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Ex-Tesla and Freyr team launch sodium-ion ESS startup for ‘distributed hybridisation’ with solar

Energy Storage News

MARCH 24, 2025

Netherlands-based startup Moonwatt plans to commercialise an energy storage solution for hybridisation with solar using two big technological deviations from today's industry standard - we hear more from the firm's CEO and COO.

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Sodium-ion startup Peak Energy closes Series A, targets mass production in 2027

Energy Storage News

JULY 19, 2024

Peak Energy, a startup claiming to be the ‘first American venture to advance globally proven sodium-ion battery systems,’ has raised US$55 million in a Series A funding round.

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Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes. The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions found five core imperatives to reaching climate neutrality, including electrifying or switching to low-carbon fuels in the industry sector. Because of this, Skyven frequently partners with other startups and technology manufacturers.

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5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on. This week, we announced five startups pitching June 17 at Accelerate at Circularity 21. Accelerate is a fast pitch competition featuring startups across the circular economy value chain. Climate tech startups, and investments into them, are growing. Sherrie Totoki.

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If you can’t beat them, join them: Europe’s new wave of battery startups partner with China as sun sets on Northvolt

Energy Storage News

MARCH 12, 2025

We hear from startup Volklec which, like another European battery company Elinor, will build its batteries with a Chinese technology and manufacturing partner. They both say this will get around the challenges that ultimately doomed Europe's first wave of battery startups, with Northvolt today declaring bankruptcy in Sweden.

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How tree-planting startup Propagate Ventures monetizes land conservation

GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

How tree-planting startup Propagate Ventures monetizes land conservation. In May, I spoke with another intriguing agroforestry startup, Propagate Ventures , part of the fall 2018 cohort at Elemental Excelerator. Heather Clancy. Thu, 07/09/2020 - 01:30. The company, which recently raised $1.5

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California startup proposes 24/7 renewable PPA with 100-hour thermal energy storage system

Energy Storage News

MAY 20, 2024

Startup Photon Vault Inc proposal in response to a request for information (RFI) from Microsoft, Google and Nucor, while unsuccessful, offered what it claimed could be a first for California.

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Thermal energy storage startup Antora raises US$150 million for industrial decarbonisation

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

US$150 million has been raised in a Series B by Antora Energy, a US-based startup with a novel ‘thermal battery’ technology claimed to be suitable for decarbonising industrial processes.

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Investors bet big on energy data startup Arcadia

GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2022

Squeezing data out of utilities is hard. Arcadia just raised $200 million to make the process simpler.

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Startup Form Energy’s ‘100-hour’ iron-air battery tech attracts another US utility’s attention

Energy Storage News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Another utility agreement has been signed by Form Energy, the US startup which claims its iron-air battery can provide sufficient stored energy to ride through multiple days of low solar or wind production.

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Startups scout mining sites to repurpose as large-scale gravity energy storage facilities

Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Two startups presenting gravity-based energy storage technologies for commercialisation have signed partnerships with major players in engineering and mining.

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Icelandic startups tackle energy resilience under extreme conditions

GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2022

Iceland, the land of fire and ice and ambitious clean energy goals, is a land well-suited to troubleshoot energy resilience.

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German startup wins accolade for its fusion reactor design

TechCrunch: Climate

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Proxima Fusion, a two-year-old, German nuclear fusion startup, has published plans for a working fusion power plant in a peer-reviewed journal, in what is being touted as a step-change in the race to generate limitless energy.

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In startup Verdox, carbon capture meets electrification

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Norsk Hydro, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital are among investors committing $100 million for Verdox, a carbon capture company born at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Iron-air ‘multi-day’ energy storage startup Form Energy breaks ground on first pilot project

Energy Storage News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Work has begun on the first pilot project using Form Energy’s iron-air battery, designed to cost-effectively store and discharge energy over multiple days.

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US ‘multi-day’ energy storage firm Form Energy closes US$405 million funding round

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Form Energy, the US startup behind a battery technology that aims to cost-effectively provide 100-hour duration energy storage, has closed a Series F funding round.

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Data center tech is exploding but adoption won’t be easy for startups

TechCrunch: Climate

OCTOBER 13, 2024

While these data centers are necessary AI infrastructure, they store an AI company’s compute, they are expensive to build, seemingly more so to run, and they are a huge energy suck. Startups are looking to make data centers more […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Materials startup raises $46 million to replace cement

GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2022

Breakthrough Energy and homebuilder Lennar's investment arm co-lead $64 million Series A round for low-carbon cement producer Terra CO2 Technology.

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Geothermal “cooling as a service” startup announces launch

ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 13, 2025

Strataphy proudly announces its launch, dedicated to advancing sustainable energy solutions through innovative engineering services. source: Strataphy) Geothermal energy, historically used for heating, is now being adapted for cooling through technological advancements and service models like CAS.

