Solar power startups are landing more funding, report says
Funding for solar power startups in the U.S. is growing in 2023 despite an overall decline in venture capital funding, according to a new report.
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Energy Department announces largest-ever investment in ‘carbon removal’
The Energy Department announced Friday it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials are calling the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in history.
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Doomsday stopper: How one law could quickly eliminate humanity’s CO2 problem
One law can change everything, and quickly Here’s one that would immediately make a difference in mankind’s battle against a looming climate catastrophe.
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Managing the burn: New NC State tool helps battle fires pixel by pixel
North Carolina State University researchers have designed and tested a new computer model to allow fire managers to map current fire risk in Everglades National Park and across South Florida daily. The new modeling tool, called “FireHydro,” can help park managers plan prescribed burns to reduce the potential for large wildfires for the region, taking into account the area’s unique water resources.
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Duke Energy looks to net $1.1B from sale of renewables business
Duke Energy is selling its unregulated utility scale Commercial Renewables business to Brookfield Renewable, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.
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Toyota battery to charge vehicles in 10 minutes – watch, read about giant’s EV plans
Toyota aims for a commercial solid-state battery as soon as 2027. Charging time, one of the main drawbacks of electric vehicles, will get shortened to 10 minutes or less, the company says. Watch videos and read details about Toyota’s EV strategy.
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Durham clean energy firm NET Power set to go public after merger
Its business combination complete, Durham clean energy firm NET Power is scheduled to begin trading today on the NYSE after the merger with Rice Acquisition Corp through a so-called SPAC merger.
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Report: Few big companies are making progress in limiting global warming
The vast majority of the world’s biggest companies have done almost nothing in the past five years to cut their planet-heating pollution enough to avoid catastrophic climate change, according to a new report.
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Durham energy firm NET Power nears merger, raising ‘at least $670 million’
NET Power, the Durham-based company looking to build a clean energy plant, says its merger with Rice Acquisition Corp. is likely to happen as soon as Thursday and will raise “at least $670 mllion” as part of the deal.
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