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RWE setzt bei diesem ambitionierten Projekt auf starke Partner. Das Dresdner Unternehmen Sunfire liefert mit seinem 10-MW-Druck-Alkali-Elektrolyseur eine zentrale Komponente der Anlage. Dieser Elektrolyseur ermöglicht die effiziente Produktion von grünem Wasserstoff unter industriellen Bedingungen und generiert wertvolle Erkenntnisse für den Einsatz dieser Technologie in zukünftigen Großanlagen.

Carbon capture and removal technology provider Svante announced an investment of up to USD$100 million from Canada’s government-backed Canada Growth Fund (CGF), with proceeds aimed at supporting the development of projects to address emissions in hard-to-abate industries in Canada and the U.S. CGF commenced operations in 2023, capitalized with $15 billion for deployment over five […]

„Mit der Smart-Carbon-Strategie gehen wir einen Schritt weiter als bei der herkömmlichen CO2-Kompensation“, erklärt Dr. Christian Jasperneite, CIO von M.M.Warburg & CO. Sie ist auf eine dauerhafte Reduzierung der CO2-Emissionen ausgerichtet, „indem wir aktiv Emissionsrechte aus dem Markt nehmen“.

Automotive giant GM announced today that it has signed a 15-year renewable energy purchase agreement with NorthStar Clean Energy, a unit of CMS Energy, to fuel three GM assembly plants. The announcement marks GM’s largest power purchase deal yet and an important milestone in the company’s goal to be carbon neutral by 2040, according to […]

The World Bank announced that it has priced a $225 million bond, with financial returns to investors linked to the generation of carbon removal units (CRUs) from reforestation projects in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The transaction marks the first bond to link financial returns to the removal of carbon from the atmosphere – compared with prior […]

Alaska Airlines announced today that it invested in sustainable aircraft developer JetZero, including the company’s first options for future aircraft orders. Founded in 2021, JetZero is developing the first commercial blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft that it said will provide up to 50% less fuel burn and lower emissions. The company said that its design, which […]

Karsten Marzinzik von Swisscanto konstatiert eine sich zusehends vergrößernde „Wasserlücke“, was ohne bahnbrechende technologische Innovationen und Investitionen für einen effizienteren Wassereinsatz und in der Abwasseraufbereitung ein immer gravierenderes gesellschaftliches und ökonomisches Problem werden dürfte.

Carbon assets and investment manager Silva Capital announced today the launch of the Silva Carbon Origination Fund, aimed at providing access to large-scale, high-integrity carbon credits from nature-based projects in Australia targeting reforestation and sustainable agriculture. Alongside the launch, Silva announced the first close of the fund, with mining companies Rio Tinto and BHP and […]