing its total amount of investments to $79M. These 15 climate companies will join an existing portfolio of more than 150 investments. invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M Of the $12.5M

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Energy harvesting brings carbon benefits, Fike Blue to quench battery thermal runaways and a quantum-space collaboration are on the week’s technology radar. “Products like ours, which allow us to eliminate unnecessary energy consumption, represent quick and affordable wins compared to extensive infrastructure investments.”

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CleanTech San Diego

AUGUST 1, 2022

ROI : The SCEIN program continues to achieve a more than 50-fold return on investment on the CEC grant funding. Strategic Milestones: Statevolt announced a $4 billion EV battery giga-factory in Imperial Valley along with a letter of intent to Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) for supply of power and battery-grade lithium.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 21, 2019

If built as described, this project would mark a milestone for the exotic technologies challenging mass-market lithium-ion batteries for longer duration grid storage. Battery plants have begun supplying several hours of power in certain markets, but they are not economic for storing days or weeks of renewable power.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries. Deals of the Week (8/14-8/27) Venture Fundings 🔋 Northvolt , a Stockholm, Sweden-based lithium-ion batteries from recycled materials producer, raised $1.2B Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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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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GreenTechMedia

JULY 28, 2020

“With our technology, we essentially treat the phase-change material like a thermal battery,” said James Bell, president and CEO of Viking Cold Solutions. “What Viking Cold has allowed us to do is [to avoid] sub-cooling to the degree that we had, and then ride it out for much longer,” said Dreisbach.

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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. Some of these reactions, like the methane destruction, help cool the Earth. If the air is humid and cool enough, they can hang around as cirrus clouds, and that would likely have a net warming effect.

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Carbon Carbon-neutral Aviation Energy Monitor 114

Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Energy Dome closed an $11M convertible round to accelerate the commercial development of its CO 2 battery. Revterra raised a $6M Series A for its grid-stabilizing kinetic battery from Greentown partners Equinor and SCF Partners’ venturing arms. Department of Energy’s Battery Recycling Prize. Deployments + Partnerships.

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Startups Plastics Innovation North America 98

Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Dandelion Energy raised a $70M Series B-1 round to install geothermal heating and cooling solutions. American Battery Technology Company was awarded a $57M Department of Energy grant to build a $115M, first-of-kind commercial-scale facility to manufacture battery-grade lithium hydroxide from Nevada-based sedimentary resources.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

utilities have to plan for an electricity peak driven by summer air conditioning and cooling demand, Duke and other Southeastern utilities face an equally daunting winter peak driven by a reliance on electric heating and unpredictable cold snaps, as this U.S. While most U.S. Energy Information Administration data illustrates.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

conditional commitment to Ford’s battery manufacturing program. 💨 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.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

As lithium-ion batteries proliferated for grid storage, a small contingent of entrepreneurs pitched an alternative technology: thermal storage, which pre-heats or -cools a building to cut electrical usage during expensive peak hours. The technology is simple and cheap and has helped large commercial buildings for years.

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Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. With global temperatures rising, the need for cooling is expected to increase dramatically in the next few years. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

Other technology includes the use of liquid-cooled permanent magnet drive motors to ensure the ERCV can withstand stop-start environments where high torque is required. The post Cleaner air in the capital: London has first UK authority to run fully electric refuse truck fleet first appeared on Envirotec.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

  In deals, major funding for transportation including $144M for Indian EVs, $33M for rare earth-free magnets, and $15M for battery recycling.  The investment covers 40% of the Texas facility’s $1.3B project cost and is one of the largest DAC investments to date.   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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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.

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

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 18, 2020

In the first of a three-part series, Greentech Media's Julian Spector looks at implications and lessons from last year's APS battery fire. The McMicken fire set off a series of shadow investigations, as battery suppliers, developers and customers pieced together evidence to identify the risks posed by their own systems.

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Building Energy Monitoring Batteries Energy Monitor Energy 130

Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 30, 2019

August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and Scooters are Driving Themselves Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology policy, and investing. Of Note Batteries. Lots of Batteries. Link Rent a Tesla?

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

  Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. 14% of total investment came from the feds, with $33.7B 14% of total investment came from the feds, with $33.7B Happy Monday! 

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Business Green

APRIL 9, 2020

The good news is many of the biggest cloud computing and data center providers have continued to focus on improving energy efficiency alongside their investments in sourcing renewable energy. As I reported about 18 months ago, it automates many tasks such as cooling and load balancing using artificial intelligence.

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Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 51

Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Tesla’s success could spill over into adjacent transport sectors Summary - Using Tesla’s announcements of Battery Day, DNV expects the cost of batteries to be reduced by 56% (measured in $/kWh) by 2025. Tesla Battery Day event finally happened. The new battery technology will make a $25,000 Tesla car a reality.

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Clean Energy Trust

MAY 7, 2021

April 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Policy Blueprints | EV Battery Supply Chain | Do Net Zero Goals Matter? This month, we highlighted a couple of policy moves that could serve as a blueprint for others, talked a bit more about the EV battery supply chain, and highlighted some human rights issues in the solar supply chain.

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CleanTech San Diego

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Chilldyne offers a liquid cooling technology that improves Data Center energy efficiency 20-40 percent for a quicker return on investment while also enabling ten-times higher density computing than traditional air-cooled systems. About the Graduating Startups: .

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Clean Energy Trust

MARCH 25, 2021

At Clean Energy Trust , we have seen some truly impressive startups grow into successful businesses and are proud to have invested in some of the most promising ones. As such, one of the first questions I always think about when evaluating a startup for investment is, “why is no one else doing this?”

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

To date, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are responsible for expanding storage penetration, through electric vehicles, residential and other smaller-scale needs. But Li-ion batteries are limited by an average four-hour duration capacity and pose lifecycle and sustainability challenges.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 10, 2023

With a 40% decrease in climate tech venture investments compared to the first six months of 2022—and growth-stage activity experiencing the greatest decline, even as early-stage deals increased —the data could indicate a reshuffling of the ecosystem. Happy Monday! ICYMI, our H1 2023 funding report dropped at the end of June.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Less advertised around that time, the company unveiled details about its new modular vehicle platform and Ultium batteries , designed to lower EV prices and allow a 400-mile range fully charged. It’s also investing in professional mentorship for minorities and backing communities through $6.5 Christophe Beck, CEO, Ecolab; St.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 14, 2021

Eclipse Solar Projects finances, develops, owns, and operates utility-scale solar projects in North America through newly developed technology and potential battery storage operations. Innovator Energy develops and deploys several breakthrough solutions in cooling, heating, and heat transfer. Transportation.

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