energy storage – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sat, 20 Jun 2020 00:59:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 Meet U.S. Electricity Demand With 90% Less Carbon Emissions? Possible by 2035, Says Report /meet-u-s-electricity-demand-with-90-less-carbon-emissions-possible-by-2035-says-report/ /meet-u-s-electricity-demand-with-90-less-carbon-emissions-possible-by-2035-says-report/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16517 Falling costs for renewables, such as solar and wind power as well as batteries, make 90% cut in carbon emissions for U.S. electricity possible within 15 years, says a report. Rooftop solar costs have fallen by 82% in the last decade. Proper policy incentives, required investment into green energy would create millions of new jobs. […]

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]]> /meet-u-s-electricity-demand-with-90-less-carbon-emissions-possible-by-2035-says-report/feed/ 0 Investors Seeking Opportunities in Battery Technology Offered Blunt Advice: “Run Away” /investors-seeking-opportunities-in-battery-technology-offered-blunt-advice-run-away/ /investors-seeking-opportunities-in-battery-technology-offered-blunt-advice-run-away/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:16:50 +0000 /?p=14492 New energy-storage technologies may help slash greenhouse gases one day, but if someone pitches you an opportunity to invest in them, politely decline, a big backer of clean-energy is warning. The race is on to develop a high-capacity battery capable of long-term power storage at an affordable cost. Such a device would boost the spread […]

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]]> /investors-seeking-opportunities-in-battery-technology-offered-blunt-advice-run-away/feed/ 0 Our Love of Data May Be “Unsustainable,” as Surging Power Demand Takes Environmental Toll, Researcher Warns /our-love-of-data-may-be-unsustainable-as-surging-power-demand-takes-environmental-toll-researcher-warns/ /our-love-of-data-may-be-unsustainable-as-surging-power-demand-takes-environmental-toll-researcher-warns/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:19:44 +0000 /?p=14468 Artificial intelligence, higher-speed 5G cellular networks, and streaming services like Netflix  may be making our lives easier, but there’s a cost: skyrocketing demand for energy that will have a huge impact on the environment. As the world depends more on smart devices that use data, tech companies are building immense facilities housing stacks and stacks […]

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]]> /our-love-of-data-may-be-unsustainable-as-surging-power-demand-takes-environmental-toll-researcher-warns/feed/ 0 Congruent Ventures Backs Ideas Promising Sustainability Without Compromise /congruent-ventures-backs-ideas-promising-sustainability-without-compromise/ /congruent-ventures-backs-ideas-promising-sustainability-without-compromise/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2019 19:56:04 +0000 http://karmaimpact.com/?p=10272 From demolition debris recycling to imitation chicken, Congruent Ventures has taken a markedly different approach to investing than many of its social impact peers. Taking a no compromise approach, the San Francisco VC firm is seeking products and ideas that improve people’s lives, with minimal disruption to their habits or standards. Founded only two years […]

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]]> /congruent-ventures-backs-ideas-promising-sustainability-without-compromise/feed/ 0 S. Korea Zeros in on EV: SKC to Acquire Copper Foil Maker from KKR for $1B /s-korea-zeros-in-on-ev-skc-to-acquire-copper-foil-maker-from-kkr-for-1b/ /s-korea-zeros-in-on-ev-skc-to-acquire-copper-foil-maker-from-kkr-for-1b/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2019 20:36:38 +0000 http://3.222.249.12/?p=9334 South Korean energy and chemical company SKC will acquire copper foil company KCF Technologies from private equity major KKR for $1 billion. The purchase of KCF, whose copper foil forms the core of EV batteries, is the latest indicator of South Korea’s rapid adoption of electric vehicles. KKR acquired KCF through a leveraged buyout in […]

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]]> /s-korea-zeros-in-on-ev-skc-to-acquire-copper-foil-maker-from-kkr-for-1b/feed/ 0 Daimler Drives Investment in Better Battery for Electric Vehicles /daimler-drives-investment-in-better-battery-for-electric-vehicles/ /daimler-drives-investment-in-better-battery-for-electric-vehicles/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:30:02 +0000 http://3.222.249.12/?p=6430 On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to for their impact on industry. The race is on to do for electric cars what Duracell did for the bunny. Charging toward increased adoption of electric vehicles necessitates improving efficiencies in lithium-ion (or li-ion for short) batteries, which are currently the most expensive component of those […]

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