The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy. Waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies represent a critical advancement in this journey, offering innovative methods to convert waste into valuable energy resources.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Climate tech investments from venture-capital and private equity fell 40% in 2023 as economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict dent investor confidence, according to PwC’s 2023 State of Climate Tech report, published on 17 October. While that pattern is still true, there is an encouraging shift in the right direction.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 10, 2023

The post Let’s retain talent and crowd in investment in healthcare innovation in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. For a sector traditionally under-resourced, poorly administered or both, the pandemic showed the continent’s healthcare.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

in funding from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund. The project is one of 16 solutions being awarded a share of £40 million in the water regulator’s latest innovation competition – the Water Breakthrough Challenge. This is the second phase of the project, with the first receiving funding from Ofwat last year.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Packed with insights, Boosting the Power of Corporate Investment in the Fight Against Climate Change is a deep dive into the Family Forest Carbon Program’s innovative financing strategies.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Companies are stepping up to establish science-aligned net zero commitments. Yet it is increasingly clear that to fully meet the moment of the climate crisis, companies must look beyond their ‘four walls’ to ensure that they are maximizing contributions to our ultimate goal: global net zero.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The impact investing industry is in a unique position in that its main objectives align with those of any (sensible) government. The post Policy tailwinds can buoy investment, but impact relies on business innovation appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

Innovation in Forest Carbon Solutions. The rationale for investing in innovative forest projects. How to participate in innovative solutions for climate change . Toby Janson-Smith, Chief Innovation Officer, Verra. Chief Innovation Officer. Among the topics: . Speakers: . taylor flores. GreenBiz Group.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Funding for innovation in food and agriculture systems is due for a reality check after years of startup overvaluation.

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FuelCellsWorks

APRIL 15, 2024

Nippon Steel commits to pioneering a hydrogen-based direct iron reduction technology with substantial financial backing and strategic collaborations. Nippon Steel Corporation, in conjunction with the Research and Development Center for.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 5, 2024

Hitachi Energy has won an order from SP Energy Networks to design and deliver an innovative power quality solution to balance the grid and boost the flow of renewable energy across the UK.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 21, 2022

The post Marcus Whitney, Jumpstart Nova: Investing in Black healthcare innovators appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, January 21 — For years, Marcus Whitney has been the only Black healthcare venture capital partner in Nashville, a city awash in.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, has announced a £6.6m investment in research projects which aim to help build a stronger supply chain of the critical minerals used widely in electronics and industry. In total there are 40 organisations receiving funding.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 20, 2023

The post The Brief: Navajo entrepreneurship, investing in Africa’s youth, Known’s innovation lab, impact deposits, World Bank climate fail appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Returns on Inclusion Change Labs’ entrepreneurship hub opens doors for Navajo businesses. Extreme resource constraints and bureaucratic obstacles.

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CleanTech Group

JANUARY 18, 2024

In the first part of this analysis, we discussed the nuances of cleantech innovation growth in 2023 – fewer venture dollars invested, but.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 20, 2020

When Amazon announced its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, it became the latest in a growing number of corporates using balance sheet capital to invest in and spur sustainable innovation.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 16, 2024

When starting in impact investing or private equity, did you ever wonder where commonly accepted fund terms come from? The post Innovating to future-proof private equity for impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Why are almost all.

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Charged

MAY 18, 2022

NGen Canada, a non-profit organization that promotes advanced manufacturing, has announced a series of new innovation projects to support the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) manufacturing ecosystem in Canada. These projects are funded by NGen under Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Brandon Middaugh , the Director of Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund , comes on the show to explain. The fund invests in various climate technologies as a part of the company’s overall climate efforts. The fund’s first investment was in Energy Impact Partners, where Shayle is a partner).

