Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Climate tech investments from venture-capital and private equity fell 40% in 2023 as economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict dent investor confidence, according to PwC’s 2023 State of Climate Tech report, published on 17 October. While that pattern is still true, there is an encouraging shift in the right direction.

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Charged

APRIL 19, 2023

Embargo til April 17 TDK Ventures has invested in lithium-extraction startup Novalith, which has developed a novel system for extracting battery-grade lithium from resource deposits. Novalith is working to commercialize its patented LiCAL technology for lithium extraction and refining from lithium ores such as spodumene and clays.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

Energy-from-waste operator enfinium has announced (on 11 April) it is progressing plans to invest around £200 million in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the Parc Adfer energy from waste facility in Deeside, North Wales. Notes 1 Welsh Government, “ Net Zero Wales Carbon Budget 2 (2021-2025)”, 2021, available here.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

Projects include hydrogen-powered cornflake production and low-carbon Scottish whisky distillation. The company plans to use hydrogen to fuel their cereal making process in Manchester, backed by around £3 million of government investment. million government investment in new thermal heating technology. CCUS Innovation 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

Researchers will develop new ways to monitor carbon emissions from vast swathes of peatland after winning almost half a million pounds to develop new sensors that can be used in remote areas. Peatlands store around one-third of the world’s soil carbon, playing a vital role in reducing carbon emissions and combatting climate change.

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Green Living Guy

MAY 27, 2022

May 17, 2022) – BMW i Ventures announced today a lead investment in the Series A-1 financing round of Mangrove Lithium, a feedstock-flexible modular platform producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide and carbonate to improve the sustainability profile of lithium. Mountain View, Calif. The company’s electrochemical […].

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

BeZero Carbon research points to growing commercial interest in carbon removals such as direct air capture, enhanced weathering and biochar. Over the last year, we have seen the market for carbon dioxide removal jump-started from relative obscurity to one of the highest potential growth industries in the world," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

However, the risks associated with PFAS – per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances – in drinking water sources present emerging concern and new challenges around public confidence, and monitoring and treatment, that require additional resources and investment. Once in the environment, PFAS are extremely persistent.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Findings from BeZero Carbon reveal that nearly nine in 10 people would welcome greater business and government support for nascent carbon removal sector. The findings also reveal there is a general lack of awareness around carbon offsetting, with just 45 per cent of respondents knowing what the term means.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Cutting-edge digital technology, which captures 1,000 data points every 10 seconds, is giving Tata Steel technicians an uninterrupted 3D view of the material being laid into the top of its two Port Talbot blast furnaces saving costs, energy and CO2, according to the firm.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As the demands of AMP8 and the ambitious targets of The Environment Act come into focus, water companies need to embrace technology companies much more readily, says Andrew Welsh. Andrew Welsh is water utilities director at Xylem Water Solutions UK & Ireland. That comes on top of the £5.2

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

“Many carbon credits will be created through the protection of forestry.” ” By Mike Edwards, Chairman of Ora Technology PLC (Ora), a company focused on carbon trading, and attempting to facilitate the process of buying, selling, and retiring carbon credits in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

Swiss direct air capture (DAC) start-up firm Climeworks announced on 5 April that it has signed an equity round of $650 million (CHF 600 million), an apparent milestone in the financing of the carbon removal industry. The new investor base includes some of the largest institutional technology and infrastructure investors globally.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A £3 million investment underpins the project, which employs siphon technology to draw water up though the intake and over the top of the dam which then runs down through the siphon, through the hydro turbine, and back to the natural environment. The hydro scheme is being delivered by renewable energy specialist Emtec Energy.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The alliance will also seemingly accelerate the role of low-carbon hydrogen in their nations’ energy mix, “showing the world how to expand new, net zero-friendly markets.” The partnership follows investment by both countries in the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Breaking down barriers between financiers and civil engineers could unlock vast flows of finance into low-carbon infrastructure projects, according to a new report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) published on 15 November. Because ultimately everything comes back to the asset, and the asset is always designed with an engineer.”

