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Shooting for the moon: 3 radical innovations to remove atmospheric CO2

GreenBiz

Shooting for the moon: 3 radical innovations to remove atmospheric CO2. Of the three innovations presented, Project Vesta comes in at the lowest estimated price point. The bio-oil Charm produces has properties similar to crude oil but with half the energy content and a very high carbon content. Tali Zuckerman.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

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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. “I don’t think you can just deploy solar and solve everything,” he said. But that’s changing.

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The Carmaker Putting Solar Panels on Its Electric Vehicles

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A German startup aims to sell a self-charging electric car covered in solar panels from 2022 after raising nearly $60 million in a recent 50-day crowdfunding campaign. The Sion will be powered by a 35-kilowatt-hour battery containing 192 prismatic lithium-ion cells with a nickel, manganese and cobalt ratio of 622.

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Silicon Valley Clean Energy and UtilityAPI Want to Free Your Meter Data

GreenTechMedia

Why can’t you get an accurate, fact-based online quote for a rooftop solar system, backup battery or electric vehicle charger as easily as getting a quote on, say, a mortgage refinancing or home insurance policy? electric customers now have smart meters, which could open data-sharing opportunities across the country.

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Using Solar to Displace Fossil Fuels for Process Heat in Industrial Facilities

GreenTechMedia

primary energy demand, according to the Department of Energy. At many of these facilities, fossil fuels, and especially natural gas, are the energy feedstock used for process heating applications. But what if the sun’s energy could take over the job much of the time and displace fossil fuels?

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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix

GreenBiz

It's not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you'll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time.

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‘Data Hive’ Opens for Solar, Battery Vendors in Silicon Valley

GreenTechMedia

Last year, we covered a pilot project from California community energy provider Silicon Valley Clean Energy and startup UtilityAPI, meant to make sharing smart meter data between customers and approved third-party companies as easy as a few clicks of a mouse, instead of the utility paperwork and waiting time-heavy ordeal it is today.