Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Innovative financial services and blockchain/Web3 solutions are a passport to greater climate resilience, writes Scott Onder, Mercy Corps’ chief investment officer. The post How Web3 can help the most climate-vulnerable appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

“What they do is use deeptech (AI and Blockchain) to match local production with local consumption, which helps with any worries regarding barriers of grid capacity for example.” Using integrated blockchain and AI, UrbanChain matches generators of renewable energy and consumers on a half hourly basis.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Carbon credit certification platform Gold Standard has announced it is launching a consultation to assess how carbon offset credits could be digitised and managed as digital tokens or crypto-currencies using blockchain technology. At the same time, it is important that we recognise and mitigate any potential risks.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. Digital and 3D is becoming integral for every fashion brand," said Matthew Drinkwater, head of Fashion Innovation Agency at the London College of Fashion. More investments to scale circular innovation are critical. Lilian Liu.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. Government must provide the regulatory support to amplify transformative innovation from the intersections of converging exponential technologies.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 5, 2020

Due to highly price-competitive environments, upstream supply chain participants have little motivation to invest in improvements. Using blockchain and cloud-based technology, a number of startups are already laying the groundwork. . The first is in more eco-friendly product material innovation.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

With over $300 billion now invested in wind and solar energy, recognition is rising for the energy source. At EZ Blockchain, we aim to breach the gap between the energy sector and the blockchain ecosystem. It is twice as efficient as solar energy and dramatically low in cost. The post How to mine BTC with Wind Energy?

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 15, 2022

Sicily hydrogen innovation lab. Enel Green Power’s plan to build an industrial-scale innovation laboratory in Sicily has been given a boost with funding from the EU’s IPCEI Hy2Tech hydrogen initiative programme. More Technology Trending news. Landfill methane for Bitcoin mining. Now with funding of $4.3

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Smart Energy International

JULY 13, 2022

EZ Blockchain specialised in using otherwise wasted energy for crypto mining is expanding its data centre capacity in West Point, Georgia, USA. The company’s second project, which doubles its capacity from 8MW to 16MW, includes an additional four EZ Blockchain mobile data centres and involved an investment totalling over $1 million.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Since then, the idea of selling the power generated by your rooftop solar panels to other individuals in the same way you might let your spare room through Airbnb has gained plenty of attention thanks to the pitches from blockchain platform developers such as Grid+. an expert says. an expert says. In the U.S.,

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GreenBiz

JUNE 9, 2021

Because industrial companies recognize it will be cheaper to run processes on electricity by 2030, many are starting to make their first investments in demonstration plants and technology to electrify. Such a system would help send the demand signal up the chain and trigger investments, he added. Needed: Business model innovation.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 14, 2022

Growing Mid Wales, a regional partnership and engagement arrangement, has commissioned Radical Innovations Group (RIG) to undertake a feasibility study on the potential of hydrogen in Wales as a driver for decarbonisation. The study comes in the context of growing regional stakeholder interest in green hydrogen as a zero-emission solution.

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Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 19, 2020

Climate tech investing newsletter My Climate Journey ?—?Jason lots of interesting commentary on venture investing in general, and blockchain in particular Bloomberg New Energy Finance CleanTechnica ?—?Source Ben Evans’ newsletter on (internet) tech Climatetech VC ?—?Climate Blog by Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures?—?lots

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The good news for businesses is that investing in and developing cutting-edge technologies also boosts the bottom line. Here’s how three leading companies are addressing the data center challenge – and reaping the benefits – and why we need more businesses to invest in innovation. zombie servers”). Alphabet (Google).

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

The innovative nature of this program was compelling," said Ryan Sirolli, director of row crop sustainability at Cargill. Given the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the global food system , it’s more important than ever to help farmers reap the financial benefits of investing in a more sustainable approach, Sirolli said.

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Charged

JULY 26, 2021

Earlier this year, Tesla proposed to invest in a battery project in Indonesia , which has a lot of nickel (and, as it happens, a lot of deforestation and other problems associated with supplying raw materials to the rich world). “We or words to that effect). s principles and battery value chains.”.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 7, 2024

As part of its technology portfolio, Shell invests in net-zero-carbon and carbon-removal technologies to mitigate and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. We were introduced to the right groups to find near-term commercial opportunities and investment.”

