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Our climate news coverage consists of the latest startups and investments in solar energy, greentech, renewables, food tech, alternative proteins, as well as circular economy and carbon capture efforts. We also cover research into climate change and how technology can be used to track and mitigate severe weather and climate-related disasters.
Thomas Li was working at Point72, the hedge fund founded by notorious investor Steve Cohen, when he realized that the financial industry relies heavily on manual data entry processes that…
Electricity Maps calculates the carbon intensity of electricity consumption to optimize usage at scale
If you’re an electricity nerd, chances are you’ve already spent quite a few hours looking at Electricity Maps and its mesmerizing export flow animations. This open source data visualization project…
Plenty of founders have a difficult decision to make early in their journey: where to set up shop. For deep tech founders, the decision is complicated by the fact that…
Companies focused on reducing CO2 emissions raised big sums, second only to Q3 2023.
Walmart heir Lukas Walton, worth $28 billion, is bringing on new limited partners to expand S2G’s investment reach.
Productive solar technologies draw investors as global off-grid solar sector funding slumps
Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) technologies, especially those in the solar irrigation and cold chain segment, saw increased investor interest last year, despite a 43% funding slump recorded in…
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The ‘valley of death’ for climate lies between early-stage funding and scaling up
It’s easier for climate companies to get enough funding to get started. It’s much harder once they need money to scale.
Joselyn Lai appeared on TechCrunch’s Found to discuss her company and its hopes of driving down the cost of a proven technology to address the…
The startup, founded by an Arcadia alumnus, seeks to become a common data collection and sharing platform for renewable power sources like wind, solar, and batteries.
A few weeks back, TechCrunch ventured out to New Jersey to pay an early visit to HAX’s Newark offices. As much as I complained about the 90-minute commute in from…
The stealthy new startup hopes a fully integrated approach, from direct air capture to electrolysis and methane generation, will let it drive prices down for so-called e-fuels.
Ecosia, the search engine that funds tree-planting initiatives with a portion of its search ad profits, has launched a new cross-platform browser to grow its online footprint. The new browser,…
Building owners are often in the dark about their carbon pollution — a new algorithm could shed light on it
NZero developed a new algorithm that helps building owners estimate their carbon pollution down to the hour.
The startup is developing a technology it claims is as fast and energy efficient as 3D printing at a cost that can compete with sand casting.
Climate nonprofit Prime Coalition is hoping to bridge the valley with a new program, Trellis Climate.
The world is on fire. Quite literally, much of the time. Predicting such disasters before they get out of hand — or better yet, before they happen — will be…
The startup is decarbonizing heavy industry using aluminum as a fuel, an approach inspired by a future mission to Europa.
Founded by Louis Tremblay, FLO is looking to build robust EV charging infrastructure that will create a reliable web for drivers to get to where…
Bay Bridge Ventures’ fundraising efforts come at a time when venture investors appear to be increasingly bullish on climate tech.
SOSV’s new fund makes it one of the largest pools of deep tech venture capital to be raised in recent years.
Quilt promises its heat pump will be a sleeker design that can be installed in more places around a room than competitors’ offerings.
Kode’s platform allows customers to control HVAC and lighting, monitor energy use, track carbon emissions and keep an eye on water consumption.
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Deal Dive: Not all climate startups are focused on carbon
Windfall Bio sells methane-eating microbes to companies to help them reduce their carbon footprint in the short-term.
The startup has raised $28 million to help fund a nationwide expansion of its cardboard-based cellulose building insulation.
The New York City-based startup has been working on a product that retrofits existing street lampposts to enable EV charging.
Munich-based Proxima has raised €20 million ($21.7M) in a seed round to begin building its first generation of fusion power plants.
The global demand for wood could grow by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by the World Resources Institute. While some building…
Given flagging sales of the company’s existing product line, a mass-market electric vehicle would be a welcome shot in the arm.
The EPA awarded $20 billion in grants to kickstart loans and equity investing in climate technologies across the country.
Ford delays new EVs once more, showing why legacy automakers need to adopt a startup mentality
Ford is unusual in that it performs best when thinking like a startup, something it appears to have taken to heart recently, EV delays notwithstanding.