AGreenLiving

APRIL 15, 2021

As the popularity of the drinks has exploded in the United States, so has the associated consumption of single-use plastic cups. The start-up’s first product, launched on Indiegogo on March 23, is BobaGlass, a reusable boba bottle, specifically made to highlight the attributes of the drink while aiming to reduce plastic waste.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 26, 2024

Buildings Carbon Negative Solutions is creating smart-city-ready, carbon-negative concrete products. Puro Renewables upcycles carbon-negative biowaste to reduce the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint associated with typical plastic products. It’s participating in Year 2 of ACCEL.

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 26, 2021

Enexor’s patented Bio-CHP system converts almost any organic, plastic or biomass waste into reliable, renewable power and thermal energy while concurrently reducing carbon emissions and ultimately mitigating climate change, according to the company.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

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. Radical Plastics is conducting field trials of mulch film produced by its patented technology with Johnny’s Selected Seeds.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

Heinz Tomato Ketchup could soon be made available in innovative 'paper' bottles after its brand owner, the Kraft Heinz Company, announced it was developing a prototype plastic-free bottle with sustainable packaging firm Pulpex. Renewable and recyclable bottles will be made by Pulpex using 100 per cent wood pulp.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Renew CO 2 offers cost-competitive, carbon-negative monoethylene glycol. Sustonable mixes post-consumer recycled plastic bottles, recycled glass, and natural stone to create a circular, high-quality surface material that can be used for kitchen tops, wall panels, and furniture.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 10, 2021

The three-year Carbon to Value (C2V) Initiative —a partnership among Greentown Labs, Urban Future Lab , and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program —is creating a first-of-its-kind collaborative ecosystem for carbontech startups and leading corporations with the end goal of making carbontech cost-effective and achieving its deployment at scale. “We

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Greentown Labs

JULY 12, 2022

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials. develops polymers for gas separation, enabling membrane-based carbon capture applications. Somerville, Mass.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

ecoLocked converts waste biomass into biochar to create admixes that can replace a share of the cement used in concrete manufacturing, and thus sequester carbon within buildings. Carbonova Corp utilizes CO2 and methane as a feedstock to produce carbon nanofibers (CNF) that may be used in various fields such as transportation and buildings.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The green economy operates on low carbon power sources, resource efficiency, and social fairness and inclusivity. Using their patented algorithms, Replate is able to locate food donors, connect them with nearby food rescuers and propose the most efficient path to distribute the food. GREEN COMPANIES TO RECOGNIZE. Smog Armor.

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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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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 17, 2020

After the mature leaves are cut, they spend a few days drying under the sun before undergoing DESSERTO’s patented process that transforms the plant into a soft yet durable vegan leather. The shoes also come packaged in environmentally friendly materials such as recycled cardboard.

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Green Tech Challenge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Sweden’s Pledge to be Carbon-Neutral Despite uncertainties in global leadership, Sweden promised to honour the Paris Agreement made by the United Nations and cut all its greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Meet one of our alumni startups Zemission, which has developed, tested, and patented a zero-emission solution for mobile use.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

When the 1890s rolled around, the rush to patent ice rink surfaces began and has not abated since. The main refrigerants associated with most ice-making equipment include chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), hydrocarbons, ammonia and carbon dioxide.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2021

Scientists recognize that while coffee grounds seem harmless, when in the landfill they actually release methane gas, which has a greenhouse effect 28 times higher than carbon dioxide. The technology developed by the company results in a patented, high-tech footwear material that is used to make the certified vegan boots.

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Recycling Recycling Patents Waste 28

Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

They often thermally treat them—they’re burning off plastic and electrolyte in the batteries and are not really focused on the material recovery. Other components, like plastics, electrolytes, graphite, they’re all essentially burned off, typically. Both are patented, owned by the company. It’s two steps. Ajay Kochhar: Exactly.

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Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In the past, mankind moved from wood to metal to plastics, the next evolution is polymers. During my MBA, MITO’s original technology was sitting on the shelf, patent-pending, and still in development. And for our latest product made from the bio-material corn starch, we see the largest impact in recycled plastics and packaging.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One of the biggest culprits of plastic and styrofoam pollution in the world is the packaging materials that companies use in shipping their products. Examples include cardboard, paper, and some types of plastic. There are definitely long-term cost benefits of paper packaging that far outweigh those of plastic.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

billion tons of plastic. Of the waste generated from that plastic, less than a tenth of that has been recycled, researchers estimate. Plastic inhabits the oceans, building up in the guts of seagulls and great white sharks. At the end,” he added, “you have exactly the same quantity of plastic waste.”.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 14, 2021

Moreover, Youngman’s slides tracked dramatically increased corporate commitments announced in 2020 towards net zero and/or science based carbon reduction targets, most of which seemed unimaginable just two to three years ago. In 2020, she set herself the goal of living carbon neutral. Saving the World – with Plastic!”.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 11, 2021

Nearly 30 startups joined our community in the final quarter of 2020, working on innovations as diverse as zinc-ion batteries, long-range weather forecasts, wave energy conversion, and replacements for petrochemical plastics. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! MANUFACTURING.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Let us introduce you to: Applied Bioplastics produces affordable polymers with properties that are equal to or better than those of traditional petrochemical plastics. These polymers use significant plant matter, which absorbs CO 2 and avoids the CO 2 emissions of petrochemical plastics.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 12, 2023

So he has a very rich history and almost 40 patents in the O&G space. We're focused on the fact that building heating and cooling is an incredibly stubborn source of carbon emissions, and also a huge draw on power and a huge source of increasing power demand over time as the planet gets hotter.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Twenty startups joined our community in Q3 2021, working on innovations as diverse as carbon-negative fats, energy-efficient membrane materials for chemical separations, and scalable electric vehicle charging solutions for high-density urban settings. Circe Bioscience tailor-makes fats through a carbon negative fermentation process.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

The US Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent from 2023, in a move that is widely expected to reduce carbon emissions by delivering brighter afternoons across the country. The site will initially process six recycling streams: paper, plastic, aluminum cans, e-waste, batteries, and organic waste.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Singapore announces carbon capture goals. Singapore is aiming to deliver at least two million tonnes of carbon capture capacity by 2030 as it looks to bolster the green credentials of its giant Jurong Island oil refinery. Reuters reported that both Shell and Exxon have flagged their interest in the project.

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Andrew Winston

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Alibaba Group Announces Carbon Neutrality Goal by 2030… here. Maersk Seeks $150-a-Ton Carbon Tax on Shipping Fuel… here. Morgan Stanley Announces Commitment to Mobilize $1Trillion to Support Sustainability Solutions by 2030, including $750 Billion of Low-Carbon Solutions… here. million U.S.

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