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Impact Alpha

MAY 6, 2021

ImpactAlpha, May 6 – Solve Innovation Future, the investment arm of MIT Solve, has committed $1 million to eight companies that were finalists in. The post MIT’s Solve Innovation Future fund makes four early-stage investments appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

A common misunderstanding over water fittings regulations in the UK is creating confusion over clean water equipment compliance and specification, and could be a barrier to innovation, says Paul Carrington, managing director, Aquacheck Engineering.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 12, 2022

The post Mining giant Rio Tinto invests in Canadian battery innovator Nano One appeared first on RenewEconomy. Mining giant enters strategic partnership to manufacture li-ion batteries with fewer steps, lower costs, less complexity, and a smaller environmental footprint.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

This investment will provide a further boost to the economy, creating skilled jobs and apprenticeships across the North East.” Since the Hub was launched in 2020, the Tees Valley region has benefited from millions in government funding and private investment.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Brandon Middaugh , the Director of Microsoft’s $1B Climate Innovation Fund , comes on the show to explain. The fund invests in various climate technologies as a part of the company’s overall climate efforts. The fund’s first investment was in Energy Impact Partners, where Shayle is a partner).

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Innovate UK KTN has chosen 13 startups to participate in its sustainability accelerator programme. Over the next ten weeks, 13 companies selected from the Sustainable Innovation Fund will work with Innovate UK KTN and their partners growth studio and the ecosystems to further develop propositions and prepare to raise external capital.

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Charged

MARCH 11, 2021

SK Innovation will invest $1.148 billion in SK Battery Hungary to build a new EV battery factory. The company’s first and second European plants are also located in Hungary, and the expected third plant will be the largest in investment scale. This is half of the anticipated total investments. Source: SK Innovation.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2023

Edinburgh-based Carbogenics – the developer of proprietary technology that enhances the efficacy and applicability of anaerobic digestion – has raised more than £1m in investment to build its first production and R&D facility in Scotland.

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FuelCellsWorks

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Bekaert announces an equity investment of 5 million USD in Ionomr Innovations Driven by the opportunities arising from the energy transition and decarbonization trends, Bekaert has established a clear growth.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The post Investing in financial innovations to narrow the racial wealth gap appeared first on ImpactAlpha. What if you made it much easier for workers of color to become business owners, and thus build wealth much faster?

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 17, 2024

Editor’s note: This guest post is sponsored by Impact Ventures by J&J Foundation, which supports ImpactAlpha’s Investing in Health coverage. The post Innovative startups are changing the landscape of health impact everywhere. In partnership with. Are investors aware? appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 10, 2022

Recycling and waste management business Levenseat has announced plans to invest £4m upgrading a new Materials Recycling Facility (MRF), which it purchased for an undisclosed sum from Avondale Environmental on 10 May. The Falkirk site will also process mixed household, commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Innovate UK has added an additional £295,000 ($400,000) in a pilot programme that aims to develop a virtual power plant using electric vehicles. The £295K increases the funding which Innovate UK has provided to technology firm ev.energy to £754,000 ($1,022 million) for the implementation of the Maximise Grid Services pilot project.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

SSE Renewables, with partners Microsoft and Avanade, who took home the Best Innovation Award for their use of artificial intelligence to monitor puffins and salmon. Best Innovation Award, sponsored by Red Rock Power: SSE Renewables, with Partners Microsoft and Avanade, for Artificial Intelligence Puffin and Salmon Monitoring.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

He called for greater collaboration and innovation in finding solutions. Robbie Moore MP, UK government minister for water, has addressed the demand gap in resources during his keynote address at British Water’s International Reception, which took place in London on 19 February 2024.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

NOVA, the partnership and venture capital branch of building materials company Saint-Gobain , has invested in solid-state lithium metal battery company ION Storage Systems to expand their battery technology collaboration. ION aims to supply the EV industry as well as defense, aerospace, consumer electronics and grid storage customers.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The investment will enable the company to strengthen its research and development capabilities, attract top-tier talent and forge strategic partnerships to further refine and enhance its AI algorithms. Staubli’s investment solidifies the strategic partnership between the two companies.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 18, 2024

Root for Innovation is a dynamic program aimed at embedding climate change education into K-12 curricula in Hawai’i. Root for Innovation not only prepares students to understand and tackle climate change but also positions Hawai’i as a leader in proactive climate education for the next generation.

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