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Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q1 2024

Greentown Labs

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Puro Renewables upcycles carbon-negative biowaste to reduce the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint associated with typical plastic products.

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? Nuclear’s day in the sun #177

Climate Tech VC

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.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — April 2024 

Greentown Labs

Funding American Battery Technology Company —a startup with technologies for lithium-ion battery recycling, battery-metal extraction, and primary mineral resource development—was awarded $60M in tax credits to accelerate the construction of its next-generation battery recycling facility. tax credit allocation from the U.S.

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CES 2021: Solar-powered TV remotes, electric air taxis and balcony beekeeping

Business Green

Taking place virtually for the first time, the annual Consumer Electronics Show once again featured a host of emerging clean technologies - BusinessGreen takes a look at some of the most eye-catching developments. Samsung: Solar-powered TV remotes and upcycled smartphones. General Motors accelerates electric vision.

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CES 2021's Green Highlights: Solar-powered TV remotes, electric air taxis, and balcony beekeeping

Business Green

Taking place virtually for the first time, the annual Consumer Electronics Show once again featured a host of emerging clean technologies - BusinessGreen takes a look at some of the most eye-catching developments. Samsung: Solar-powered TV remotes and upcycled smartphones. General Motors accelerates electric vision.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Clean energy for Native American communities. As the North American program manager for the Climate Group’s EV100 program, Badalian works to get large companies to commit to 100 percent electric mobility by 2030, then helps them replace global fleets with electric vehicles, deploy charging stations and affect government policy.

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Sights & Insights: A Look Back at Interactive 2019

Elemental Excelerator

CEOs and leaders of 19 portfolio companies spoke about the ir vision to move markets in energy, water, agriculture, mobility, and the circular economy and outlined the opportunities that will come from looking around corners to solve them. “The rate in which you can go is the rate that you build trust.