Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Materials technology firm Betolar has been granted a patent for a method for converting mining waste material into a reinforcing binder. The method developed and patented by Betolar heat-treats the waste material generated in the bioleaching process, causing it to become a reactive substance with a binder potential.

Carbon 147

Carbon Patents Waste Waste 147

Charged

AUGUST 15, 2021

Multinational oil giants are beginning to invest in companies in several different sectors of the EV industry. The companies say the investment will support the development of a domestic supply chain for batteries for the EV and energy storage markets. Coincidence?].

Batteries 116

Batteries Investment Patents Lithium 116

Charged

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

million investment in Elaphe Propulsion Technologies , a maker of EV in-wheel-drive technology. EIT InnoEnergy’s investment will serve as a springboard to secure further growth while giving Elaphe access to EIT’s sustainable energy and mobility innovation networks. EIT InnoEnergy has announced a €4.2-million

Investment 126

Investment Automotive Patents Startups 126

altenergymag

OCTOBER 16, 2019

With investment from Energy Foundry, Sistine Solar will begin offering its patented SolarSkin technology nationwide.

Investment 68

Investment Patents Energy Energy 68

altenergymag

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

-Initial commercial results: return on investment after six months -Patented robot first to offer practical field repairs; offshore in 2024 -Leading-edge repair demand increasing; Robot adds capacity amid backlog of repairs in the U.S.

Patents 109

Patents Demand Investment 109

altenergymag

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

-Unique, modular solar plus storage microgrid platform increases energy reliability of commercial and industrial buildings giving owners control of their energy -The investment, led by WIND Ventures, will scale Yotta’s PV-Coupled solar plus storage flat-roof energy backup deployments -Yotta Energy’s patented thermal management technology for energy (..)

Patents 138

Patents Energy Energy Batteries 138

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Butterfly is an innovative and patented IAQ monitoring system including a suite of beautifully designed hardware with integrated software that has been developed at Imperial College London over the past four years to responsibly address this issue. Butterfly is claimed to offer a game-changing solution.

Energy Monitor 147

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 147

ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This significant investment will enable Eavor to accelerate the development and deployment of its revolutionary geothermal technology – the Eavor-Loop. This equity round also represents the first grant awarded by the Canada Growth Fund, a $15 billion federal program that supports low-carbon initiatives.

Carbon-negative 141

Carbon-negative Innovation Patents Investment 141

Global Renewable News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Highlights The patented Powerfoyle solar cell harvests both indoor and outdoor light energy, paving the way for a wide variety of self-powered devices. The loan will help Exeger ramp up the ca.

Patents 40

Patents Technology Investment Energy 40

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Katie Smith is a Technical Assistant with Reddie & Grose LLP, a firm of patent, trade mark and design attorneys. Last year the European Patent Office and the International Energy Agency published a detailed report on innovation in batteries and electricity storage. Energy storage is widely viewed as a potential solution.

Cooling 162

Cooling Patents Energy Energy 162

Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The plant will use Li-Metal’s patented carbonate-to-metal (C2M) lithium metal technology. We are currently discussing supply, investment and partnership opportunities with IRA-compliant lithium carbonate producers as well as next-generation battery OEMs.

Lithium 119

Lithium North America Patents Batteries 119

Charged

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

BMW i Ventures will invest in Software Motor Company (SMC), a Silicon Valley-based company with experience with HVAC retrofit motors. The Smart Motor system partners a patented high rotor pole switched reluctance motor (HRSRM) with matching motor controller, optional IoT Supervisor, and user-friendly software.

Technology 91

Technology Investment HVAC IoT 91

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This investment allows Puraffinity to scale up its operations and transition from being an R&D focussed organisation to being a full commercial entity. Puraffinity will invest in manufacturing, accelerate its commercial business as well strengthen its R&D capabilities to develop new products.

Incubators 130

Incubators Incubators Patents Health 130

Charged

JANUARY 24, 2022

Specialty chemicals firm Albemarle has signed a joint development agreement with materials management specialist 6K to use 6K’s patented UniMelt plasma technology to develop lithium battery materials. Albemarle has also made an undisclosed investment in 6K through venture capital firm Volta Energy Technologies.

Lithium 126

Lithium Batteries Patents Construction 126

Charged

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

EverCharge’s patented load balancing software, SmartPower, is designed to enable large-scale, networked EV charging by analyzing charging patterns and intelligently allocating available power based on the needs of each individual vehicle. “An

Patents 130

Patents Electricity Investment Technology 130

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

The UK utility is investing £8.2 The patented process technology employs a submerged moving-bed, fixed-film reactor, proven to treat wastewater with greater energy efficiency compared to traditional submerged SAFs. We look forward to the technology being commissioned next year.”

Patents 130

Patents Technology Transportation Demand 130

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 5, 2023

Ideaship Ideaship is a patent capital fund providing in-house patent department services, external patent counsel funding, and fundraising support for early stage startups. Cultivating innovations and charting the way, they finance patent filings and articulate patent value.

Patents 52

Patents Incubators Incubators Startups 52

Michael Grossman

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I’m equally sure they sought out and hired qualified professional patent attorneys to submit their IP to the United States Patent Office. Here’s an excellent list of questions to ask your colleagues to determine when and how is the best time to invest in branding and marketing resources.

Startups 130

Startups Patents Investment Technology 130

Bidgely

JULY 1, 2021

Learn more about How to Use Data to Drive Your EV Investment Plans , watch the on demand webinar and download the report What Utilities Know (And Don’t Know) About EV Drivers and How Better Customer Insights Can Maximize Utility Investments in Electric Vehicle s. Better Data Makes it Possible.

