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Occidental agreed to acquire Direct Air Capture firm Carbon Engineering for $1.1 billion to scale atmospheric CO2 removal. The deal signals consolidation and capital flowing into carbon-removal techno…
17 Aug 2023
Victoria's gas distribution networks are promoting renewable gas derived from biomethane and hydrogen as a viable long-term household energy option, even as their own financial plans submitted to the …
17 Aug 2023
Victoria's gas distribution networks are running promotional campaigns asserting a long-term renewable gas future for households, despite their own regulator submissions showing minimal investment in …
17 Aug 2023
WINT Water Intelligence closed a $35 million Series C round to expand its AI- and IoT-driven water management and leak-prevention solutions. The development highlights technology addressing water stre…
16 Aug 2023
Persefoni raised $50 million led by TPG Rise and launched PersefoniGPT, an AI-powered carbon accounting tool. The development reflects maturing carbon-accounting technology as disclosure mandates expa…
15 Aug 2023
VEIR, a clean-technology firm backed by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, completed a 100-foot outdoor superconductor power line and raised $24.9 million in Series A-2 funding. Indian utilities facing ren…
14 Aug 2023
FMC Corporation announced a $30.5 million commitment to the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge, supporting smallholder farmers and climate-resilient technology across Asia, Africa and Latin America. In…
12 Aug 2023
The US Department of Energy selected projects from Occidental's 1PointFive and Climeworks for grants up to USD 1.2 billion to build direct air capture facilities. The award, the largest-ever in engine…
12 Aug 2023
American Airlines, Google Research and Breakthrough Energy demonstrated a 54% reduction in contrails using AI-based flight route adjustments across 70 test flights. The result offers Indian carriers a…
11 Aug 2023
Blackstone closed its BGREEN III energy transition credit fund with $7.1 billion, the largest-ever private credit fund for the energy transition. Indian renewable developers and clean-energy companies…
11 Aug 2023
Seattle-based Membrion closed a $12.5 million Series B round for its ceramic desalination membranes that recover up to 98% of industrial wastewater. Indian industrial and semiconductor manufacturers f…
10 Aug 2023
Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Infrastructure Business made an equity investment in Synthica Energy to expand renewable natural gas production across US hubs. Indian companies pursuing biomethane an…
9 Aug 2023
The UN Development Programme announced the 14th Equator Prize winners, recognizing Indigenous and local community initiatives from ten countries with US$15,000 each. The awards spotlight grassroots, n…
9 Aug 2023
A political economy analysis of Pakistan's energy sector finds that the country's coal capacity has grown from 0.15 GW in 2015 to over 7 GW by June 2023, driven largely by China-Pakistan Economic Corr…
9 Aug 2023
A Deloitte survey of 24,000 people across 24 nations found 46% of higher-income workers would change jobs for more sustainable employers, versus 13% of lower-income respondents. The findings signal th…
8 Aug 2023
Germany plans to add roughly €20 billion to its Climate and Transformation Fund, raising the total above €200 billion through 2027. The expansion, alongside a carbon price rise to €40 per ton, signals…
8 Aug 2023
Singapore's EMA and Shell launched the country's first smart, clean-energy-powered service stations offering solar-backed EV charging at three Shell stations. The model, combining rooftop solar, batte…
8 Aug 2023
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility achieved net energy gain in a nuclear fusion reaction for the second time, on 30 July, exceeding its December milestone. Repeated fu…
7 Aug 2023
Newlight Technologies closed a $125 million equity round led by Temasek's GenZero to scale AirCarbon, a material made from greenhouse gas using natural microorganisms. Indian manufacturers in fashion,…
7 Aug 2023
A proposed central government-owned electric bus financing facility could resolve the payment security and balance sheet risks that have deterred major automotive manufacturers from participating in I…
7 Aug 2023
Compact Membrane Systems raised $16.5 million to develop electrified membrane solutions for hard-to-abate industrial emissions, targeting commercial deployment by 2026. Indian heavy-industry emitters …
5 Aug 2023
Energy company bp invested £4 million ($5 million) in fleet decarbonization startup Dynamon and signed a commercial agreement to use its ZERO software. Indian commercial fleet operators and EV-transit…
5 Aug 2023
A team from the University of Cordoba and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research has demonstrated a solar battery using a bi-functional carbon nitride photoanode that both absorbs light and…
4 Aug 2023
Samsung Electronics launched a sustainability campaign titled 'Changes Start from Small Steps' on August 3, 2023, spotlighting employee-led environmental initiatives including recycled fishing nets an…
4 Aug 2023
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