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$38 million renewable fund to offset blockchain energy use in US

Smart Energy International

Nelnet Renewable Energy Services has committed $3 million in capital to the fund and will serve as the fund manager over the duration of the investment. Green cryptocurrency mining demonstrated Energy Web, RMI, AIR partner on green blockchain action. In time, the goal is for its blockchain to become carbon negative.

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Technology Trending: Mg-ion batteries, hydrogen innovation lab, landfill methane for Bitcoin mining

Smart Energy International

million from the blockchain investment firm Polychain Capital and others, the company plans to pilot its micro-turbine technology in the ‘golden state’, which it says, will be a first. Vespene Energy is a Berkeley, California-based company with the vision of converting methane gas released from landfills into power for Bitcoin mining.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

After doing some research in Prague on carbon negative building materials, I have relocated to Portland and am currently working as a project manager/sustainability lead on the PDX Airport Terminal Core Redevelopment (TCORE) Project. Boredom turned into negative thoughts, and negative thoughts turned into depressing thoughts.

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The emerging “non-utilities”—EVs are helping new players in the energy marketplace.

Charged

The emergence of non-utility market participants is being enabled by four forces that have begun to converge: advances in information and communications technologies; the movement towards sharing economies; new business models and ownership models; and blockchain-encrypted transaction systems. A diverse range of business models is available.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. million in Neighborhood Grants. LinkedIn | Personal website. million acres the 4.4

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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January Cleantech Roundup: Corporations Claim Their Carbon | How Public Chargers Influence…

Clean Energy Trust

January Cleantech Roundup: Corporations Claim Their Carbon | How Public Chargers Influence Electric Vehicle Adoption | Investor Climate Initiatives Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Link Clayton Christenson.

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