Energy Monitor 78

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 78

ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 21, 2024

The key component to this method is the proprietary liquid component that has been patented by AirMyne. Patent documents indicate it to be one or more variants of quaternary ammonium compounds, which are already widely used in many household products.

Startups 97

Startups Patents Carbon Waste 97

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JUNE 16, 2023

Ideaship Ideaship is a patent capital fund providing in-house patent department services, external patent counsel funding, and fundraising support for early stage startups. Prime Impact Fund Prime Impact Fund invests in transformative technology companies with the potential for gigaton-scale climate impact.

Patents 52

Patents Startups Climate change Smart Cities 52

Charged

APRIL 21, 2022

Fennac is composed of sodium, iron carbon and nitrogen , and compared to alternatives, the company says its patented manufacturing method is low-cost and more environmentally friendly. “The funding secures Altris’s production scale-up of Fennac, to 2,000 tons, enabling 1 GWh of sustainable batteries,” the company said. Source: Altris.

Patents 111

Patents Batteries Lithium Investment 111

CleanTech San Diego

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Since the first IGF, the effort has resulted in billions of dollars of investments into startup and early-stage companies. “It GridWrap is a women-owned enterprise is commercializing a patented novel technology that will structurally strengthen grid lines by using advanced hybrid composite materials.

Startups 52

Startups Patents Energy Energy 52

CleanTech San Diego

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Since the first IGF, the effort has resulted in billions of dollars of investments into startup and early-stage companies. “It GridWrap is a women-owned enterprise is commercializing a patented novel technology that will structurally strengthen grid lines by using advanced hybrid composite materials.

Startups 52

Startups Patents Energy Energy 52

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2022

The government-owned mint is using patented new chemistry – created by Canadian based Excir – to recover gold within the circuit boards of laptops and mobile phones.

Waste 298

Waste Waste Patents Recycling 298

GreenBiz

APRIL 8, 2021

Just 17 percent of the value stemmed from intangible assets, such as patents, trademarks, brands, software and customer lists. And the choices companies make about what they disclose, invest in and finance have a bigger impact on the future direction of the world. Finance & Investing. In the 1970s, when the U.S. Pull Quote.

Climate change 398

Climate change Sustainability Patents Investment 398

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Our multiple million-pound investments have enabled us to create a state-of-the-art patented recycling technology. Andrew Dickson, Business Investment manager at Zero Waste Scotland, said the new facility “is an excellent illustration of the supply chain collaborating and how the Circular Economy Investment Fund works.”

Recycling 245

Recycling Recycling Plastics Waste 245

Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 16, 2023

That is the goal of the Spanish startup Soleolico, which after ten years of research, investment of over €5 million and 30 prototypes, has unveiled the first wind turbine with PV panels integrated into its blades, or ‘sails’ as the company terms them.

Technology 64

Technology Patents Europe Investment 64

Charged

JANUARY 19, 2022

Most of these require a change in the battery manufacturing process which would require new large-scale investments and re-tooling. ASU’s technology for lithium-ion batteries is a patent-pending inorganic ceramic separator composed of a zeolite material.

Startups 135

Startups Batteries Lithium Patents 135

Charged

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The company plans to invest $43 million in the 154,000-square-foot facility, which will be able to process 30,000 metric tons of discarded batteries and scrap per year. By 2023, Ascend plans to open a facility to produce cathode active materials that will rely on the company’s patented Hydro-to-Cathode recycling technology.

Recycling 124

Recycling Recycling Batteries North America 124

ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The target is for the facility to start operations within the decade with a final investment decision to be made “within a horizon of 4 years.” This development comes less than a year after the two parties signed an MOU to study the development of a lithium production facility from a geothermal source in Alsace.

Lithium 52

Lithium Patents Electric vehicle Investment 52

CleanTech San Diego

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

million represents a tripling of the capital that these companies came into the program with, and a 50-fold return on investment on the $4.95 Patents: SCEIN companies had 62 new patents approved in 2021 for a total of 388 new patents. This combined $268.5 million in total program expenditures.

Innovation 98

Innovation Patents Energy Energy 98

Charged

MARCH 2, 2023

The company recently raised $21 million in an oversubscribed investment round led by Italian VC firm United Ventures. The patented core of the technology, the Adaptive Battery Digital Twin, uses AI and machine learning to provide design insights, real-time onboard controls and fleet-wide data analytics.

Batteries 115

Batteries Patents Automotive Electric vehicle 115

Charged

MARCH 3, 2021

Enevate will use the investment to significantly expand its pre-production line for silicon anode-based batteries, and to hire additional personnel, with an emphasis on scientists and engineers. The latest round brings Enevate’s total funding to $191 million. The advantages are enabled by Enevate’s unique silicon anode technology.”.

Batteries 101

Batteries Patents Automotive Technology 101

Charged

JANUARY 18, 2022

BMW i Ventures, the BMW Group’s venture capital firm, has invested in German startup HeyCharge, which is on a mission to install EV charging stations in locations such as apartment complexes and office buildings. HeyCharge aims to help bring a cheap, commercial, scalable solution to this section of the population.

Startups 133

Startups Patents Europe Technology 133

Charged

AUGUST 2, 2022

The economies of scale provided using Siemens’ cutting-edge technology, combined with the use of Skeleton’s patented ‘curved graphene’ material, are expected to lower the production costs by almost 90% after the completion of this 5-year long project,” says Skeleton. Skeleton Technologies says it will invest €100 million ($101.5

Technology 129

Technology Real Estate Patents Europe 129

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A Scottish-based manufacturing facility which will enable the production of lower carbon cement products has secured a £500,000 award from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund. Trade Minister Ivan McKee announced the Circular Economy Investment Fund award on 2 December. ”

Innovation 130

Innovation Sustainability Waste Waste 130