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Heat Pump Tech Startup Evari Raises $7.5 Million

Heat Pump Tech Startup Evari Raises $7.5 Million

Heat pump tech startup Evari announced that it has raised $7.5 million in seed financing, with proceeds to be used commercialize the company’s technology for the electrification of consumer and industrial heating and cooling systems. Heat pumps are rapidly emerging as a key energy efficient and climate-friendly alternative to furnaces and air conditioners, producing fewer […]

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Microsoft Signs 400 MW Renewable Energy Purchase Deals from New Texas Solar Projects

Microsoft Signs 400 MW Renewable Energy Purchase Deals from New Texas Solar Projects

Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE), announced two new Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Microsoft, for a total of 400 MW of renewable energy to be delivered from two solar facilities currently under development in Texas. The two new solar projects, each 200 MW, include the Morrow Lake Solar in Frio County, Texas, expected to be completed […]

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Mississippi Seeks Multimillion Dollar Penalty Against BlackRock Over ESG Investing

Mississippi Seeks Multimillion Dollar Penalty Against BlackRock Over ESG Investing

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson announced on Wednesday the launch of a cease and desist order against BlackRock, aimed at stopping alleged “fraudulent action” by the investment giant and aiming to impose a multimillion-dollar administrative penalty, over the company’s ESG investment policies. The order, filed by the Securities Division of the Secretary of State’s […]

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Utility-Scale Energy Storage Provider Lightshift Raises $100 Million from Climate-Focused Investor Greenbacker

Utility-Scale Energy Storage Provider Lightshift Raises $100 Million from Climate-Focused Investor Greenbacker

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 […]

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«SENS AI» – Wie wir mit künstlicher Intelligenz die Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Schweiz und weltweit fördern

«SENS AI» – Wie wir mit künstlicher Intelligenz die Kreislaufwirtschaft in der Schweiz und weltweit fördern

Elektroschrott ist weltweit der am schnellsten wachsende Abfallstrom . Allein im Jahr 2022 wurden in der Schweiz über 121 000 Tonnen Elektrogeräte gesammelt und recycelt . Mit der automatischen Erkennung von Elektroschrott bringen wir mehr Transparenz in den Warenstrom von Haushaltkleingeräten und liefert Herstellern und Recyclingbetrieben dank künstlicher Intelligenz verlässliche und präzise Daten. Damit nimmt […]

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Umfrage: Umfrage: Vertrauen Sie den ESG-Ratings?

Umfrage: Umfrage: Vertrauen Sie den ESG-Ratings?

ESG-Ratings lassen auf die Nachhaltigkeit eines Produkts schliessen. Aber wie glaubwürdig sind sie? «ESG kann alles und nichts bedeuten. Ob so ein Produkt zu einer Veränderung führt, ist völlig unklar», sagte Inyova-CEO Tillmann Lang in einem Artikel von HZ Banking. Wann ein Produkt als nachhaltig gilt, ist somit zu einem gewissen Grad immer auch Auslegungssache. […]

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Cleantech Startup EVOLOH Raises $20 Million for Low Cost Clean Hydrogen Technology

Cleantech Startup EVOLOH Raises $20 Million for Low Cost Clean Hydrogen Technology

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 […]

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Persefoni Launches Free Emissions Measurement and Reporting Solution

Persefoni Launches Free Emissions Measurement and Reporting Solution

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.

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BlackRock’s Fink Says Energy Transition Remains an Investment “Mega Force” Despite Political Pushback

BlackRock’s Fink Says Energy Transition Remains an Investment “Mega Force” Despite Political Pushback

Investment giant BlackRock will continue to view the global transition to low carbon energy sources as one of the most powerful drivers of capital market opportunity and risk, even as the energy transition becomes “more contentious in the U.S.,” according to the firm’s Chairman and CEO Larry Fink’s annual letter to investors. While describing the […]

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