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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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? 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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A wave of electric workhorses is coming

GreenBiz

Battery-powered commercial vehicles also highlight the power of the lithium-ion battery in a unique way. Tesla's Model Y is cool. Scooter company Spin announced this week that it's electrifying the vans that pick up and charge its scooter networks. .

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

Climate Tech VC

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 Near-term commitments include 6 GW of clean energy in India alongside considerations for wind and solar in Africa and rural electrification in Latin America. sustainable infra fund. 

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Among other challenges, Lyft’s scooter rentals mostly have flopped, but the company isn’t giving up on micromobility.

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Motorcycle parts from GPR Italia are recyclable

AGreenLiving

Orlandi is proud of being an Italian company with Italy having a phenomenal number of motorcycle and scooter riders. GPR offers exhaust systems for more than 1200 models of scooters and motorcycles. They have an extremely onerous energy consumption and negative environmental impact,” Orlandi said. the absorption of plants).”

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? Africa’s inaugural climate summit #165

Climate Tech VC

An historic climate summit in Nairobi last week underscored the need for drastic changes in climate finance and clean energy development. Africa is home to vast thermal, wind, solar, and hydro energy resources (some 60% of the world’s renewable energy potential ) as well as mineral deposits essential for the global energy transition.