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Creative Destruction: the COVID-19 Economic Crisis is Accelerating the Demise of the Fossils

Mr. Sustainability

Innovations meeting material and cultural needs accelerate. As the old economy collapses, innovations “cluster” to become the core of the new economy. We are now at the start of the sixth great wave, driven by renewable energy combined with electromobility and smart-city technology. Waves of innovation by Stephen Khan.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

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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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

She is a strong believer in the role of arts, technology and innovation in education, and has worked on related projects in Tanzania, India, China, and the US. Radhika is also leading a global coalition of over 30 leading organizations to spur innovation in the air conditioning industry through the Global Cooling Prize.