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German energy tech startup Marvel Fusion aims to generate unlimited zero-emission electricity using quantum-enhanced clean fusion energy
Nickie Louise Posted On March 17, 2022


In a race to zero emissions, researchers and governments around the world have been trying to solve the challenges of nuclear fusion for more than half a century. Nuclear fusion is a nuclear process where energy is produced by smashing together light […]


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Microsoft and Jeff Bezos invest in this energy tech startup that is greening American cities by retrofitting old buildings with ‘green’ energy
Nickie Louise Posted On March 15, 2022


When Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon’s CEO in July 2021, he promised to spend the rest of his time on passion projects like his space company Blue Origin, philanthropic efforts, and other projects that will make the world a better […]


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Tesla raises prices for the second time in less than a week; Cheapest model is now $46,990
Nickie Louise Posted On March 15, 2022


Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a post on Twitter that his electric carmaker and rocket company SpaceX are facing heavy inflationary pressure in raw materials and logistics. In a tweet on Monday, Musk said, “Tesla & SpaceX are seeing […]


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Alternatives to lithium-based batteries to play a key role for stationary storage, IDTechEx says
Nickie Louise Posted On March 14, 2022


The mass adoption of electric vehicles has accelerated in recent years. Thanks to Tesla, more and more people are now embracing electric cars as the world moves away from internal combustion engine cars to combat global warming. Today, most electric […]


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US ban on Russian energy excludes imported Russian uranium; 46% of the uranium used by the US’ 56 operational nuclear power plants comes from Russia
Daniel Levi Posted On March 9, 2022


With much fanfare, President Biden Tuesday signed an executive order banning the import of Russian energy supplies including oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and coal. However, what’s unknown to millions of Americans is that US imports of Russian uranium won’t be […]


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The U.S. to ban Russian oil imports, which only accounts for 1.3% of Russia’s total oil exports
Nickie Louise Posted On March 8, 2022


As war rages on between Russia and Ukraine, the United States and its allies imposed economic sanctions on Russia. It was the most stringent sanctions ever imposed on any country since the US sanctioned Iran in November 1979 after Americans […]


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Quaise Energy, a geothermal energy startup spinoff out of MIT, is planning a sci-fi style WAVE ‘drill’ that will penetrate 12.4 miles into the Earth’s crust and help release unlimited clean energy
Nickie Louise Posted On March 2, 2022


Back in 2020, we wrote about Kola Superdeep Borehole, the world’s deepest manmade hole ever dug. Located in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, the remote region of the Russian Arctic, the Kola hole reaches approximately 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) below the Earth’s surface and yet still only reaches […]


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Satellite outage knocks out 5,800 wind turbines in central Europe as war between Russia and Ukraine intensifies
Daniel Levi Posted On February 28, 2022


As the fight intensifies between Russia and Ukraine, Germany’s Enercon said on Monday that a “massive disruption” of satellite connections in Europe was affecting the operations of 5,800 wind turbines in central Europe, according to a report from Reuters. Enercon said […]


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E-bike tech startup Zoomo raises $20M in funding to electrify last mile delivery for a more sustainable future
Nickie Louise Posted On February 22, 2022


In 2020, the global transportation sector produced approximately 7.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This number equates to about one-fifth of global carbon emissions and the delivery sector continues to skyrocket putting more pollutive vehicles on the road to […]


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1,000 Porsche cars destined for the U.S. burned aboard abandoned cargo ship in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2022


The Felicity Ace, a massive cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles on board, is burning in the middle of the Atlantic. The Panama-flagged Felicity Ace, which is roughly the size of three football fields, was heading from Germany to a […]


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UK EV startup Volta Trucks raises $260M for the world’s first full-electric vehicle designed for sustainable cities
Daniel Levi Posted On February 18, 2022


Volta Trucks, a UK electric vehicle startup and a developer of the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-ton vehicle designed for inner-city logistics, announced on Friday it had raised $260 million(230 million euros) in a Series C funding round. The round was […]


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These Tech Startups Are Leading the Charge Towards Deep Decarbonization
Daniel Levi Posted On February 17, 2022


Deep decarbonization refers to the types of changes in energy systems that will be required to meet carbon emission reduction and related climate policy goals. There is a global need for a realistic blueprint to reduce carbon emissions. When it […]


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Bill Gates, Chris Sacca lead a $50 million investment in energy storage startup Antora to decarbonize and electrify heavy industry with renewable energy 
Nickie Louise Posted On February 17, 2022


Bill Gates is a busy man. When he’s not spending time on his Foundation that provides vaccines to save the lives of millions of kids in Africa and other developing nations, Gates is busy working and investing in global projects […]


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Berlin-based clean energy tech startup Sunhero raises $4 million to make it easier for homeowners to go solar
Nickie Louise Posted On February 14, 2022


In 2019, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) came out with alarming statistics which found that over 80% of global energy still comes from fossil fuels despite trillion dollars investments in renewable energy. Today, climate change awareness has led millions of […]


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Foundation for Climate Restoration releases a white paper on how to restore the climate by 2050
Daniel Levi Posted On February 10, 2022


The impacts of climate change are global in scope, unprecedented in scale, and can no longer be denied. We can see the impacts of climate change all around. Some of the major impacts include increased heat, drought, insect outbreaks, increased […]


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The US to spend $5 billion to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations over five years
Nickie Louise Posted On February 10, 2022


The number of electric vehicles (EV) on U.S. roads is projected to reach 18.7 million in 2030. As electric vehicles gain mainstream adoption, more charging stations are going to be needed to power millions of new electric cars on the roads. In December […]


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Chinese electric vehicles lose a third of their value after their first year, new survey shows
Daniel Levi Posted On January 31, 2022


China is the largest EV market in the world, accounting for 57% of the global market as of April 2020 and 12 percent of all new electric vehicle sales in 2021. In addition to Tesla, China’s local electric car market is […]


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Electric vehicle charging startup ChargeNet to put solar-powered EV charging stations in fast-food parking lots; raises $6 million to expand its footprint
Nickie Louise Posted On January 10, 2022


According to estimates, by 2040 there will be 64 million electric vehicles (EVs) on the road in the U.S. However, we’ve only built 4% of the charging stations needed to charge them all. With millions of electric cars expected on our […]


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Nikola, a one-time Tesla competitor, agrees to pay $125 million to settle SEC charges of defrauding investors; 5 months after founder Trevor Milton was indicted of criminal fraud
Daniel Levi Posted On December 21, 2021


We’ve been following the story of Nikola, a one-time Tesla competitor and the maker of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered electric trucks. As we reported back in July, Nikola founder Trevor Milton was charged with three counts of criminal fraud—for “lying about ‘nearly all aspects of […]


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Paris-based clean energy startup Sweep raises $22M in Series A funding to lower carbon footprints for large enterprises
Daniel Levi Posted On December 14, 2021


No day goes by without new headlines on climate change. While organizations and governments around the world focus their attention on reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, measuring emissions is equally crucial to implementing and reporting on carbon […]


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