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- Climate & Nature
EarthEn wins DOE backing for supercritical CO2 energy storage
EarthEn secured US Department of Energy funding and national-lab support to commercialise its supercritical CO2-based energy storage technology, including a $750,000 award for sCO2 heat-exchangers. Th…
- Climate & Nature
Rondo Energy raises $60 million for industrial heat batteries
Rondo Energy secured $60 million to accelerate global deployment of its Rondo Heat Batteries, which convert renewable power into high-temperature industrial heat. The technology targets hard-to-decarb…
- Sustainable Finance
Ceibo raises over $30 million for sustainable copper leaching
Chile-based Ceibo closed a Series B round exceeding $30 million to scale its copper leaching technology that cuts water use and environmental impact. As copper demand rises with electrification, the d…
- Sustainable Finance
dcbel raises $50 million for residential home energy stations
Montreal-based dcbel raised $50 million in Series B funding to accelerate rollout of its bidirectional Home Energy Station for residential clean energy. The development illustrates growing investment …
- Climate & Nature
Bayer, GenZero, Shell partner to cut Indian rice methane emissions
Bayer, GenZero, and Shell Energy India launched a collaboration to reduce methane emissions from rice cultivation in India through farmer training and remote-sensing MRV. The project targets agricultu…
- Sustainable Finance
Sapphire Technologies raises $10 million for turboexpander energy recovery
Sapphire Technologies closed a $10 million Series B round to commercialise its FreeSpin In-line Turboexpander for hydrogen and natural gas energy recovery. The development reflects growing investment …
- Climate & Nature
Gabon completes $436 million debt-for-nature swap for marine conservation
Gabon executed a $436 million debt-for-nature swap, restructuring debt into a $500 million blue bond to fund marine conservation. The deal demonstrates innovative sustainable finance mechanisms increa…
- Climate & Nature
Australia's Hydrogen Strategy Should Prioritise Ammonia and Green Iron Over Exports
IEEFA's submission to Australia's National Hydrogen Strategy review argues that green hydrogen holds genuine promise for domestic ammonia production and green iron manufacturing, but that direct hydro…
- ESG Movers
ExxonMobil signs Nucor carbon capture deal, reaching 5 MTA milestone
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions agreed to capture and store up to 800,000 metric tons of CO2 annually from Nucor's Louisiana steel plant, lifting its third-party total to 5 million metric tons. The de…
- Climate & Nature
Siemens to manufacture US solar inverters from 2024
Siemens announced it will begin US production of solar string inverters in 2024 via a Wisconsin contract manufacturer, leveraging Inflation Reduction Act incentives. The move illustrates how localisat…
- ESG Movers
Google joins Amex GBT and Shell sustainable aviation fuel program
Google joined American Express Global Business Travel and Shell Aviation's sustainable aviation fuel program, supporting its 2030 net-zero goal. The development underscores corporate demand aggregatio…
- Climate & Nature
Occidental acquires Carbon Engineering for $1.1 billion
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…
- Climate & Nature
Victorian Gas Distributor Campaigns Risk Consumer Harm and Legal Action
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 …
- Climate & Nature
Victoria Gas Networks Promote Renewable Gas While Planning for Electrification
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 …
- Climate & Nature
WINT raises $35 million for AI-driven water leak prevention
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…
- Standards & Frameworks
Credit Agricole buys 30% of Innergex French renewables for €128 million
Credit Agricole Assurances acquired a 30% stake in Innergex's French renewable portfolio for €128 million, advancing its energy-transition strategy. The deal illustrates how financial institutions are…
- Standards & Frameworks
Tesco sets SBTi-validated 55% Scope 3 emissions cut by 2032
Tesco unveiled SBTi-validated targets to cut absolute Scope 3 energy and industrial emissions 55% by 2032 and Scope 1 and 2 emissions 85% by 2030. The move sets a supply-chain decarbonisation benchmar…
- Sustainable Finance
Iberdrola launches Carbon2Nature for nature-based carbon credits
Iberdrola launched Carbon2Nature, a company developing nature-based solutions to remove CO2 and generate high-quality carbon credits. The venture signals corporate scaling of carbon-credit generation …
- Climate & Nature
Persefoni raises $50 million, launches AI carbon accounting tool
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…
- Climate & Nature
VEIR demonstrates 100-foot superconductor power line, raises $24.9 million
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…
- Climate & Nature
FMC commits $30.5 million to UN Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge
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…
- Climate & Nature
US Energy Department grants $1.2 billion to two direct air capture projects
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…
- Climate & Nature
AI-guided flight routing cut contrails 54% in American Airlines trial
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…
- Climate & Nature
Blackstone closes $7.1 billion energy transition private credit fund
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…