New Software Aims to Help Investors Measure Environmental Impact
Investors eager to put their money into clean air technologies may get a boost from a software tool that is aiming to help philanthropists, private companies and state agencies to measure environmental impact of early-stage firms.
The CRANE tool...
Pricing In the Costs of Climate Change
A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a nonprofit that encourages companies to report how climate change might affect them, shows that 215 of the world’s largest companies, including Apple, JPMorgan and Chase, see climate change as a threat that...
How Big Tech’s Hunger for Data Centers Is Driving Renewable Energy Adoption
Microsoft plans to build zero-carbon data centers in Sweden. Facebook is investing in a massive solar farm in Texas. And Google uses seawater from the Gulf of Finland to cool its Hamina servers.
Technology companies are ramping up their...
How This Green Energy Startup Landed Nuclear Giant Funds
Seattle green energy startup LevelTen pulled in $20.5 million this week from a group of investors that for the most part ticked the usual social impact boxes. Except that big name associated with nuclear meltdown.
The Seattle startup took an investment...
Despite Teething Troubles, Indian Solar Shines Brightly
As Narendra Modi begins his second term as India’s prime minister, the country’s renewables sector is set for a significant boost that will help it meet his ambitious target of 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2022.
Obvious Ventures Pushes Silicon Valley to Invest With Purpose
The partners at Obvious Ventures aren’t big fans of the term impact investing. Instead, they have coined another phrase for what they do: world-positive venture capital.
What’s the difference? James Joaquin, who founded Obvious with Medium’s Ev Williams and...
Power to the Permian: How Shale Boom Is Fueling Solar Market
Existing electricity infrastructure, which is not sufficient to meet the growing demand from the industry’s aging equipment scattered in remote locations, and strong drilling activity in the Permian Basin in West Texas and New Mexico are creating a unique opportunity for early...
Matt Diserio: Why “Water is the New Oil”
When President Trump signed a measure in April to address a 19-year decline in the flow of the Colorado River, it was another sign that the management of one of Earth’s most precious resources is becoming more important and urgent in the...
Better Water Management Means Higher Profits and Less Waste
Oil and gas production in the U.S. Southwest’s Permian Basin generates wastewater at a pace that would fill 1,000 Olympic-size swimming pools every day, presenting socially conscious investors interested in more environmentally friendly water management with a lucrative opportunity.Current water management for...
Greenprint Partners’ Nicole Chavas: “Investing in our infrastructure is absolutely essential.”
Strategic Investors: Profiles of investors with strategies to consider.
Greenprint Partners, a Chicago-based B Corp founded by female entrepreneurs, believes that existing water-drainage infrastructure can be transformed into engines of sustainability that also reduce pollution and flooding.
Nicole Chavas, CEO and co-founder of the firm, says...
Why Water Management Will Remain a Growing Sector in Sustainable Investment
Perspectives: Opinions from our network of advisors, investors, operators and analysts on the risks and opportunities they see.
Eliecer Palacios is the head of North America Business Development & Principal Investments at LUKOIL Pan Americas, LLC. He is a seasoned investment professional with over 15 years...
Ripple Energy Turns to Environmentalist Consumers for Funding
On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to, for their impact on industry.
One U.K. startup is taking a radical step in renewable energy: crowdsourcing the funds to build its infrastructure from its future customers.
Ripple Energy appears to be taking advantage of the growing...
Rohitesh Dhawan: A balanced energy mix is going to create “very big stranded assets”
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Whether you think climate change is real or not, global insurers, investment funds, many corporations and most governments believe in it. While global policy consensus remains elusive, from a long-term investment standpoint significant risk now attaches...
What the 40% of Off-the-Grid Africans Mean for Infrastructure Spending
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Africa has some of the worst physical infrastructure in the world, particular in terms of roads, air traffic, energy, and telecommunications.
Fragmented industries also add to Africa’s infrastructural woes, with supply chains that are weak in logistical strength driving high shipping and...
Clean Energy Consumer Adoption Relies on Government Initiative
KEY TAKEAWAYS
As the global energy mix continues to integrate renewables, energy storage solutions will grow increasingly important.
