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Leveraging the ocean's carbon removal potential

GreenBiz

As the need for climate action becomes more urgent, the ocean is gaining attention as a potential part of the solution. Approaches such as investing in offshore energy production, conserving coastal ecosystems and increasing consumption of sustainable ocean-based protein offer opportunities to reduce emissions.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — November 2022

Greentown Labs

Dandelion Energy raised a $70M Series B-1 round to install geothermal heating and cooling solutions. Ebb Carbon closed a $10.75M round to remove atmospheric CO2 and reduce ocean acidification using electrochemistry. Department of Energy to extract nickel and magnesium from mining waste. Overstory announced a $5.2M

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Violations Discovered at Nation’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project

DeSmogBlog

The EPA said it had inspected three ADM wells in mid-June — one used for storing captured carbon dioxide and two used to monitor for leaks and other problems. An ADM spokesperson said drinking water supplies in the Decatur area were not impacted and the monitoring well in question was plugged. “We The total tab came to $414.4

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

"Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great," Odlin told Fast Company. "So Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great. Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

"Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great," Odlin told Fast Company. "So Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great. Once it goes down below 1,000 meters, it’s not coming back up, because the pressures are so great.

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Greentown Labs Member Milestones — June 2024

Greentown Labs

Funding M2X Energy , which develops a modular, transportable gas-to-liquids system to economically produce low-carbon methanol, raised a $40M Series B to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of its system. APRA-E SCALEUP award to scale the manufacturing of its aerogel materials for energy-efficient windows.

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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

They soon discovered that static electricity had caused entrapped methane from the flatulence and manure of 90 dairy cows to explode. It can reverse ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide. CEO Josh Goldman is excited about feeding his underwater crop to cows: “You don’t have to rebuild 10,000 power plants in the world.

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