Greentown Labs

MARCH 21, 2023

Eighteen startups joined our community in the first months of 2023, working on innovations as diverse as an ammonia-based energy system, sneakers made from food waste, and nano-filters that reduce energy consumption in chemical separations. This system has 5x higher system-level energy densities compared to lithium batteries.

Startups 52

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the news this week, $7T for fossil fuel subsidies, the summer brings more tropical storms, and Equinor opens the world’s largest floating wind farm… to power oil drilling. for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries. Thanks for reading!

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52

ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. Celsius Energy aims to contribute to solving this energy dilemma by providing shallow geothermal heating and cooling systems, thus reducing the carbon footprint of buildings.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

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

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Drought conditions are causing saltwater to creep into the drinking water of communities along the Mississippi River, and the DOE puts $325M toward long-duration energy storage projects. Corporate carbon footprint tracking collects $27M, and forestry and battery interests intersect to invest $18M toward bio-graphite for lithium-ion cells.

Home Energy Monitoring 61

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 61

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This is the third part of a series examining the McMicken battery fire of 2019 and its ramifications for the energy storage industry. The 2019 lithium-ion battery fire in Surprise, Arizona warned the world of the dangers new grid infrastructure can pose to humans. What went wrong in Arizona.

Batteries 130

Batteries Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 130

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. In new funds, energy transition infrastructure is bringing in the big bucks with Brookfield's record-breaking $28B infra fund and Antin's $1.2B sustainable infra fund.

Energy Monitor 61

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 61

Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

GreenLIB , which is transforming battery waste into profitable, closed-loop solutions within the global lithium-ion battery market. QuantAQ , whose professional-grade air sensors can detect a range of gasses and particulate matter with more convenience and at a fraction of the cost and complexity of traditional monitoring solutions.

Building Energy Monitoring 67

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Startups Business Energy Monitoring 67

Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

The company, which produces components for a range of industrial customers, including electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and charge point operators, operates 16 factories across Europe, and has supply chains that extend across the continent. This is a really big challenge.".

Energy Monitor 82

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Technology Carbon 82

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The multi-agency report warns that much greater momentum is needed to develop and deploy green solutions at scale across key sectors such as electricity, road transport, steel, hydrogen, and agriculture, which together account for around 60 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy Monitor 69

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 69

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

for grid enhancements and $7B for hydrogen fuel hubs. Since the IRA passed, 265 clean energy and manufacturing projects worth $100B+ have been announced. 💨 Private equity and O&G bet big on climate tech’s next frontiers: DAC and lithium. 👻 Spooky season for clean energy stocks. Send us a note ! 

Business Energy Monitoring 72

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

Currently, only power plants emitting less than 250 grammes of CO2 per kilowatt-hour currently eligible for support under the bank's rules, but the EIB now intends to phase out all funding for fossil fuels before the end of the year. Hamburg coal power plant to be converted into mega-electrolyser for green hydrogen.

Energy Monitor 65

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 65

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 17, 2022

Then, beginning around 2009, first wind turbines and then solar photovoltaic panels decreased enough in cost to become competitive in electricity markets. will need to nearly triple its 2020 growth rate for the grid to be 80% powered by clean energy by 2030. (As 3 ways to bring wind and solar into the grid.

Solar Energy Monitor 117

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 117

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Key technologies include electrification, on-board batteries, solar panels, synthetic fuels, carbon capture and storage and possibly hydrogen. The case argues to convert Sleipnir into a ‘Solar-Synthetic’ vessel, combined with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for remaining emissions. Why Do We Need Zero-Emission Vessels?

Solar Energy Monitor 78

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 78

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The UK-India collaborative initiative Innovating for Transport and Energy Systems (ITES) has announced its first intake of 20 cohorts to drive transport decarbonisation through diverse cleantech innovations. The company has developed proprietary algorithms that optimise energy consumption, improving efficiency and productivity.

Transportation 52

Transportation Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52

Business Green

MAY 29, 2022

A cutting-edge hydrogen fuel cell-based power plant recently switched on at a Japanese manufacturing plant could provide a decarbonisation template for other industrial sites to follow. The Kusatsu site has long been a hotbed of hydrogen innovation.

Energy Monitor 59

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen 59

GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

utilities such as Duke Energy , Dominion Energy , Southern Company and Xcel Energy. Each still plans to build new natural gas power plants in the near term, despite the additional emissions they will cause. electric grid relies on fossil fuels for 63 percent of its generation, and according to the U.S.

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 130

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 11, 2021

Nearly 30 startups joined our community in the final quarter of 2020, working on innovations as diverse as zinc-ion batteries, long-range weather forecasts, wave energy conversion, and replacements for petrochemical plastics. ELECTRICITY. This energy storage solution is low-cost, flexible, and long-duration. MANUFACTURING.

Startups 97

Startups Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 97

Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!    Lots of spice for clean investment this week. The picture was less rosy for new wind and heat pumps, both of which have suffered from high interest rates. .

