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Should the world ban solar geoengineering? 60 experts say yes.

Grist

And it also released a cloud of sulfur dioxide, a chemical that, in large enough quantities, reflects the sun’s rays and cools the planet. They called for an “international non-use agreement” on so-called solar geoengineering technologies, which would cool the planet by releasing sun-reflecting chemicals into the atmosphere.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2021

Greentown Labs

Energy Well Texas offers mid-sized batteries and solar panels that during blackouts can power needed medical devices, basic lighting, heating in winter, cooling in summer, cell phone charging, cooking, and water boiling. Emrod ’s wireless system allows large amounts of energy to be sent safely across long distances without wires.

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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2021

Greentown Labs

Innovator Energy develops and deploys several breakthrough solutions in cooling, heating, and heat transfer. Skytree ’s patented process employs a unique CO? Daniel Consulting Group (DCG) is a battery technology consulting firm focused on all aspects of battery testing and development. Transportation. filter that scrubs CO?

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — July 2022

Greentown Labs

Raise Green announced new partnerships with Applied Bioplastics —a fellow Greentown member—and several other organizations. Radical Plastics is conducting field trials of mulch film produced by its patented technology with Johnny’s Selected Seeds. Department of Homeland Security’s Cooling Solutions Challenge.

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Cleantech San Diego to Host Three-Part Energy Startup Showcase Series in November

CleanTech San Diego

Aquacycl – Aquacycl provides the only technology for treatment of high-strength organic wastewater without dilution. The program provides free resources through a consortium of regional partner organizations to help energy entrepreneurs successfully bring their innovations to market. Helicoid’s beachhead market is wind turbine blades.

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Storing Energy in the Freezer: Long-Duration Thermal Storage Comes of Age

GreenTechMedia

The patented solution leverages thermal energy storage to the benefit of frozen-food storage providers and utilities. “What Viking Cold has allowed us to do is [to avoid] sub-cooling to the degree that we had, and then ride it out for much longer,” said Dreisbach.

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Exxon Knew. Did They, Though?

R-Squared Energy

That might seem like a ludicrous notion, but consider that in the 1970s the public had been bombarded with messages that the world was cooling. ” and in 1975 Newsweek published “The Cooling World.” There were numerous articles and scientific papers throughout the 1970s that argued that the world was cooling, not warming.