Monthly Archives April 2024

Carbon removal firm Captura expands Series A funding to US$45.3M: National Grid Partners and Japan Airlines Innovation Fund/Translink Capital join Captura as new investors in this latest raise LOS ANGELES, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Captura announced it had further expanded its Series A funding round leading to a total of US$45.3M. This […]

Toyota Ventures Raises Another $300 Million to Expand Early-Stage Investments in Frontier Technology and Climate Solutions – Toyota USA Newsroom: Firm’s committed capital grows to over $800 million, underscoring Toyota’s commitment to investing in groundbreaking startups around the globe LOS ALTOS, Calif. (April 10, 2024) – Toyota Ventures, the early-stage venture capital arm of Toyota, […]

California Resources Corporation Achieves MiQ “Grade A” Certification for its Los Angeles Basin Assets: Independently Certified Gas Designation Underscores Company’s Commitment to Reducing Methane EmissionsApril 11, 2024 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time LONG BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) received a “Grade A” certification through MiQ’s Methane Emissions Performance Standard for its operating assets […]

Arcadia raises $50M to accelerate product innovation and fuel continued growth: WASHINGTON, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Arcadia, a global utility data and community solar platform, today announced the close of a growth round. This financing will support the continued growth of the company’s market-leading community solar program, alongside product innovation leveraging AI to unlock […]

Brightmark® RNG Holdings Completes Eloy Development, Launching Renewable Natural Gas Production in the US Southwest: NEWS PROVIDED BYBrightmark Apr 10, 2024, 09:00 ET SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC announces the opening of its Eloy Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) center, which will produce RNG from dairy manure using anaerobic digestion […]

Bison Announces Mizuho Bank Investment in Alberta CCS Projects: News provided by Bison Low-Carbon Ventures Inc. Apr 10, 2024, 17:15 ET CALGARY, AB, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Bison Low Carbon Ventures Inc. (“Bison”) is pleased to announce that Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (hereinafter “Mizuho”) has made an investment in Bison to facilitate development of Bison’s […]

Construction Begins at Avangrid’s First California Solar FarmProject includes 105,000 solar panels that will generate the same amount of energy used by about 14,000 U.S. homes April 09, 2024 02:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that construction […]

China Leads Global Coal Power Surge as Capacity Hits Record:   Global coal-power capacity rose to a record last year, led by a surge in new plants in China and a slowdown in retirements around the world, according to a new report from Global Energy Monitor. Read further on Bloomberg

Steelmaker SSAB to Invest €4.5 Billion in New Mini Mill in Northern Sweden:  Swedish steelmaker SSAB AB will spend as much as €4.5 billion ($4.8 billion) on a new plant in Lulea, in the northern part of the country, that will help clean up one of the world’s dirtiest industries.  Continue reading on Bloomberg

Johnson Matthey and bp technology chosen for the world’s largest Fischer Tropsch SAF production plant: DG Fuels has chosen Johnson Matthey and bp’s co-developed Fischer Tropsch (FT) CANS™ technology for its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. Located in Louisiana, USA, it would be the largest announced FT SAF production facility in the world, with a planned […]