Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

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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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. Blackrock injected $550M into Oxy’s DAC plant and ExxonMobil unveiled its first-ever lithium mining operation. ❄️ Macro market cools climate tech venture. 👻 Spooky season for clean energy stocks.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

   ⚒️ Adionics , a Thiais, France-based direct lithium extraction technology platform, raised $27M in Series B funding from Bpifrance, SQM, Supernova Invest, Céleste Management, and Ovive. 52 countries pledged to reduce their global cooling emissions by 68% through 2050.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Microsoft’s cloud architecture eventually will house Land O’Lakes’ data tools including Truterra , which tracks impacts on soil , air and water from no-till, cover crops and fertilizer management practices, as well as WinField United r7 software that uses satellite imagery and geolocated data.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 22, 2024

Post-Fukushima, governments cooled on nuclear energy, but recent shifts recognizing nuclear's role in achieving net zero goals have led to demand outpacing supply.   Call it ‘soil’ power, a new fuel cell can harvest energy from soil microbes.  China relations.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Microsoft’s cloud architecture eventually will house Land O’Lakes’ data tools including Truterra , which tracks impacts on soil , air and water from no-till, cover crops and fertilizer management practices, as well as WinField United r7 software that uses satellite imagery and geolocated data.

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