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Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan

GreenBiz

Let’s incubate the Green Swans hatched by the COVID-19 Black Swan. The price of oil plunged below zero on some days, and customer demand remains at an all-time low. The pandemic demands that business and government leaders be ready, willing and able to respond while building secure and resilient supply chains and infrastructure.

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Greentown Labs Names Kevin Knobloch as Chief Executive Officer

Greentown Labs

Industry veteran and former Obama Administration appointee will lead the incubator through its next stage of growth Somerville, Mass. The climate crisis demands that we accelerate our collective pace of deployment and I look forward to collaborating with our startups, staff, and partners to support that acceleration.”

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

” Rapid growth in India’s renewable energy sector is driving demand for new technologies to modernize the country’s power sector. In response, a vibrant ecosystem of sustainability-oriented startups, investors and incubators is taking shape in India today. Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity.

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Important Update from Greentown Labs’ CEO

Greentown Labs

This reduction represents 12 roles at our Boston incubator and 6 roles at our Houston incubator. The combination of evolving demands on our services post-COVID, dramatic growth of the team, and significant change in senior leadership have all played a role in our current financial situation. How we got here. Moving forward.

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3 ways companies are signaling for climate innovation

EDF + Business

Some companies, however, have recognized their unique position when it comes to demonstrating market demand for that type of necessary innovation — and they are making their voices heard. Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund , for example, is a venture arm of Amazon focused on investing in sustainable and decarbonizing technologies and services.

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Episode 224: Biodiversity, climate tech and voices of clean energy equity

GreenBiz

How on-demand delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food. All of these events also will be available on demand. Leading the sustainability transformation. Funding climate tech and entrepreneurs of color should go hand in hand. How sustainability professionals can uplift the black community. This episode was sponsored by UPS.

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Former Volvo Trucks exec launches electric truck startup

Charged

The new company, which is located at a business incubation center in Fairlawn, Virginia, offers customized engineering and manufacturing expertise for electric trucks. He has incubated several companies, and held board positions in economic and industry federations.

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