Business Green

MARCH 4, 2020

A group of six of Europe's largest energy companies have today written to the EU, calling on it to fast track plans for a new climate law that would require the bloc to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. This predictability would be enhanced by setting an intermediate target in 2040 aligned with EU's climate action framework.".

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 3, 2020

After our first successful Cleantech Investing 101 program on October 14, we were excited to host our follow up event Advanced Cleantech Investing on November 17. The goal of the event was to present an educational program for anyone who is interested in learning more about cleantech investing. .

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Climate TRACE (Tracking Real-Time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions) is a project to use satellite image processing, remote sensing technologies, machine learning and artificial intelligence to monitor worldwide human-made greenhouse gas emissions in real time. Central to this shift is likely to be is a collaborative endeavor called Climate TRACE.

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Charged

MAY 23, 2022

This 500 big ones represents the first round of funding from the $5-billion investment authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This historic investment under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will forever transform school bus fleets across the United States,” said EPA Administrator Michael S.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

billion programme to “strengthen grid resilience and reliability” across the US includes funding for microgrids and other projects that will integrate battery storage technologies.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. Government must provide the regulatory support to amplify transformative innovation from the intersections of converging exponential technologies.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

Strategic investments in EV adoption by institutions that can afford to incur that risk is one pathway to improving the overall affordability of EVs in the long term. link] See [link] [link] The post Reducing The Risk Of Investing In Electric Vehicles For Low-Income Consumers appeared first on Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 4, 2021

Frequently, these combinations occur at the same time as a private investment by institutional investors in the SPAC. suited to raise cash in industries that offer the potential for significant growth and are currently of interest to investors (think a combination of technology and ESG?friendly). SPAC” transaction. About the Author.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

51 out of 53 members of the Industry, Energy & Research (ITRE) Committee of the European Parliament voted in favor of the Own-Initiative Report on geothermal that highlights the most effective means of accelerating the deployment of geothermal technologies across the EU.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A second just-released report reveals that to mitigate that growth, the use of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies would have to reach gigaton scale in less than 10 years, which might not be possible. Carbon dioxide removal technologies, he added, “are very nascent.” Is DAC Feasible?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 14, 2021

Recovering the critical raw materials residing within electronic waste will require investment, and a legal framework to incentivise this will be essential, say the authors (image credit: Steve Janosik , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Support more targeted private investments in new technology research and development.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2022

The European Union’s scientific and political communities are locked in a battle over whether gas and nuclear can be considered green investments. It’s a “green investment guidebook,” said Henry Eviston, spokesperson on sustainable finance at WWF European Policy Office. And that is exactly what is happening for fossil gas.”.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which became law in November of 2021, has made historic levels of funding available. Hydrogen buses have the advantage of longer range, but the gap is shrinking as BEV technology continues to improve. It is reasonable to think that some agencies may deploy both technologies.”

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million for 15 projects across 11 states meant to improve the reliability, resiliency, and flexibility of the domestic power grid through the research and development of next-generation semiconductor technologies.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

He has rightly earned praise for speaking up on climate, investment and economic transition. His letter is money-weighted opinion, colossal in institutional investment and business circles (if not quite God-like ). He wants us to embrace the opportunity of climate change and investing; climate risk is investment risk.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Bank bosses due to attend a green investment summit tomorrow head institutions which have provided over £700 billion of financing for the fossil fuel industry since the 2015 Paris Agreement, including £129 billion in 2020 alone. . We are the first major economy to pass new laws for net zero emissions by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

“Clearly, we need investment in more UK recycling infrastructure and as an Association we always welcome that. ” Sir James had also reportedly said: “The law is clear on what can be exported under what conditions. ” Simon Ellin addressed this remark: “This is nonsense from Sir James. .”

