Need seeds? This reforestation startup is buying its suppliers
GreenBiz
MARCH 8, 2023
One of the better-known reforestation startups, DroneSeed, now operating as part of Mast, is buying one of the biggest seed suppliers in North America.
Startup Green Li-ion launches North America’s ‘first’ black mass-to-pCAM battery recycling plant
Energy Storage News
APRIL 17, 2024
Green Li-ion, a Singapore-headquartered startup, has put into operation what it claims is the first recycling facility in North America to turn black mass directly into precursor cathode active material (pCAM).
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XCharge and Grensol partner to improve recycling solutions for EVSE supply chain waste
Charged
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
XCharge North America , a provider of DC fast charging solutions, is working with Swiss startup the Grensol Group to address the challenge of reducing the end-of-life waste associated with EVSE—specifically EV charging cables and modules.
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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. But this isn’t just about money. "It
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The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 28, 2020
From relative giants such as Tesla to newcomers like startup Rivian and Chanje, we stand by this list. Two of the world’s largest food companies, General Mills and Danone North America, have set specific targets and worked to extend their support to farmers in their supply chains that are picking up these practices this year.
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Intersolar North America announces array of expo hall events
Solar Power World
JANUARY 8, 2020
Intersolar North America (#isna2020), the first major solar and energy storage event of 2020, announced a lineup of interactive, industry-specific events scheduled to take place on the floor of the San Diego Convention Center expo hall.
Greentown Labs Announces Go Make 2025 with Evonik
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The partnerships-focused accelerator is accepting applications from startups with climatetech innovations for the personal-care industry Somerville, Mass. 5, 2024 — Greentown Labs, the largest climatetech incubator in North America, and Evonik, a world leader in specialty chemicals, are now accepting applications for Greentown Go Make 2025.
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These startups help busy contractors get electrification rebates faster
Canary Media
APRIL 1, 2024
Utilities already offer more than an estimated $2 billion in residential efficiency and electrification rebates across North America each year, which go to… Rebates are a cornerstone of the bid to electrify the roughly 115 million U.S. homes that still need to ditch fossil-fuel equipment to meet climate targets.
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Keep your eyes on these 9 electric truck and van companies in 2021
GreenBiz
JANUARY 4, 2021
Arrival, a five-year-old London-based startup, is establishing a presence in the U.S. The company closed out 2020 by investing $3 million and hiring 150 employees for its North American headquarters in Charlotte , North Carolina. and attracting major investments for its electric buses and vans still in development. Clean Fleets.
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UK's Octopus Energy plans to ramp up Texas presence with new investment
Canary Media
JUNE 17, 2024
Now it's loading up on new investment to make a broader push into North America. The sprawling clean energy startup pulled in two new investments in recent weeks. Octopus Energy has surged to the top of the U.K. electricity market with its plucky brand of clean, flexible, customer-centric energy. On May 7, it…
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Battery startup Mitra Chem raises $20 million in Series A funding round
Charged
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The startup aims to boost the North American battery supply chain by producing an iron-based cathode. Mitra Future Technologies, also known as Mitra Chem, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Social Capital Holdings. We see the same happening right now.
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Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space Open Applications for Year 3 of the ACCEL Program to Support BIPOC Entrepreneurs
Greentown Labs
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
ACCEL bolsters startups as they develop critical climatetech solutions by offering access to funding, networking connections, resources, and opportunities that structural inequities put out of reach. As the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America—with locations in Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, Nov.
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Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space Announce Second Cohort for ACCEL, an Accelerator for BIPOC-led Climatetech Startups
Greentown Labs
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The recurring, year-long program welcomes seven startups led by underrepresented founders Somerville, Mass. The recurring, year-long program welcomes seven startups led by underrepresented founders Somerville, Mass. The selected founding teams will each receive a non-dilutive $25k grant to support their startup’s growth.
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Modular Microgrid Startup Raises $300 Million
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 28, 2020
Startup Scale Microgrid Solutions won a $300 million commitment from investment firm Warburg Pincus this week, an unusually robust vote of confidence in the tricky microgrid market. ” Indeed, $300 million amounts to a more substantial commitment than most any grid edge startup has claimed recently.
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Bankrupt but Not Forgotten: Nikola’s Legacy in Hydrogen and EV Innovation
Hydrogen Fuel News
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Nikola forged major deals with companies like General Motors and led the movement of EV startups going public through special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). At its peak in 2020, the company boasted a valuation of over $30 billion, surpassing even automotive giant Ford Motor. However, Nikolas fall was swift and marked by controversy.
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Battery recycling startup receives financing for commercial-scale plant
Charged
APRIL 28, 2021
By integrating refinement and materials engineering processes, we believe Battery Resourcers’ approach can stabilize the cathode supply chain in North America while accelerating the shift to a clean, circular future.” ” Source: Battery Resourcers.