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Long-duration CO2 Battery startup Energy Dome pens contract for first US project

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Energy Dome has signed a contract with Alliant Energy for a 200MWh long-duration energy storage (LDES) project in Wisconsin, which the US utility considers the “first of many.”

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 14, 2021

It’s easy to see what’s motivating India’s emerging ecosystem of sustainable technology startups with a glance out the window from the office of Sangam Ventures in Gurugram, just outside of Delhi. In response, a vibrant ecosystem of sustainability-oriented startups, investors and incubators is taking shape in India today.

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DOE awards $4 million to build local energy incubators

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Here are the innovation hubs that were awarded grants from the US DOE to support clean energy startups in their regions.

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Cathode active materials startup ACT-ion raises $7.5 million in funding round

Charged

MARCH 3, 2025

Battery cathode active materials (CAM) startup ACT-ion Battery Technologies has raised $7.5 million round was led by BASF Venture Capital and included participation from Hunt Energy Enterprises, Mirae Asset Capital, Arosa Capital Management and LG Technology Ventures. million in a pre-Series A funding round.

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‘Thermal hydro’ long-duration energy storage player Raygen gets SLB investment in Series D

Energy Storage News

APRIL 29, 2024

RayGen, a startup developing long-duration energy storage (LDES) technology designed for pairing with renewable energy installations, has raised investment to kick off a Series D funding round.

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DeepSeek breakthrough raises AI energy questions

TechXplore

JANUARY 28, 2025

Having shattered assumptions in the tech sector and beyond about the cost of artificial intelligence, Chinese startup DeepSeek's new chatbot is now roiling another industry: energy companies.

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Green Gravity, Glencore to explore 2GWh energy storage project at copper mine in Mount Isa, Australia

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Australian startup Green Gravity has commenced studies to develop a 2GWh gravitational energy storage project in Northwest Queensland, Australia.

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Australian gravity energy storage startup secures AU$9 million in Series A funding

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Australian startup Green Gravity has secured AU$9 million in Series A capital funding to complete product development of its gravity-based energy storage technology.

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NineDot finds its niche in New York’s energy transition

GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

NineDot Energy, a clean tech startup, is launching a vehicle-to-grid battery storage project in New York City.

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Startup Proximal Energy’s AI agents to optimise Excelsior Energy Capital’s US battery storage sites

Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

AI-driven asset management startup Proximal Energy has been selected by investor Excelsior Energy Capital to optimise a fleet of battery storage projects in the US.

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DOE awards $4 million to build regional energy incubators

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

DOE to support clean energy startups in their regions. Here are the innovation hubs that were awarded grants from the U.S.

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Bills Gates’ Energy Group, Former Google CEO Investing in Pacific Fusion Startup

POWER Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A fusion energy company that counts executives such as Eric Schmidt and Bill Gates among its backers has emerged from stealth, announcing $900 million in pledged funding. Pacific Fusion, whose […] The post Bills Gates’ Energy Group, Former Google CEO Investing in Pacific Fusion Startup appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Tunisian startup turns olive waste into clean energy

TechXplore

MARCH 29, 2025

In a northern Tunisian olive grove, Yassine Khelifi's small workshop hums as a large machine turns olive waste into a valuable energy source in a country heavily reliant on imported fuel.

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Peak Energy announces sodium-ion engineering centre in Colorado

Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

US-based sodium-ion BESS startup Peak Energy has opened a battery cell engineering centre in Broomfield, Colorado, in partnership with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT).

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Startup aims to use rails, not power lines, to transport renewable energy: Colorado may host pilot project

TechXplore

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Could freight trains haul electrons generated by renewable energy sources for the same purpose? Freight trains criss-crossing the country carry cars of coal and tanks of oil and natural gas to power plants to help keep the nation's electric grid going.

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‘Non-lithium, cobalt-free’ ESS battery startup Alsym Energy tight-lipped on product chemistry

Energy Storage News

APRIL 9, 2024

Battery technology startup Alsym Energy is keeping the exact chemistry of its product under wraps for the time being, the company has confirmed to Energy-Storage.news.

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GE’s energy business to buy US-made LFP batteries from startup Our Next Energy

Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

GE Vernova has signed a term sheet for the supply of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery modules from US startup Our Next Energy (ONE).

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7 companies making their mark with commercial microgrids

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 31, 2019

A growing array of players, from startups to global energy giants, are charging up solutions.

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Long-duration: Eos electrolyte supply, funding for ‘electrothermal’ startup, iron flow for military project

Energy Storage News

JANUARY 16, 2024

A trio of announcements in the long-duration energy storage (LDES) sector, from RedoxBlox, Eos Energy Enterprises and ESS Inc.