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

It’s strange to cite our world-leading progress in reducing emissions and developing low-carbon technologies, then decide that is a reason for slowing down, especially when doing so risks surrendering that position and those investment opportunities to other countries. It is now China.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A new report from Cornwall Insight and national law firm Weightmans on the co-location of energy assets, entitled “ Co-location, co-location, co-location” , has laid out the significant cost savings of using one grid connection for multiple renewable generation or storage assets.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Hydrogen Market – Regulatory Risks Regulatory Frameworks –  important but often overlooked Regulation is typically the less glamorous, and often overlooked, aspect of project development, yet regulatory frameworks play a key role in attracting both debt and equity investment.   Who should bear Change in Law Risk?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The number of operational clean hydrogen production projects worldwide is set to at least double in the next five years, according to research published on 23 October by law firm Pillsbury , with 108 set to start producing the gas by the end of 2028. billion on hydrogen-related companies across 37 deals, while venture firms invested $2.6

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

. £100 billion of private investment: A breakdown The Act seeks to implement the British Energy Security Strategy (BESS) that will unlock £100 billion of private investment in the energy sector and create 480,000 jobs by 2030. Let us have a look below at some of the key areas in which the Act will support private investment.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

But significant investment and urgent action is required. According to ‘Transport in Scotland: The Road to Net Zero’ – a report published by international law firm Addleshaw Goddard – sector contributors were extremely positive about committing to decarbonising Scotland’s transport sector.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 9, 2023

One of the latest announcement’s coming out of Biden’s infrastructure law is an investment aiming to spur smart water and water efficiency projects in the US. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocates $8.3 Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

DECEMBER 15, 2020

While clean energy and cleantech investing has gained momentum over the last five years, 2020 was undoubtedly a landmark year for the industry, as investments on both a dollar and deal-count basis reached record levels globally. Tovo worked at AlpInvest Partners, where she was Associate in the Private Equity Secondary Investments team.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2023

The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) said: “We believe a fossil fuel phase-out date is crucial to provide much-needed confidence to the industry and to direct investment towards more sustainable solutions.” We need meaningful investment and we need it now,” said Claire Mack, chief executive of the trade body.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

(“Planet”), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, and dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV (NYSE:DMYQ) (“dMY IV”), a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that they have received a commitment for a US$50 million investment in dMY IV from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPP Investments”).

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Investor-state dispute settlement” (ISDS) mechanisms allow companies to sue national governments if they believe regulation or unfair competition is impeding their investments. While ISDS mechanisms are present in most investment treaties, some multilateral agreements have gained particular attention for how they are impeding climate action.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered by DOE’s Grid Deployment Office , the grants will help modernize the electric grid to reduce the impacts of climate-driven extreme weather and natural disasters while ensuring the reliability of the power sector. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined total of $167.7

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Some say the UK space sector is thriving, and it has attracted 17% of global investment in space since 2015, second only to the US, according to a recent UK Space Agency PwC report. John Worthy, a space expert at European law firm, Fieldfisher, gave his analysis of the ‘next steps’ proposed by the government.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 31, 2020

Yet, as the original purposes of these laws has been largely achieved, states can now accelerate deeper progress towards want we really what: a 100 percent clean electricity grid that is also affordable and reliable. Batteries are another option but the technology is still emerging and won’t meet all long-duration needs.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Innovative climate solutions are entering the spotlight, but deploying those key technologies requires resources. Elemental Excelerator is a nonprofit focused on scaling climate technologies and has stewarded more than $160M in government and philanthropic funding to support companies working across heavy-emitting sectors.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Ted Boutrous of law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher , an attorney for Chevron and chief architect of Big Oil’s legal arguments in these cases , said in a statement that “addressing climate change requires a coordinated international policy response, not meritless local litigation over lawful and essential energy production.”

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

By Olivia Ashmoore This week, Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® and RMI published 48 state Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) models. While new Inflation Reduction Act investments will spur ample opportunities for transitioning to clean energy, additional state and federal policy action is needed to achieve U.S. climate goals.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

Moreover, Geothermal Engineering claims to have found "significant concentrations" of lithium within the deep geothermal fluid at United Downs and is now currently working alongside partners to trial technology to directly extract the critical mineral, which is used in the manufacture of EV batteries.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Safety Concerns Regarding Hydrogen Power Safety aspects of hydrogen technology have been researched meticulously and the conclusion is reassuring. The impressive safety record of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles thus far highlights the inherent safety of the technology. Yes, the initial investment in hydrogen technology is high.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The European Commission has confirmed it intends to press ahead with controversial plans to allow certain fossil gas investments to be labelled as 'green' under its new sustainable investment taxonomy, prompting outcry from climate experts who have warned the proposals are ripe for legal action.

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