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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

Since the IRA passed, 265 clean energy and manufacturing projects worth $100B+ have been announced. 🏦 The Loans Program Office kept busy. 💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. Proterra, the dominant electric bus maker, was just one high profile example.

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? Alterra’s $30B bridge for climate financing #176

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In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. In new funds, energy transition infrastructure is bringing in the big bucks with Brookfield's record-breaking $28B infra fund and Antin's $1.2B sustainable infra fund.

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ONE’s hybrid battery pack combines the best aspects of two chemistries to deliver 600 miles of EV range

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There is a wide range of characteristics that describe the performance of any given battery chemistry: energy density, specific energy, specific power, discharge efficiency, self-discharge rate, cycle life, calendar life, and—not the least important—cost. In January, ONE retrofitted a Tesla Model S with an experimental 203.7

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? US clean investment cleans up with $239bn #187

Climate Tech VC

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!    Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The picture was less rosy for new wind and heat pumps, both of which have suffered from high interest rates. .

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? Toasting tax credit guidelines #179

Climate Tech VC

  In deals,   $2.2bn in electric cars, $800m for Octopus’ expansion, and $34m for EVs in India. Verdagy , Electric Hydrogen ).  Industry incumbents like utilities, nuclear, hydro, and oil and gas with legacy energy production along with regions with little access to solar and wind may also be left in the cold.

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? Ammonia goes from fertilizer to fuel #180

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  Ship Orders  Yara Eyde, a joint venture between Yara Clean Ammonia and North Sea Container Line, aims to be the  world’s first clean ammonia-powered container ship. Saudi Arabian ACWA Power outlined a $4bn green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Egypt that could produce up to 600,000 tons of green ammonia per year.

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? FOAK takes flight #182

Climate Tech VC

This week brings two great examples with LanzaJet’s new SAF facility in Georgia and H2 Green Steel’s plant in Sweden, both layering different kinds of capital, each derisking the next to build their first commercial facilities.    Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Philanthropy.