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E-fuels startup Aether Fuels is raising $34.3 million, per filing

Tim De Chant — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:31:31 +0000

The e-fuels startup is working on producing fuel for aviation and maritime shipping using carbon dioxide and other waste carbon streams.

Kilimo helps farmers save water and get paid for it

Tim De Chant — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:01:00 +0000

Cheap irrigation has transformed many regions around the world into breadbaskets, but it also means that there can be little left for other uses.

Dandelion co-founder is back to help you electrify your home for less

Tim De Chant — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Balto Energy hopes to speed the electrification by helping homeowners choose and finance the projects that make the most sense for them.

Unigrid wants to make batteries cheaper and safer using sodium

Tim De Chant — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Sodium-ion isn’t quite ready for widespread use, but one startup thinks it has surmounted the battery chemistry's key hurdles.

Aepnus wants to create a circular economy for key battery manufacturing materials

Tim De Chant — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The specter of wastewater threatens to stall the construction of battery factories. One startup, though, says the solution is to recycle it.

Civic Renewables is rolling up residential solar installers to improve quality and grow the market

Tim De Chant — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:01:12 +0000

With most residential solar panels installed by smaller companies, customer experience can be a mixed bag. To try to address the quality and consistency problem, Civic Renewables is buying small installers.

Gorilla, a Belgian startup that helps energy providers crunch big data, raises $25M

Paul Sawers — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:51:21 +0000

Gorilla, a Belgian company that serves the energy sector with real-time data and analytics for pricing and forecasting, has raised €23 million ($25 million) in a Series B round led by U.S. venture capital firm Headline. Founded in 2018, Antwerp-based Gorilla works with energy providers across Europe, the U.S. and Australia, including British Gas’ parent […]

Kelvin wants to help save the planet by applying AI to home energy audits

Romain Dillet — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000

French startup Kelvin, which uses computer vision and machine learning to make it easier to audit homes for energy efficiency, has raised $5.1M.

After hits like Reddit and Scopely, Collaborative Fund easily raised a $125M fund to tackle climate, health and food

Tim De Chant — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000

“We were motivated to fundraise because we think the ’24 vintage is going to be a good one,” founder Craig Shapiro said.

Novel battery manufacturer EnerVenue is raising $515M, per filing

Tim De Chant — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:49:47 +0000

The company is in the process of building a gigawatt-scale factory in Kentucky to produce its nickel-hydrogen batteries.

How many Earths does your lifestyle require?

Tim De Chant — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

A new app called MyGlimpact is intended not only to help people understand their environmental footprint, but why they shouldn’t feel guilty about it.

SiTration uses silicon wafers to reclaim critical minerals from mining waste

Tim De Chant — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The startup is hoping its durable filters can make metals refining and battery recycling more efficient, too.

‘Star Wars’ lasers and waterfalls of molten salt: How Xcimer plans to make fusion power happen

Tim De Chant — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The startup has been pursuing a ground-up redesign of a well-understood technology.

Samara is accelerating the energy transition in Spain one solar panel at a time

Romain Dillet — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Since the shock of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, solar energy has been having a moment in Europe. Electricity prices have been going up while the investment required to get solar panels installed on your roof has been going down. This is due to new subsidies, better technology and several European startups that are working […]

Binit is bringing AI to trash

Natasha Lomas — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:00:52 +0000

Early attempts at making dedicated hardware to house artificial intelligence smarts have been criticized as, well, a bit rubbish. But here’s an AI gadget-in-the-making that’s all about rubbish, literally: Finnish startup Binit is applying large language models’ (LLMs) image processing capabilities to tracking household trash. AI for sorting the stuff we throw away to boost […]

Mill’s redesigned food waste bin really is faster and quieter than before

Tim De Chant — Fri, 31 May 2024 20:20:00 +0000

The design brief was simple: each grind and dry cycle had to be completed before breakfast. Here's how Mill made it happen.

Cylib wants to own EV battery recycling in Europe

Rebecca Bellan — Thu, 30 May 2024 13:55:00 +0000

Battery recycling startups have emerged in Europe in a bid to tap into the next big opportunity in the EV market: battery waste. Among them is Cylib, a German-based startup with a pitch automakers may find financially compelling. The company says it can extract pure forms of all materials in a battery using a fraction […]

Iyris makes fresh produce easier to grow in difficult climates, raises $16M

Tage Kene-Okafor — Thu, 30 May 2024 08:13:40 +0000

Agritech company Iyris helps growers across eleven countries globally increase crop yields, reduce input costs, and extend growing seasons.

How Clean Energy Ventures avoided the pandemic bubble and raised a $305M fund

Tim De Chant — Wed, 29 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000

When other firms were investing and raising eye-popping sums, Clean Energy Ventures took a different approach. It appears to be paying off.

Faircado raises $3M to nudge people to buy pre-owned goods

Ivan Mehta — Tue, 28 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Faircado has built a browser extension that suggests pre-owned alternatives for ecommerce listings.