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Terreform ONE’s plans to upend cities and suburbs in a post-pandemic world
GreenBiz
AUGUST 10, 2020
My wife, Randy Rosenberg, executive director of the nonprofit Art Works for Change , created the exhibition, which has traveled North America the past few years.). Quotidian, everyday folks. One of the things I truly appreciate about Terreform’s approach is its attention to the social aspect of these innovative designs. “I
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Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind Announce Offshore Wind Challenge Startup Participants
Greentown Labs
AUGUST 12, 2020
Startups will participate in accelerator program to develop data monitoring technologies focused on protecting marine mammals. The startups will focus on innovations in marine mammal monitoring through data collection, real-time transmission, and analysis. Somerville, Mass., Somerville, Mass.,
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Greentown Houston Startups’ Biggest Milestones From Our First Year
Greentown Labs
APRIL 5, 2022
Greentown Houston’s first anniversary is this April, and we’re proud to be home to more than 60 startups and 20 corporate partners who are accelerating Houston’s shift to the energy transition capital of the world! Join us on April 21 to celebrate these startups, Greentown Houston’s first year, and the regional climatetech ecosystem!
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UPS orders 10,000 electric vans from UK startup Arrival
Charged
JANUARY 31, 2020
It was Amazon that opened the starting gate with its order of 10,000 vans from Michigan startup Rivian , but now the venerable Big Brown has called the upstart’s bet with an order of its own from UK startup Arrival. The new EVs will be rolled out between this year and 2024 in the UK, Europe and North America.
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Greentown Labs, Saint-Gobain, and MassCEC Announce the Healthy Buildings Challenge Startup Participants
Greentown Labs
OCTOBER 21, 2021
The latest iteration of the Greentown Launch corporate partnerships accelerator, the Healthy Buildings Challenge is focused on solutions that optimize for the health of people and the climate and aims to foster collaboration between Saint-Gobain and the participating startups, with support from MassCEC. Somerville, Mass.,
Hanwha Q Cells to Buy Storage Software Startup Geli to Tackle C&I Market
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 6, 2020
On Thursday, the San Francisco-based startup agreed to be acquired by Hanwha Q Cells, to serve as the solar module giant’s entrée into North American commercial and industrial solar-storage markets. In 2016, Seattle-based startup 1Energy was acquired by Doosan. C&I storage: growing market, tight competition.
Greentown Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments of 2022
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Cleartrace announced a $20M financing round , from several strategic investors, including Greentown partner EDF Energy North America. Interested in engaging with or joining our community of climatetech startups? Learn about how you can take action with our members or apply for startup membership !
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Meet Our Newest Startup Members
Greentown Labs
JANUARY 11, 2021
Nearly 30 startups joined our community in the final quarter of 2020, working on innovations as diverse as zinc-ion batteries, long-range weather forecasts, wave energy conversion, and replacements for petrochemical plastics. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! MANUFACTURING.
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Startup led by Tesla alums aims to build electric RVs
Charged
JULY 22, 2022
That’s the idea behind the first product to be launched by Lightship Energy , a startup created by a group of former Tesla employees. According to Thor Industries, over 600,000 RVs were sold in North America in 2021, and 90% percent of those were towable travel trailers. But what if the trailer had its own electric powertrain?
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AI Startups Raise Funding to Help Utilities De-Risk Dangers of Climate Change
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Take the example of two startups that have raised early-stage funding in the past month, both aimed at predicting some very hard-to-predict futures. Since then, the startup has landed customers in Europe and North America, including large-scale renewable energy developers like Enel Green Power and utilities including Finland-based Fortum.
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Truck-as-a-Service startup WattEV orders 50 Volvo VNR electric trucks
Charged
APRIL 6, 2022
This type of innovative thinking is necessary to transform how the industry transports freight, and we look forward to collaborating with WattEV as they scale their TaaS fleet across California and the nation.”.
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Investors Still Betting on Next Big Energy Storage Technology: Solid-State Batteries
GreenTechMedia
JULY 8, 2020
has a lot of startups that are working on this,” Frith said. North America currently trails Asia and Europe when it comes to making traditional lithium-ion batteries. That's not terribly far off in energy technology terms. "It’s It’s fair to say the U.S. Challenges to a U.S. manufacturing base.
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Greentown Houston Is Here—Meet Our 25+ Inaugural Startups
Greentown Labs
APRIL 14, 2021
Ten years ago, Greentown began when four startups decided to split the cost of rent and resources. Please join us in welcoming, celebrating, and supporting these incredible startups! The post Greentown Houston Is Here—Meet Our 25+ Inaugural Startups appeared first on Greentown Labs. Agtech + Water.
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Greentown’s Founding Startups Reflect on the Incubator’s First Decade
Greentown Labs
JANUARY 28, 2021
Ten years ago, four startups joined together to split rent on a Cambridge warehouse. They were cleantech companies with a common need for prototyping space, but none of them imagined that what they started would turn into Greentown Labs, the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America.
