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3 ways companies are signaling for climate innovation

EDF + Business

Although the private sector’s willingness to act on climate has never been stronger, there nevertheless remains a sizable innovation gap in realizing the corporate commitments aligned with the Paris Agreement. Often, these commitments specify price, volume, and/or time.

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Greentown Labs Announces Go Make 2022 with Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Supported by the M-Lab Companies

Greentown Labs

The partnerships-focused accelerator is accepting applications from startups with emissions-reducing supply chain innovations . From production to packaging and distribution, each stage of the supply chain needs robust climatetech innovation. Somerville, Mass. MCA is a wholly-owned U.S.

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Packetized Energy Builds ‘Virtual’ Batteries for a Cleaner Grid

Greentown Labs

What if we broadened the definition of a battery? The startup joined Greentown Labs in January 2020, and was drawn to the incubator for its active community. “We Greentown Labs is the largest cleantech incubator in North America, operating a 100,000 sq. Located in Somerville, Mass.,

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? The Sophisticating Climate Capital Stack

Climate Tech VC

Excludes accelerators / incubators, foundations, venture debt, public funding, or philanthropy. We aimed to delineate them as clearly as possible here to give climate tech builders an understanding of capital allocators without splitting too many hairs on definitions. Is a fund missing? Submit suggestions here.

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WCS Reverse Pitch Event Highlights

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

moment for me since so much of the competitive advantage and innovation depend on the intellectual property (IP) and the patent strategy in order to protect that advantage. Another is Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, LACI , and their FBA cohort 9 applications are still open until June 23. That was an “Aha!” M in follow up grants.

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Climatetech Leadership Series: Saint-Gobain CEO Pierre-André de Chalendar on the Future of the Buildings Industry

Greentown Labs

The buildings industry, which is responsible for about 40 pe r cent of global greenhouse gas emissions annually, is poised to experience major changes and innovations in pursuit of its decarbonization efforts. PAC: At Saint-Gobain, sustainability and innovation are at the core of our ambition and are completely linked.

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“How early education in STEM helped shape my career”

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

New Energy Nexus also supports startups at critical stages of innovation with other things, like prototype testing, product-market fit, business plan development, demonstration and pilot projects, and connections within a network of investors, accelerators, and corporates. I will definitely share announcements with WCS! We grant $4.2