More than simple batteries, new energy storage devices use artificial intelligence to predict and react to grid instability, price shifts, and energy needs.
In residential and...
Intermittency: The Hidden Cost of Renewables
KEY TAKEAWAYS
As the global energy mix continues to integrate renewables, energy storage solutions will grow increasingly important.
More than simple batteries, new energy storage devices use artificial intelligence to predict and react to grid instability, price shifts, and energy needs.
In residential and...
How Do We Actually Make Clean Energy Sustainable?
KEY TAKEAWAYS
As the global energy mix continues to integrate renewables, energy storage solutions will grow increasingly important.
More than simple batteries, new energy storage devices use artificial intelligence to predict and react to grid instability, price shifts, and energy needs.
In residential and...
The Bottom Line: Clean Energy Management
KEY TAKEAWAYS
As the global energy mix continues to integrate renewables, energy storage solutions will grow increasingly important.
More than simple batteries, new energy storage devices use artificial intelligence to predict and react to grid instability, price shifts, and energy needs.
In residential and...
Wastewater: An Unlikely Source of Cost-Effective Hydration
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Treating waste water to make it fit for consumption is a key trend for smart cities.
In tandem with desalination, this approach now underpins a massive and growing market.
Investors can profit from this trend with a stake in a leading equipment...
MOF Technology: The Most Efficient Water Solution?
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Desalination offers a clear solution to a parched globe but has clear drawbacks in terms of energy consumption and other operating costs.
Technology advances, paired with abundant forms of clean energy herald a renaissance for desalination.
One new technology in particular, MOF,...
The Economic, Environmental, & Social Impact of Water Purification
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Some of the world’s most dynamic cities have faced—and will again face—severe water shortages.
Spending to meet this challenge is currently insufficient, but cities are spending more.
A range of firms and a purpose-built ETF can help you profit by doing good.
Cape...
The Most Investable Opportunity in Cities is Hidden in Plain Sight
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As part of global initiatives that major cities are making towards smart cities, they’re investing big money in upgraded lighting systems.
Building on decades of technological advancement, newer forms of lighting don’t just reduce energy consumption, they also create reduced CO2 emissions...
The Rise in Electric Cars Equals an Investable Opportunity in Lithium
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Global auto sales have peaked in the current cycle. But there’s a bright spot coming: The electric vehicle market is in the early stages of scorching growth. EVs have the potential to transform the cities of the future with lower emissions.
Smart...
The Windows of the Future Cut Energy Costs with Intelligence
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The ability to control how much light gets into an office space is becoming very popular with commercial building developers.
These windows can help lower cooling bills while adding a layer of privacy.
A handful of public and private firms are controlling...
Sensors in Water Supply Chains Stop Water and Funding Leaks
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Cutting down on leaks can save millions of gallons of water.
Smart water sensors play a crucial role, and can also ensure that water supplies have not become tainted.
Investments in this smart cities technology are crucial right now, ahead of an...
A $100 Billion Target Market: Smart Windows
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Smart windows offer a compelling upgrade to new and existing high-rise buildings.
We’re looking at how one firm is tackling this lucrative niche.
Deep pockets will be needed to support this capital-intensive technology.
While it will take quite some time for all of...
Trillions of Windows Could Power Cities of the Future
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Hundreds of billions are at stake as cities look to encourage the design and construction of smart buildings. Smart windows will play a key role and will offer a range of investable opportunities.
Competing technologies are being perfected, so this is a...
The Secret to Better Air Quality Could Lie in Sidewalks
KEY TAKEAWAYS
A range of technologies are helping cities to re-develop thriving streetscapes as car ownership recedes and cycle and pedestrian paths grow more popular.
Turning all that people motion into clean energy is the focus of a fast-growing start-up.
Such business models carry...
How Motorola is Reducing NYC’s Costly Traffic Problem
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Traffic in New York City has slowed to a crawl as the roads are packed with more vehicles. While a range of tech fixes have been put in place, traffic still causes $100 billion in lost productivity each year.
Specialized high-tech companies...
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