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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
JUNE 28, 2023
The accelerator will advance five startups’ climatetech solutions while preparing them for partnership and commercialization in the offshore wind industry Somerville, Mass. 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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Scout Motors unveils EV Terra truck, Traveler SUV concepts, including Harvester range extender
Charged
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Scout Motors, the startup electric-truck maker owned by Volkswagen, took the wraps off concepts for its first two 4×4 models outside Nashville on Thursday evening. Heavy on heritage and light on details, the launch event showed Scout’s concepts for an EV 4×4 that’s every bit the equal of Jeep or Bronco. Photos by John Voelcker.
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Our Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments This Year
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Form Energy’s CEO Mateo Jaramillo was selected as one of Business Insider’s 100 People Transforming Business in North America. The post Our Startups’ Biggest Accomplishments This Year appeared first on Greentown Labs. SparkCharge raised a $3.3M population.
BASF Advises Circularity Challenge Startups on Navigating Corporate Venture Capital Arm
Greentown Labs
JANUARY 24, 2020
Jacob Grose, investment manager for BASF Venture Capital, said the words that are magic to startup entrepreneurs’ ears: “Here are the things that accelerate the investment process.”. Five startups had an unparalleled look into the inner workings of BASF’s venture capital arm at the third Circularity Challenge workshop.
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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Green chemistry pioneer John Warner , president of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, joined the biomanufacturing startup Zymergen as a distinguished research fellow. Chantelle Ludski is serving as the North America and Asia Pacific COO for the Anthesis Group sustainability consultancy.
SBD Technologies to partner with Emobi to simplify the EV fleet charging experience
Charged
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
SBD Technologies, a startup focused on EV fleet solutions, has announced a partnership with Emobi, an e-mobility roaming network provider. The partnership will allow SBD to integrate Emobis 120,000 public EV charging locations in North America into SBDs FleetCharge offering.
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Mercedes-Benz Energy to supply second-life EV batteries to Moment Energy
Charged
AUGUST 14, 2022
Moment Energy , a Canadian energy-storage startup, has reached a supply agreement for second-life EV batteries with Mercedes-Benz Energy. Together with Moment Energy we will enable sustainable ESS-solutions for North America based on second-life batteries,” says Mercedes-Benz Energy CEO Gordon Gassmann. Source: Moment Energy.
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Insights on the Energy Transition from ENGIE North America CEO Gwenaëlle Avice-Huet
Greentown Labs
MARCH 8, 2021
ENGIE North America, an energy leader accelerating North America’s transition toward a carbon neutral economy, is a long-time Greentown Labs partner and recently became a Founding Partner of Greentown Houston. Today, we have 3 GW of renewables in North America, which would be enough power for 1.3
Ecopetrol Joins Greentown Labs as a Terawatt Partner
Greentown Labs
MARCH 19, 2024
Ecopetrol’s Extensive Energy-industry Expertise to Help Climatetech Startups Commercialize and Scale Innovations Somerville, Mass., With a majority ownership stake held by the Colombian government, Ecopetrol is the country’s largest company and also conducts operations in several other locales throughout South and North America.
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Where are they now? Celebrating the InNOVAte 2019 Startups’ Achievements
Greentown Labs
JUNE 4, 2021
In spring of 2019, Saint-Gobain and Greentown Labs announced the InNOVAte 2019 Challenge, a six-month accelerator focused on innovations that could disrupt the built environment and enable new value within the residential (single and multi-family homes) and commercial building value chains across North America. Techstyle Materials.
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Startup proposes novel direct-air capture using low-temperature geothermal
ThinkGeoEnergy
MARCH 21, 2024
A California-based startup called AirMyne is developing a method for direct air capture (DAC) of CO2 that uses a liquid sorbent that can be regenerated using low-temperature geothermal energy. This overcomes the high temperature requirement that has been a major hurdle for liquid direct air capture (L-DAC). ” Source: Yahoo!
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Greentown Labs Appoints Aisling Carlson to Senior Vice President of Partnerships
Greentown Labs
JUNE 29, 2023
Experienced startup executive will spearhead partnership strategy to support the incubator’s next stage of growth and climate impact Somerville, Mass. and Houston, Texas, June 29, 2023 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech incubator in North America, today announced Aisling Carlson as its Senior Vice President (SVP) of Partnerships.
Greentown Labs Announces Go Make 2023 Program with Shell
Greentown Labs
MAY 16, 2023
The partnerships-focused accelerator is accepting applications from startups with innovations for carbon utilization, storage, and traceability Somerville, Mass. Designed to accelerate startup-corporate partnerships to advance climatetech, this Greentown Go program is focused on technologies for carbon utilization, storage, and traceability.
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Lucid Motors goes public in long-awaited SPAC deal
Charged
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, is said to be the largest to date between a SPAC and an EV startup. Reuters called Lucid “one of the strongest of the flock of startups challenging Tesla’s dominance.”. It is expected to leave Lucid with approximately $4.4 billion in cash.
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