Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

Weaker residential construction activity cooled the HVAC sector, and heat pump sales bore the brunt at a 16% decline compared to 2022.    UN resolution calls for more equity in Africa's critical mineral mines, the source of more than half of the world’s cobalt and manganese.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Clean Crop Technologies is piloting its technology within Diageo’s network of more than 60,000 smallholder farmers in East Africa, in partnership with Diageo’s subsidiary East African Breweries. Greentown alum Infinite Cooling , a pioneer in sustainable water recovery, is testing its tech at EDF’s Bugey Nuclear Power Plant in France.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 29, 2022

The main causes include a lack of fuel for diesel power plants, technical difficulties, and low water levels at the dams where hydropower is produced. This year (2022), France has been struggling with a lack of cooling water for its nuclear power facilities due to an extremely dry period.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

Lovelock’s main concern was not warming caused by the greenhouse effect, however, but the prospect of a precipitous drop in temperatures caused by the localised cooling influence of atmospheric pollution. But the authors theorised that localised cooling caused by air pollution might counteract the greenhouse effect.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Amazon will also lead the $500m C-1 round of X-energy, which is developing High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactors (HTGR) SMRs. Plus, Amazon has signed an MOU with Dominion Energy to explore building an SMR near the company's North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 16, 2023

🏠 JETCOOL , a Littleton Common, MA-based direct-to-chip liquid cooling manufacturer, raised $17M in Series A funding from Bosch Ventures, Schooner Ventures, Raptor Group, and In-Q-Tel.   ⚡ Enfin , a Bloemfontein, South Africa-based solar financing platform, was acquired by Adenia Partners for an undisclosed amount. 

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Campaigners launch legal action against South Africa's plans for new coal plants. Coal accounts for around 80 per cent of South Africa's energy mix and the government plans to add 1,500MW of new capacity over the next six years. Bill Gates' TerraPower venture selects Wyoming for $4bn nuclear project.

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