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USVs set to collect water pollution data in SW England pilot

Envirotec Magazine

A consortium of British marine technology companies has secured Innovate UK funding to deploy non-invasive Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) for water quality monitoring in three key South West regional ports; Dartmouth, Falmouth and Plymouth.

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UK soils could see step change in carbon sink potential, with proper investment

Envirotec Magazine

In a paper published in Food and Energy Security journal, a multi-disciplinary group of academic scientists along with prominent UK agriculture campaigner, Lord Curry of Kirkharle, suggest that investing in the quality of earth to enhance its ability to ‘lock in’ carbon should be a central pillar in the national and global push towards Net Zero.

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We can escape “the era of pandemics” says biodiversity expert group, but it will require transformation

Envirotec Magazine

Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance and Chair of the IPBES workshop. Changes in the way we use land; the expansion and intensification of agriculture; and unsustainable trade, production and consumption disrupt nature and increase contact between wildlife, livestock, pathogens and people. .

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Greentown Go Energize 2023 with Vineyard Wind and MassCEC Announces Startup Cohort with Innovations for Responsible Offshore Wind Development

Greentown Labs

This Greentown Go program, which is supported by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), is dedicated to advancing technologies for responsible offshore wind development. The startups selected in this round have the potential to elevate what’s currently possible when it comes to data collection and turbine monitoring.

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🌎 Fuel disclosure from energy majors’ earnings #221

Climate Tech VC

  Earnings season is here, and we read through the energy majors’ earnings report calls from last week so you don’t have to — and learned about the progress, and direction, of the energy transition. All of the energy majors referenced large projects in LNG and strong demand for the fuel. Happy Monday! 

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#Greentown10: Greentown Launch Propels Startup-corporate Partnerships to Commercialize Climatetech

Greentown Labs

Corporates unlock key opportunities for climatetech deployment at scale, due to their capital, purchasing power, and market access—especially given that climatetech is a largely B2B industry with high capital requirements. Sector: Electricity. Sector: Electricity. Sector: Electricity. Topic: Distributed energy technology.

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A vertical farm fit for space exploration: UK Space Agency funds new project

Envirotec Magazine

UK-based vertical farming R&D company Vertical Future has announced their involvement in developing a Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facility to be used in future space exploration missions after receiving a research grant from the UK Space Agency. Imagining a future Mars mission (image credit: Vertical Future).