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What does digital art have to do with sustainability?

GreenBiz

Blockchain-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) recently have made a big splash in the art world and beyond. In addition to generating both headlines and confusion, NFTs have drawn attention to the high carbon footprint of certain blockchain applications. We now have a misconception that blockchains are equal to energy and climate impact.

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Sinan Energy launches carbon tokenisation blockchain

Smart Energy International

South African blockchain startup Sinan Energy is targeting an initial 100MW+ of distributed generation in northwest South Africa. Sinan Energy’s blockchain platform is designed to tokenise, record and verify carbon credits that are generated from its own plants. Have you read?

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Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters

GreenBiz

Using blockchain and cloud-based technology, a number of startups are already laying the groundwork. . For example, blockchain platform Provenance helps trace and certify supply chains to enable ethical procurement decisions. The first is in more eco-friendly product material innovation.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

The startup space is buoyant with cash and targeting a blend of retail, direct-to-consumer and food service channels, playing with ingredients such as kelp, koji and mung beans. To complement our internal capabilities, we also strategically collaborate with researchers, suppliers, startups and various other innovation partners.".

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Energy blockchain startup FlexiDAO secures Google and Microsoft backing

Smart Energy International

The funding round was led by Amsterdam-headquartered energy venture provider SET Ventures and included Google and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund as well as existing investor EIT InnoEnergy. First blockchain platform for green hydrogen tracking developed Blockchain in Europe’s energy sector – policy and regulation.

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Go Make 2023 Startups and Shell Collaborate to Advance Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Traceability Technologies

Greentown Labs

Over the past six months, the Greentown Go Make 2023 startup cohort has worked closely with Shell to accelerate partnerships to deploy and commercialize technologies for carbon utilization, storage, and traceability. “The Go Make 2023 program was incredibly transformational for our company,” says Caravel Bio’s CEO Emily Weinberg. “We

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The Blockchain Opportunity at the Heart of the Flexible Grid

GreenTechMedia

When blockchain arrived on the energy scene three years ago, much of the discussion went straight to disruption and disintermediation. Still, progress has been slow and driven almost entirely by startups that either have limited funding or the ability to willfully ignore the range of regulations surrounding electricity markets.