Climate

With climate tech today, as during the clean tech boom, there is more public attention on sectors that resonate with consumers. Plastic alternatives or recycling, for instance, is the go-to thing for people who want to get into sustainability. This thinking is further supported by the Intergovernme

"speakable-summary" style="text-align: left;">Husk Power Systems, a clean energy company at the forefront of fueling rural electrification since 2008 and that announced plans to launch 500 solar mini-grids in Nigeria over the next five years, has raised $103 million Series D in equity and debt to me

Circu Li-ion co-founder and CEO Antoine Welter says his startup’s upcycling machine can diagnose batteries in seconds. “We know exactly which cell can be reused and which one can’t,” he told technewss on Monday. Circu Li-ion is in the business of saving usable battery ce

There's a truism in climate circles that says solving global warming doesn't require anything we don't already have. Reasonable people can debate that, but the upshot is that electrifying buildings, transportation and industry is the best path forward, and we already have plenty of chea

By the megawatt, solar installations are outpacing other energy sources in the U.S. this year — but you wouldn’t know it judging from Tesla’s latest reports. Once among the top three residential installers in the nation, Tesla’s solar business is in decline. In the third quarte

European Union lawmakers are being urged to avoid too much risk aversion from holding back the potential of the homegrown biotech sector. Developments in biotech could be transformative in a range of critical sectors. Beyond huge promise in healthcare, innovative, low carbon applications in areas l

Flip through a random slideshow on Architectural Digest, and chances are you'll see a kitchen with a massive range as the centerpiece. They usually have at least six gas burners, ideally two or more ovens, and enough cooking grates to look like a family of arachnids died atop a 19th-century ban

Katapult, the Oslo-based global investment firm with a penchant for fostering early-stage, high-impact, climate-focused tech startups, is doubling down on its ocean and climate investments. From 2,500 applications, it picked 23 startups from 13 countries across five continents, lustrating what most

In 2023, the EV market is no longer about startups. Instead, the race to shift to electric vehicles has morphed into a competition between the world’s largest automotive companies and a host of smaller rivals that have gone public. The latter are often deeply unprofitable. The Exchange exp

It's 7:30 in the morning, and Tom Chi is in a philosophical mood. Maybe it's because he was once an astrophysicist, a profession prone to thinking expansively. Maybe it's because his mother is a Buddhist. Or maybe it's because his three-year-old venture capital firm just raised $375

A whopping 10% to 15% of the world's energy goes toward something that, unless you're a chemical engineer, you probably never think about: separating gasses. Most of that happens the old-fashioned way by boiling different gasses off the top of various liquids, many of them petrochemicals. A

Apple made some waves when it said that the newest Apple Watch would be carbon-neutral, which is not an insignificant feat, given that the company sold over 50 million smartwatches last year. But at the same time, Apple brought in almost $400 billion in revenue last year. It has plenty of money to

If you're an early-stage founder, the crazy days of 2021 are a distant memory. Money is tight, and the process of getting more is as unsettled as ever. The past few tumultuous years have tossed out the milestones that defined previous Series A benchmarks. But that doesn't mean the game is l

The Department of Justice raked eBay over the proverbial coals today, accusing the online retailer of “unlawfully selling and distributing hundreds of thousands” of products that threaten the environment and public health. In a statement on Wednesday, the DOJ said it’s suing eBay