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David Crane is back, with a climate-tech SPAC

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Last week, former NRG Energy CEO David Crane joined the frenzy. . Crane was instrumental in leading NRG into renewables and other clean energy sectors and was ousted in late 2015 after its stock tanked. Why would a startup do this? Disclosure: Crane is a former GreenBiz editor at large, and you can read his body of work here.)

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How 8 corporate buyers are keeping an aging wind farm on the Texas grid

GreenBiz

MARCH 6, 2024

Autodesk, Arrow Electronics and Brooks Running are buying “high impact” RECs through a new energy marketplace created by startup Ever.green.

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Li-ion BESS from Fluence, iron-air batteries from Form Energy put through fire testing paces

Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Lithium-ion battery storage system integrator Fluence and iron-air battery startup Form Energy have completed fire safety and explosion testing of energy storage technologies.

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Why corporate partners are essential for Third Derivative, a new climate-tech support network

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Most have incredibly long R&D lead times, while the systems that typically support startups cater to ones promising shorter-term payoffs. The thesis: The most successful climate-tech startups will be those with early access to economic analysis, policy resources, financing and technical support.

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Several startups are striving to provide an “Ebay for waste”

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

Several firms enlisted in the Circular Valley startup accelerator programme are focused on platforms that enable the exchange of putative waste. For more complex cases, the startup offers its customers a fee-based consulting, to support them throughout the process. Mika Cycle : The French startup is an expert in plastic recycling.

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RE+: Energy storage soundbites and quick takes from North America’s biggest industry event

Energy Storage News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

From leading players to startups, here are some tasty quotes from interviews taped at RE+ this week in Anaheim, California, US.

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Ex-Tesla and Freyr team launch sodium-ion ESS startup for ‘distributed hybridisation’ with solar

Sodium-ion startup Peak Energy closes Series A, targets mass production in 2027

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Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes

5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on

If you can’t beat them, join them: Europe’s new wave of battery startups partner with China as sun sets on Northvolt

How tree-planting startup Propagate Ventures monetizes land conservation

California startup proposes 24/7 renewable PPA with 100-hour thermal energy storage system

Thermal energy storage startup Antora raises US$150 million for industrial decarbonisation

Investors bet big on energy data startup Arcadia

Startup Form Energy’s ‘100-hour’ iron-air battery tech attracts another US utility’s attention

Startups scout mining sites to repurpose as large-scale gravity energy storage facilities

Icelandic startups tackle energy resilience under extreme conditions

German startup wins accolade for its fusion reactor design

In startup Verdox, carbon capture meets electrification

Iron-air ‘multi-day’ energy storage startup Form Energy breaks ground on first pilot project

US ‘multi-day’ energy storage firm Form Energy closes US$405 million funding round

Data center tech is exploding but adoption won’t be easy for startups

Materials startup raises $46 million to replace cement

Geothermal “cooling as a service” startup announces launch

Long-duration CO2 Battery startup Energy Dome pens contract for first US project

A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

DOE awards $4 million to build local energy incubators

Cathode active materials startup ACT-ion raises $7.5 million in funding round

‘Thermal hydro’ long-duration energy storage player Raygen gets SLB investment in Series D

DeepSeek breakthrough raises AI energy questions

Green Gravity, Glencore to explore 2GWh energy storage project at copper mine in Mount Isa, Australia

Australian gravity energy storage startup secures AU$9 million in Series A funding

NineDot finds its niche in New York’s energy transition

Startup Proximal Energy’s AI agents to optimise Excelsior Energy Capital’s US battery storage sites

DOE awards $4 million to build regional energy incubators

Bills Gates’ Energy Group, Former Google CEO Investing in Pacific Fusion Startup

Tunisian startup turns olive waste into clean energy

Peak Energy announces sodium-ion engineering centre in Colorado

Startup aims to use rails, not power lines, to transport renewable energy: Colorado may host pilot project

‘Non-lithium, cobalt-free’ ESS battery startup Alsym Energy tight-lipped on product chemistry

GE’s energy business to buy US-made LFP batteries from startup Our Next Energy

7 companies making their mark with commercial microgrids

Long-duration: Eos electrolyte supply, funding for ‘electrothermal’ startup, iron flow for military project

David Crane is back, with a climate-tech SPAC

How 8 corporate buyers are keeping an aging wind farm on the Texas grid

Li-ion BESS from Fluence, iron-air batteries from Form Energy put through fire testing paces

Why corporate partners are essential for Third Derivative, a new climate-tech support network

Several startups are striving to provide an “Ebay for waste”

RE+: Energy storage soundbites and quick takes from North America’s biggest industry event

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