Renewable power company BrightNight announced that it has closed a $440 million strategic equity investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s alternative investments platform Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Initially announced earlier this year, the investment is aimed at supporting BrightNight’s independent power producer (IPP) business model and the buildout of its utility-scale portfolio across the U.S.
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CDPQ, Nuveen Launch $600 Million Sustainable Commercial Real Estate Finance Program
CDPQ and Nuveen Green Capital (NGC) have announced the establishment of a $600 million financing program for sustainable real estate investments. The program will combine senior and Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, which enables property owners to finance the upfront cost for qualified energy, water, resilience, and public benefit projects.
14 Millionen Euro für Berliner Klima-Proptech: Mit diesem Pitchdeck hat’s geklappt
Nachhaltige Gebäudesanierung – der Bedarf ist da, der Markt groß. Was haben die Proptech-Gründer von Purpose Green noch in ihr Pitchdeck geschrieben? Schaut es euch an.
Green Data Center Solutions Provider Submer Raises $55.5 Million
Data center-focused cooling and automation solution provider Submer announced that it has raised $55.5 million in a new funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the copmany’s sustainable immersion cooling technology to help data centers cut costs and environmental impact. The financing comes as AI-driven growth is driving a rapid increase in data center power […]
3M Commits to Reduce Emissions Across the Value Chain by More than 40% by 2030
3M announced a series of new and updated climate-related goals, including a new target to reduce absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 42% by 2030, on a 2021 basis.
EU Commission Proposes One Year Delay to Law Banning Deforestation-Linked Products
The European Commission announced that it is proposing a one-year delay to the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a new law aimed at ensuring that products imported to or exported from EU markets no longer contribute to deforestation and forest degradation globally, which is currently set to apply to from the end of […]
UK to Invest £22 Billion in Carbon Capture Projects
The UK government announced on Friday that it will make up to £21.7 billion available over the next 25 years for the development of two new “carbon capture clusters” capable of removing and storing more than 8.5 million tonnes of industrial carbon emissions per year.
Wird eine Batterie der nächste Rekordwolkenkratzer?
Energiespeicher. Das Schweizer Unternehmen Energy Vault und das Architekturbüro Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) wollen Schwerkraft-Energiespeichersysteme in Gebäude integrieren und damit die Art, wie Energieeffizienz in urbanen Umgebungen angegangen wird, revolutionieren.
AGRI-PHOTOVOLTAIK – Äpfel unter Strom
Ein rheinischer Obstbauer will beides – Solarstrom und Äpfel ernten. Auf seinem Bio-Hof in Rheinland-Pfalz wachsen Gala & Co im Schutze eines Solardachs.
Kenia nutzt Energie: Erdwärme gegen Erderwärmung
Kenia nutzt die Energie der Erdwärme und gilt als Vorreiter bei erneuerbaren Energien, von Geothermie bis Windkraft. Doch auch das hat Schattenseiten.
Die Kreislaufwirtschaft: eine perfekte Endlosschleife?
Recycling ist ein Anfang für die Kreislaufwirtschaft. Um vom linearen ins kreislauffähige Wirtschaften zu kommen, braucht es aber mehr.
Was ist eigentlich aus der Sozialen Taxonomie geworden?
Die Europäische Union hat sich eine Umwelttaxonomie verpasst, um messen zu können, ob Unternehmen ökologisch verantwortlich handeln. Ebenfalls geplant war eigentlich auch eine Sozialtaxonomie – um die es allerdings sehr still geworden ist. Auf Recherche nach einem ungeliebten Mammutprojekt.
Asda Ties Financing Rates for Suppliers to Decarbonization, ESG Reporting and Performance
UK-based supermarket retailer Asda announced the launch of a new sustainable supply chain finance scheme in partnership with HSBC UK, adding a sustainability-linked enhancement to its Supply Chain Finance program to encourage sustainable practices through financial incentives.
A.P. Moller Launches €1.5 Billion Fossil Free Plastics Production Platform
Denmark-based investment group A.P. Moller Holding announced the launch of Vioneo, a new venture that will seek to develop and manufacture fossil-free plastic, with the aim of significantly reducing the carbon footprint associated with plastics production.
Microsoft Tests Green Hydrogen as Solution to Help Decarbonize Data Centers
Microsoft announced the launch of a new pilot project with Irish state-owned energy company ESB testing the use of green hydrogen as part of the tech giant’s portfolio of clean energy solutions aimed at decarbonizing its growing data center footprint.