DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Nearly two thirds of social media posts put out by six major European fossil fuel and energy companies since the end of 2019 present a “green” image of the company, despite the majority of their business activity remaining in fossil fuels, reveals new analysis by Desmog. Credit: Sam Whitham.

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Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Carbon 98

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

🚗 Vertical: Transportation and Energy investment declined, but remained on top. Redwood Materials received a $2bn loan from the US Department of Energy in Feb 2023. Ascend Elements received a $480m grant from the US Department of Energy in Oct 2022. 2 spot behind Energy Storage, which rose from no.2 2 to to no.1.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 144

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The greatest growth in count of funds came from the smallest <$50m fund size category. These mega-funds tend to be focused on clean energy and infrastructure investments, such as NGP’s final closing of their $700M energy transition fund, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ $6.1B

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2023

Prior media reports suggested the government had intended to badge all of its announcements under the banner of 'Green Day', but instead it appears to have gone with the name 'Powering Up Britain', evidently keen to place as much focus as possible on energy security issues.

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Climate Tech VC

JUNE 30, 2023

🚗 Vertical: Funding to Transport, Energy, and Food—the “Big Three” verticals—each dropped by ~50% compared to the prior year. Variations by vertical The overall funding drop owes largely to the “Big Three”: Transportation, Energy, and Food & Land Use. TPG Rise Climate.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Transportation Solar Energy Monitor 52

Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We logged energy consumption at 41 kWh per 100 miles. The practicality of longer road trips will depend on the evolution of reliable high-speed CCS charging networks—currently a very mixed bag. On the road—disappointing for a $50K-plus EV in 2021—the XC40 Recharge proved inefficient. That wouldn’t provide even 200 miles of range.

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North America Electric vehicle Batteries Electricity 117

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Carbon Infrastructure Partners is an independent private equity firm investing across the carbon life cycle, from carbon-based energy production through to carbon capture, utilization and storage (“CCS). Learn and be knowledgeable on carbon capture and storage, low emission energy carriers (i.e. Responsibilities.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The case argues to convert Sleipnir into a ‘Solar-Synthetic’ vessel, combined with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for remaining emissions. It is a category of fuel oils with a tar-like consistency identified as a "worse case substance". Estimate of current daily energy requirement for each operational mode [MWh/day].

Solar Energy Monitor 78

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 78

Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Yet bioenergy is already a valuable renewable energy resource, accounting for 9.5 percent of total primary energy supply and 70 percent of renewable energy use today.

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