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This week’s Smart Energy Finances looks at an investment round for Neara, an Australian company that has developed a platform that uses AI to help utilities design networks, enhance wildfire and vegetation management programmes and bring renewable projects online faster. million) for Shanghai Electric Energy Storage Technology.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Topl , a Greentown alum, raised a $15M Series A for its blockchain ecosystem that helps companies track and monetize social impact initiatives. Carbfix , a Carbon to Value Initiative Year 1 participant, received a grant from the European Innovation Fund to build the Coda Terminal , a large-scale CO 2 transport and storage hub in Iceland.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 3, 2021

SDG7 tracks investments in energy infrastructure for developing economies and has shown that, despite the fluctuations that were seen in 2020, there has been a steady increase in investment in clean energy in developing countries. – Blockchain: Opening doors in the energy sector.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

Large companies including Bumble Bee, Nestlé, Tyson, General Mills and Thai Union are making various plays, whether by investing in upstarts or flexing their research and development muscles to cultivate new products. In general, there is a lot of dynamism and innovation in this sector, and that is a good thing.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2020

Andreas Kuhlmann, Chief Executive of dena , explained: “Initial positive examples from the energy industry show that AI can drive new business models, accelerate innovation and help increase the potential for efficiency. Boosting pilot projects and sustainability. Easier access for active consumers.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 13, 2022

“DEWA provides an advanced infrastructure for facility and services management through smart and connected systems that use the latest disruptive technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and internet of things.”. The AED 7 billion (US$1.9 and water network losses of 5.1%

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Arrival, Octopus Energy, ITM Power, and OVO have been named among the leading lights of the UK's most valuable tech start-ups in a fresh analysis released today by the government, which estimates the country's top 12 'impact unicorns' have together attracted £2bn in investment over the past year.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 25, 2022

This forms part of an AED10 billion investment in transmission in the period 2021 to 2024 from the tech driven utility, whose motto is “Your happiness is our priority”, and is reported as part of efforts to provide an advanced infrastructure that keeps pace with the increasing demand for energy in Dubai. billion or almost US$0.5

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And there seemed to be a commitment to enabling innovation in sectors like digital, life sciences and green industries. ” To be on a balanced pathway to Net Zero will require £55bn of investment in home energy efficiency alone between now and 2050, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). Net zero skills gap.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Without harmonisation and common criteria, the ESG investment landscape will become a 'Wild West', argues techUK's Craig Melson. ESG investing is increasingly becoming more important - and rightfully so. techUK and our members believe that investment in digital tools is the best way to reach net zero.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 19, 2022

For this, we need more innovative digital solutions and a grid that is much smarter and more interactive than it is today. Promoting investments. Other requirements for investments include a regulatory framework that is fit for purpose in place by 2023.

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GreenBiz

MAY 19, 2020

She's also in charge of the 100+ Sustainability Accelerator, dedicated to startups that can bring technology-enabled innovation to AB InBev's operations. We have historically invested heavily: We have been investing heavily in local sourcing and creating those local supply chains wherever possible. Media Authorship.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Electricity.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Technology like artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and blockchain are enabling companies to provide cutting-edge products and services for consumers – from virtual gyms to smart water dispensers – and increase operational efficiency as they do. It’s changed how we communicate, shop, travel, to how we get the food on our plate.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

UK energy market solution provider Electron has secured £4 million ($5 million) in investment funding to grow the use of its ElectronConnect flexibility platform. Other partners in the investment round were Riverstone, Nesta and One Planet Capital.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

INOVUES , a Greentown alum and InNOVAte 2019 Challenge participant, has completed its first commercial project in Seattle. AmpUp has received an investment from Powerhouse Ventures , which joins Goodyear, TechNexus, Foothill Ventures, and other firms in AmpUp’s latest funding round. Acquisitions. Awards + Recognition.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 29, 2022

New partnership to improve resilience and sustainability of data centres Microsoft bosses reveal role of data and innovation in the race to net zero Cryptocurrency mining and renewable energy: Friend or foe? Should we, therefore, ban everything and deprive Europe of a source of innovation and potential growth?” Waste energy use.

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Better Ventures

APRIL 21, 2020

Nan Li [link] When I first met Nan, I was impressed by the way his low key, youthful, self-effacing demeanor belies an expansive intellect, shrewd investment style and worldliness that’s rare in venture investing. In one breath he will reference topics from Blockchain to autonomous vehicles to Adam Smith.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

He said this was why The Recycling Association has been investing in blockchain technology “to track all exports to compliant, and audited end destinations.”. .” “What we need is better enforcement of those regulations by funding the UK environment agencies sufficiently to catch those who are breaking the rules. ”

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Criterion Energy Partners received a strategic investment from Chesapeake Energy. Greentown Go alum Circularise piloted its blockchain technology with ISCC and 10 companies. Dash Clean Energy was awarded a $1.2M grant from the California Energy Commission. Community Energy Labs raised $1M in pre-seed funding. Acquisitions.

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