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

Greentown Labs

Twenty-five startups joined our community in the final months of 2021, working on innovations as diverse as solar-plus-storage for blackouts, plastic and tire recycling, geothermal power generation, and construction-less dam electrification. Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal power developer. Electricity.

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Are California’s Renewable Generators at Risk From Preventative Blackouts?

GreenTechMedia

For example, a geothermal power plant in Geyserville, Calif., The old-fashioned term of art is “acts of God,” but California PPA contracts have also used language such as "unforeseeable causes" and "sudden actions of the elements" to define it, S&P said.

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Meet the Innovators in Elemental Excelerator’s 9th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

The companies in our latest cohort are creating carbon-negative materials, extending the lifecycle of products already in use, reducing food waste, and putting an end to fast fashion. Currently, only 5% of secondhand inventory is online, which gives Thrilling a massive opportunity to usher in a new era of circular fashion.

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? Green linings & lessons from breakthroughs #159

Climate Tech VC

Fervo is firming up the clean energy equation with geothermal power generation to support wind and solar on a decarbonized grid. Twelve and Brimstone are proving out climate tech alternatives in sectors responsible for 2% (aviation) and 7.5% (cement) of global CO2 emissions.