Greentown Labs

JANUARY 8, 2024

As analysts, investors, journalists, and other experts offer up their predictions for this year’s climatetech areas to watch, Greentown’s featuring just a sampling of our startup members innovating in these key categories. What are you predicting for this year of climate action and climatetech innovation? Let us know on LinkedIn!

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Business Green

JULY 8, 2021

The strength and breadth of the shortlist is testament to the remarkable levels of innovation, resilience, and ingenuity green businesses and executives have demonstrated over the past 18 months, as they have continued to advance the net zero transition, while pushing green business principles and clean technologies firmly into the mainstream.

Packaging 92

Packaging Innovation Sustainability Carbon 92

Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

And there are a number of new technologies — such as clean hydrogen for steel and carbon capture, utilization and storage for cement — just around the corner that could reduce the carbon footprint of these materials to almost zero. Cement and concrete can be made with lower-carbon fuels.

Climate change 52

Climate change Construction Carbon-negative Government 52

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

We’re grateful to partner with this latest group of innovators and, with a portfolio that’s now 117 companies strong, work together to commercialize an abundance of solutions to reverse climate change — starting today. ” — Danya Hakeem, Director of Innovation, Agriculture & Circular Economy. Why do we love them?

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Innovation Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 105

Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

Its Low Carbon Solutions business plans to spend $17B on “lower-emissions” investments between 2022 and 2027, but the company is betting on clean hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels, and CCS rather than emissions-free electrons. One of the big problems facing electrofuels growth today is sourcing CO2.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 52

Business Green

MAY 31, 2022

An innovative new zero emissions process that uses renewable electricity to recycle steel and cement could overcome one of the "hardest challenges on the journey to a safe climate with zero emissions", according to University of Cambridge developers behind the technology. It comes amid increasing investment in greener cement R&D.

Carbon 40

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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We heard stories from the 19 entrepreneurs and innovators in Cohort 9 on why they started their companies and how they’re looking to bend the future. Innovation Is Rooted in Tradition. Matt Silver and his team at Cambrian Innovation are recovering sustainable resources from wastewater. Is enough really enough?

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Carbon-negative Upcycling Geothermal power Innovation 98

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. Co-Founder & Lead Engineer, Planetary Hydrogen; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Periods can be a taboo topic, but Camargo sees an opportunity for innovation. Electrified mobility. It's kind of a long-lived dream." .

Building Energy Monitoring 530

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 530

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 7, 2023

🧱 Carbon Upcycling Technologies , a Calgary, Canada-based company mineralizing CO2 into industrial byproducts, raised $26M in Series A funding from BDC Capital, Climate Investment, Strategic Investors, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, CRH Ventures, Cemez Ventures, Clean Energy Ventures, and other investors.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52

AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. Battochio hoped to become a CEO by age 26 — and he did just that, leveraging business aptitude with technical skills to co-found Planetary Hydrogen. Electrified mobility. “It’s kind of a long-lived dream.”

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 36

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

🍎 Koa , a Zürich, Switzerland-based upcycled cocoa fruit products developer, raised $15M in Series B funding from Mirova, Zebra Impact, Mirabaud, and others. 🌾 SUIND , a Bangalore Urban, India-based AI-driven crop care innovation developer, raised $1M in Seed funding from Sunicron Ventures, Zetta farms, and others.

Solar Energy Monitor 57

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring COP Business Energy Monitoring 57

Andrew Winston

JANUARY 4, 2023

And Tata Steel is selling Ford “green steel” made with hydrogen-based power. Innovative and/or fun ideas abound. Timberland asked for your boots back for upcycling. Importantly, the heaviest industries made progress. CEMEX announced a new cement plant that will operate entirely on alternative fuels. Looking to 2023.

Sustainability 88

Sustainability Fossil fuels Climate change Policy 88