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This Irish startup is throwing concrete dust on farms to fight climate change

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Climate tech startup Silicate is set to undertake the first trial of its enhanced weathering technology, which aims to remove C02 permanently from the atmosphere and lock it in the world’s oceans for tens of thousands of years.  The trial will involve spreading 500 tonnes of crushed, waste concrete onto 50 hectares (equivalent to 120 […]

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Solar power farms in space commercially viable, study proves

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A first-of-its-kind study has proven that solar power farms in space are a viable option for renewable energy generation — paving the way for the potential commercial application of the technology. The experiment was carried out by a team of scientists from the University of Surrey and the University of Swansea in the UK. Specifically,

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Startup bags €8.5M to bolster Europe’s EV battery upcycling

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In a big boost to sustainable mobility, 130 million EVs are expected to hit Europe’s streets by 2035, reaching about half of the total vehicles on the continent. However, this also translates to 130 million dead batteries, which — unless recycled — could end up as a mountain of waste. Battery upcycling startup Circu Li-ion

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Amazon adds 1GW of renewable energy to Europe’s grid

Corporates and innovation, Sustainability /

Amazon has added 39 new renewable energy projects to its European portfolio since the start of the year, the company said today.  The 39 new additions include 15 rooftop solar installations on Amazon’s own facilities in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK. The remaining 24 are utility-scale wind and solar projects that the company

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How can social impact startups influence global change?

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Around the world, people are grappling with the impact of climate change at an unprecedented level, with natural disasters and air pollution making the need for action more apparent every day. At the same time, as the global population grows, novel ideas are needed to ensure everyone has equal access to potentially life-changing healthcare solutions.

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I swapped my car for an electric cargo bike

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Tired of endless traffic jams, hefty bills, and the weight of climate guilt, city dwellers across Europe are ditching their cars for cargo bikes — and never looking back. Here’s why I became one of them. Once the vehicle of choice for a select group of urban eco-geeks, cargo bikes are now rolling into the

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EV startup Volta Trucks files for bankruptcy amid battery supply woes

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Sometimes, despite the best of plans and intentions, businesses don’t make it. Unfortunately, this is true also for those who hope to change the world for the better. Earlier today, Swedish electric lorry startup Volta Trucks announced it had filed for bankruptcy, following the failure of its battery supplier this summer.  The security of the

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London Marathon turns to carbon removals in race to net zero

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While promoting fitness, community and often charitable causes, large running events can have a significant environmental impact. Adding to the waste generation from water stations and temporary race infrastructure are the carbon emissions from the transportation of participants and spectators.  For major international marathons, this includes thousands of people flying in — often from all

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Europe outpaces US and China in hydrogen investment, says EU president

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From transportation to heavy industries, clean hydrogen has emerged as a key element in the transition to climate neutrality — and the EU wants to ensure that the fossil-fuel alternative joins its arsenal. In a speech to representatives of hydrogen’s entire value chain, Commission president Ursula von der Leyen set out how the bloc’s strategy

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Croatia wants to turn this superhot underground lake into a 16MW geothermal power plant

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A Croatian energy company has discovered an underwater lake of superheated water that could supply the country’s far north with clean geothermal electricity. The find was the result of a two-year study by state-run power company Bukotermal that sought to find suitable sites for the exploitation of the energy source, generated by heat from the

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Even world’s biggest offshore wind farm can’t mask UK’s green energy failures

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The world’s largest offshore wind farm has started exporting power to the UK grid after its first turbine came online this weekend.   The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, currently under construction in the North Sea, will comprise a total of 277 turbines once complete in 2026. The huge plant is expected to churn out 3.6GW of

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French startup bags €40M for unique CO2 battery recycling tech

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Lyon-based Mecaware has raised €40mn in funding to industrialise its battery recycling technology, designed to produce strategic raw materials. Founded in 2020, the startup has positioned itself in the recycling of end-of-life batteries and production scrap of battery manufacturing plants. Its technology, born from research at the University of Lyon, is based on a chemical

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