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Baker Hughes & Woodside Energy Develop Small-Scale Net Power Platform
Liverpool FC & 1PointFive Partner to Launch Carbon-Neutral Merchandise
VIE Technologies Raises $15M to Scale AI-Powered Transformer Monitoring
Mote Raises $7M to Scale Carbon-Negative Biomass-to-Energy Tech
Areim Raises Additional €450M for Nordic Data Center Expansion
Google Cloud, SLB, & Project Innerspace Partner to Scale Geothermal Energy
Sunraycer Renewables Secures $200M for 4 GW Solar & Battery Pipeline
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Decarbonization Focus: Joint effort to scale Net Power’s CO₂-capturing gas power system for oil & gas & heavy industry.
Technology Advantage: Uses natural gas with near-zero carbon emissions, providing affordable, scalable low-carbon power.
Testing & Deployment: Trials to occur at Net Power’s Texas demo facility, followed by a utility-scale Midland, TX plant.
Industry Collaboration: Plans to incorporate additional partners for broader industrial decarbonization applications.
Direct Air Capture Offset: Each product's carbon footprint will be fully offset using 1PointFive’s Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology.
Sustainability Initiative: Supports LFC’s The Red Way program, aiming for net zero emissions by 2040.
Corporate Alignment: LFC joins Microsoft & Amazon in using carbon removal credits to neutralize product emissions.
Funding & Growth: $15M Series A led by Energy Impact Partners, expanding AI-based predictive maintenance for transformers.
Tech Impact: 450 transformers monitored, covering 1.2 GW of capacity, reducing failures & optimizing grid reliability.
Market Expansion: Rising data center & electrification demand drives adoption of non-invasive IoT sensor solutions.
Series A First Close: Raised $7M, led by Nella Next & Preston-Werner Ventures, targeting $15M total.
Carbon-Negative Hydrogen: Converts agricultural & forestry waste into hydrogen, permanently sequestering CO₂.
Market Impact: U.S. has 1.5B dry tons of biomass available annually, with the low-carbon hydrogen market set to hit $113B by 2034.
Scale-Up Strategy: Funding supports first commercial facility, tech expansion, and strategic industry partnerships.
Blended-Wing-Body (BWB) Design: JetZero’s next-gen aircraft promises 50% fuel savings, leveraging existing engine technology.
USAF-Backed Development: First full-scale demonstrator flight in 2027, targeting commercial launch by 2030.
Delta’s Role: Providing operational expertise & customer experience insights via its Sustainable Skies Lab.
Net-Zero Aviation Future: Aircraft designed for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), aiming for lower noise & reduced drag.
Total Capital Raised: Areim DC Fund reaches €900M, with over €1.2B raised for the platform in the past two years.
Investor Confidence: Oversubscribed round attracts Nordic & global institutional investors, expanding EcoDataCenter’s sustainable data infrastructure.
Market Growth: CEO Henrik Brinck Landelius highlights rising demand for green data centers as digitalization accelerates.
Global Resource Mapping: GeoMap dataset & SLB’s geothermal consulting expertise to accelerate project development.
Energy Demand Impact: Geothermal can meet global energy needs 140x over, ranking 2nd only to solar in clean energy potential.
Oil & Gas Crossover: Initiative aims to repurpose industry expertise for geothermal expansion & economic growth.
Data-Driven Deployment: Google Earth Engine-powered insights to streamline project identification & execution.
Largest U.S. LNG Expansion: 24 new liquefaction trains, adding 18 MTPA capacity at Plaquemines LNG.
Total Investment: $75B+ across all projects, reinforcing U.S. LNG export leadership.
Economic Impact: Creates thousands of construction & permanent jobs in Louisiana.
Operational Timeline: FID expected after CP2 project launch, positioning Plaquemines as North America's top LNG hub.
Portfolio Scale: Funds support 4 GW of solar & battery projects, targeting CAISO, PJM, & MISO markets.
Flexible Financing: Enables pre-construction & development-stage acquisitions, securing early-stage renewable projects.
Industry Collaboration: Through its Accelerant Program, partners with smaller developers for capital support & execution certainty.
Strategic Vision: Sunraycer, backed by Crayhill Capital Management, simplifies renewable project development & financing.
Rio Tinto Completes $6.7B Acquisition of Arcadium Lithium
Market Expansion: Strengthens Rio Tinto’s lithium supply chain, integrating Arcadium into Rio Tinto Lithium.
Oklo Acquires Atomic Alchemy to Expand U.S. Radioisotope Production
Strategic Expansion: Oklo acquires Atomic Alchemy for $25M in an all-stock deal, strengthening U.S. radioisotope supply chains.
Watter Raises $5M to Convert Waste Heat from AI Compute to Hot Water
Seed Round: Led by Hunt Innovative Technologies & 17Shoals Inc., transitioning Watter into an independent startup.
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