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

investment in research projects which aim to help build a stronger supply chain of the critical minerals used widely in electronics and industry. 27 are businesses (of those 22 are SMEs) and 13 are universities or Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs). The UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, has announced a £6.6m

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

Solar panels, air source heat pumps, and electric vehicle (EV) charge points are boosting property values in England and Wales by an average of £10,000, whilst cutting carbon emissions and shielding residents from soaring energy costs, fresh research has shown.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

EDF leads a proof-of-concept on automating renewable energy transactions and Eurelectric’s study on the benefits of matching energy consumption with clean energy on a (near) real-time basis are on the week’s technology radar. Large energy consumers typically report their carbon emission s based on their annual energy consumption.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A second just-released report reveals that to mitigate that growth, the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies would have to reach gigaton scale in less than 10 years, which might not be possible. Carbon dioxide removal technologies, he added, “are very nascent.”

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 28, 2023

The term “clean hydrogen” doesn’t have a specific official definition, but on the whole, it tends to refer to H2 that is produced in a way that doesn’t generate carbon emissions. That said, there are many questions left open about this type of technology.

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Business Green

APRIL 25, 2022

Processes developed by Carbon Upcycling Technologies promise to reduce emissions by up to 30 per cent. Global cement giant CEMEX has invested $6.5m in Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a Canadian start-up whose innovative processes could reduce the emissions associated with cement making by up to 30 per cent.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 1, 2024

This announcement is a testament to Honda’s dedication to leveraging clean energy sources and leading the way towards a carbon-neutral future. This article explores these initiatives and Honda’s broader strategy for promoting carbon neutrality across various industries. Simultaneously, Honda is pushing forward with its U.S.

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U.S. Green Technology

AUGUST 12, 2023

From energy consumption to transportation, people are seeking eco-friendly alternatives that reduce their carbon footprint. One such environmentally conscious choice is investing in a sailing boat. The post Green Sailing: Why Investing in a Sailing Boat is a Green and Environmental Decision appeared first on U.S.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Specialty chemicals company Cabot plans to invest approximately $200 million in US conductive carbon additives (CCA) capacity over the next five years to enhance its market position and support the transition to EVs. Source: Cabot

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 26, 2022

million) in joint industry and government funding to support the development of the latest green automobile technology, including electric motorbikes and off-road vehicles. The aim is to help develop the latest green automotive technology while seizing economic opportunities of the global transition to cleaner transport. million ($53.5

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Business Green

APRIL 12, 2022

Alphabet, Meta, Shopify and McKinsey launch Frontier Fund to bring down costs of carbon removal technologies that scientists acknowledge will be critical to meeting climate goals.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2021

CycloneCC is lauded as a solution to the carbon capture and storage industry’s significant cost and technical barriers. Leading carbon capture business Carbon Clean yesterday unveiled CycloneCC, hailing the technology as the world's smallest carbon capture technology.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Funds raised from shareholders such as Drax and BP Ventures will support development of solvent-based CO2 capture technology, according to firm. Additional investment from our shareholders supports C-Capture in further optimising its carbon capture technology, improving performance whilst driving down costs," he says.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 12, 2024

A ‘cap and floor’ scheme is proposed to overcome current investment barriers for large scale deployment of long duration energy storage in UK. The ‘cap and floor’ proposal is conceptually similar to that developed by Ofgem and currently in operation to enable investment in electricity interconnectors.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Energy giant confirms plans to ramp up spending on renewables, nuclear, and household green energy technologies, as it looks to mobilise £5bn of investment in 2024

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Energy harvesting brings carbon benefits, Fike Blue to quench battery thermal runaways and a quantum-space collaboration are on the week’s technology radar. “Products like ours, which allow us to eliminate unnecessary energy consumption, represent quick and affordable wins compared to extensive infrastructure investments.”

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 25, 2024

The investment will significantly expand Honda’s presence in Canada, further onshore North America’s EV supply chain, and up Honda’s EV game. Honda’s investment joins an impressive list of EV and battery projects destined for Canada, demonstrating just how much our country stands to gain as the world shifts to a cleaner economy.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In a groundbreaking development, Professor Hyunchul Oh and his team from the Department of Chemistry at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have reported a significant breakthrough in the field of hydrogen storage. The team has harnessed advanced high-density adsorption technology to create a nanoporous complex hydride.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Carbon Markets are Ripe for a Reset — Our Investment in Funga Photo Credit: Filip Zrnzević The carbon sequestration market has been heating up lately (no pun intended). This is fueling the growth of the carbon markets. degrees celsius. 2 gitatons. We also backed Funga because of their impressive team.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too. But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Let’s dig in. cents per share.

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