Energy Monitor 111

Energy Monitor Investment Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 111

Greentown Labs

APRIL 14, 2021

Today, we are proud to support more than 115 climatetech startups that are reimagining how we use and store energy, how we manufacture goods, our transportation infrastructure, and so much more—all in the name of climate action and creating a just, sustainable future for all. . Electricity. Agtech + Water.

Startups 98

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 98

Charged

AUGUST 4, 2022

There is a wide range of characteristics that describe the performance of any given battery chemistry: energy density, specific energy, specific power, discharge efficiency, self-discharge rate, cycle life, calendar life, and—not the least important—cost. In January, ONE retrofitted a Tesla Model S with an experimental 203.7

Building Energy Monitoring 103

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Batteries Energy Monitor 103

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 8, 2024

  …We hope you didn’t miss our tax credit coverage ;) New year, new IRA guidance on hydrogen, domestic manufacturing, and SAFs.   In deals,   $2.2bn in electric cars, $800m for Octopus’ expansion, and $34m for EVs in India. Verdagy , Electric Hydrogen ).  Antora , Rondo Energy ).

Solar Energy Monitor 61

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 61

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An historic climate summit in Nairobi last week underscored the need for drastic changes in climate finance and clean energy development. Africa is home to vast thermal, wind, solar, and hydro energy resources (some 60% of the world’s renewable energy potential ) as well as mineral deposits essential for the global energy transition.

Energy Monitor 61

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 61

Clean Energy Trust

JUNE 9, 2020

May Cleantech Roundup: COVID & EVs | Enormous Storage Investments | Scooter Consolidation | Insanely Cheap Solar Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology, policy, and investing. Note: There is a lot happening in the world.

Scooters 52

Scooters Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 23, 2023

More than 20 leading investors, corporates, and governments already use the platform including the US Department of Energy, BHP, and Galvanize Climate.   In deals, $91M for a vertically-integrated European heat pump platform, $50M for direct lithium extraction, and Volta Trucks goes bankrupt.  Plus, the US funds $3.5B

Home Energy Monitoring 72

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 72

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 16, 2024

  In deals, $90m for animal-free dairy, $50m for fusion, and $30m for resi solar and storage.    Ship Orders  Yara Eyde, a joint venture between Yara Clean Ammonia and North Sea Container Line, aims to be the  world’s first clean ammonia-powered container ship. Clean hydrogen carrying capacity.

Building Energy Monitoring 115

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 115

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 29, 2024

  In deals, $75m for batteries, $58m for mushroom-based food alternatives, and $50m for AI enabled satellite monitoring. H2 was awarded $272m from the European Commission’s Innovation Fund while LanzaJet received $14m from the US Department of Energy.    Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet? Philanthropy.

Business Energy Monitoring 61

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 61

Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The dark, often viscous liquid is the single biggest contributor to the world’s energy mix, at 34 per cent of consumption, followed by coal at 27 per cent and natural gas at 24 per cent. Our usage has jumped 62 per cent over the course of a few decades — up from 61.6 And can any drop in oil usage happen quickly enough? (5)

Building Energy Monitoring 78

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Fossil fuels 78

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic brought the broader economy to a halt, but the energy storage industry didn't get the memo. More capacity is going into homes than ever before, helping families make better use of rooftop solar investments and keeping the lights on during outages. Deployment like never before. grid storage industry.

Home Energy Monitoring 130

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 130

R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 18, 2022

Let’s discuss the energy provisions in the bill. Before reading through the bill, I like to get a feel for the kinds of energy programs it addresses. Before reading through the bill, I like to get a feel for the kinds of energy programs it addresses. 1 billion grant program to make affordable housing more energy efficient.

Building Energy Monitoring 60

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 60

Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The electric competition is head and shoulders above the legacy automakers and scrappy startups racing to turn EV strategies into production and deliveries, and the trends of Tesla in the US and BYD in China illustrate some of the larger geopolitical tensions in the EV supply chain. BYD also has solar operations. Thanks for reading!

Energy Monitor 57

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 57

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The pledge also calls on international banks to include nuclear in energy lending policies to help finance project-killing infrastructure expenditures. Nuclear is having its moment in the sun.   In the US , a 2023 Pew Research Center survey shows 57% of Americans favor nuclear power, a 14% increase over 2020.

Solar Energy Monitor 57

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring COP Business Energy Monitoring 57

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Duke Energy’s third-quarter earnings report on Thursday revealed success in managing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on its multistate utility operations. Historically, energy policy in North Carolina has moved in a bipartisan way," she said.

Solar Energy Monitor 130

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 130

Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Responsible for nearly a third of global warming and a quarter of global energy, methane matters.   In other news, the largest US asset managers leave Climate Action 100+, the EU puts up $7.4bn for renewable hydrogen infrastructure, and geothermal enjoys a hot spring of funding and project success.   On the ground.

Energy Monitor 57

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 57