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Southwest Airlines announced that it has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-backed project aimed at scaling the production of sustainable aviation fuel from agricultural residue. The acquisition follows the launch last month by the airline of Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures (SARV), a new subsidiary responsible for managing the airline’s sustainable aviation fuel […]

Die Umweltkrisen, in die wir die Welt gestürzt haben, verlangen nach vielfältigen Lösungsansätzen. An der Uni Wien stellt sich ein neuer Forschungsverbund dieser Aufgabe.

Battery energy storage provider Lightshift Energy announced that it has raised $100 million from clean energy-focused investment manager Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM), with proceeds from the financing aimed at supporting the expansion of the company’s utility-scale energy storage solutions. Energy storage solutions and infrastructure are emerging as a key energy transition investment area. Storage forms […]

Cleantech startup EVOLOH announced today that it has raised $20 million, with proceeds aimed at advancing the company’s solution enabling efficient, low-cost clean hydrogen production. Founded in 2020, California-based EVOLOH manufactures high-performance electrolyzer stacks – the core component of electrolyzers – for hydrogen production. The company’s platform, Nautilus, utilizes liquid alkaline technology designed to minimize […]

Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP) provider Persefoni announced today the release of Persefoni Pro, a new free, tool aimed at enabling businesses to measure and disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Launched in 2020, Persefoni’s SaaS platform enables companies and institutional investors to measure, analyze, plan, forecast, and report on their carbon footprint.

Die Dynamik bei Artikel-8-Fonds lässt nach, doch das Wachstum ist noch immer signifikant, so die Experten der Scope Fund Analysis GmbH. Bei Artikel-9-Fonds sei das Vermögen im Vergleich zum Vorjahr jedoch kaum gestiegen. Scope gebe einen Überblick über das nachhaltige Fondsuniversum gemäß SFDR.