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Swiss startup Morand launches fast charging energy storage system combining batteries and ultracapacitors

Charged

Applications include small city EVs, drones, e-bikes, e-scooters and robotics. Unlike conventional lithium-ion battery packs, eTechnology requires little lithium or cobalt. It does use some lithium, but the main components are aluminum, graphene and carbon. Source: Morand Cars.

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Unfavorable times for the electric scooter industry

AGreenLiving

Once billed as an environmentally-friendly and enterprising venture, the electric scooter-sharing micromobility business has not lived up to the promising hype but is now looking dismal. Could this be the end for e-scooters? Related: We love electric scooters — but is the Bird trend actually bad for the environment?

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? The settlers of Catan squabble over ore #172

Climate Tech VC

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.    In August, a company called Lithium Americas logged what it expects could be a discovery of one of the world’s largest lithium repositories on the Nevada-Oregon border.

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? CTVC’s guide to NYCW #163

Climate Tech VC

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

Climate Tech VC

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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August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and…

Clean Energy Trust

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. Link If the Scooter Rides Itself, What Am I Here For?

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

Middling government action Also, one crosscutting theme that is hard to avoid is the significant increase in new climate tech investment funds. Credit: The Economist One other trend that is sure to be clear to folks following the space is the incredible surge in climate tech investment over the year (really over the last couple of years).