Category: Climate Tech
Lens Technology Co., Ltd. has appointed Zuo Dukai as Deputy General Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer, effective March 30, 2026, placing ESG leadership at the center of its executive structure...
In the remote Pilbara region, one of the world’s most emissions-intensive mining hubs, Fortescue is pushing ahead with a full-scale replacement of fossil fuels. The company has unveiled plans for...
Ingka Group’s investment arm is accelerating its role in Europe’s energy transition, launching construction on two new solar parks that deepen its footprint in Germany’s renewable infrastructure while extending its...
Chestnut Carbon has issued 95,909 carbon credits tied to its Improved Forest Management (IFM) project, becoming the first U.S.-based initiative to apply Verra’s newly introduced removals tag under its Verified...
A Capital Injection Into Europe’s Energy Backbone Sunotec has secured a structured equity investment from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, a move designed to accelerate the buildout of solar,...
Microsoft has agreed to purchase 626,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal credits from the North Star bioenergy with carbon capture and storage project, marking a significant step in scaling...
Iberdrola’s UK subsidiary has launched one of Britain’s most significant grid investment programmes in decades, committing over €13.7 billion ($14.9 billion) to modernise electricity infrastructure across central and southern Scotland....
JPMorganChase’s directing $600,000 toward strengthening Atlanta’s clean technology ecosystem, backing a dual-track initiative designed to connect talent development with the physical infrastructure required to scale early-stage companies. The funding, awarded...
Carbon removal platform CUR8 and certification body Isometric have launched a joint “2030 Portfolio” designed to simplify how corporations source high-quality carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits while meeting tightening net...
France has launched a sweeping new round of renewable energy tenders totaling 12 gigawatts, combining large-scale offshore wind with solar and onshore projects in a bid to strengthen energy security...
Arbor Energy has signed a long term agreement with GridMarket to supply up to 5 gigawatts of zero emission baseload power, positioning the partnership at the center of a rapidly...
Europe’s carbon removal market has taken a decisive step forward as ClimeFi structures the first publicly announced transaction aligned with the EU’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming framework. The deal...
New Mexico is emerging as a proving ground for next generation geothermal energy, as XGS Energy moves forward with a 150 MW project designed to power Meta’s expanding data center...
Climate Investment has closed a $450 million Decarbonization Acceleration Fund aimed at solving one of climate finance’s most persistent bottlenecks: scaling proven technologies into real-world industrial systems. The fund, Climate...
Brookfield Asset Management and La Caisse have agreed to acquire Canadian renewable energy developer Boralex in a transaction valued at approximately C$9 billion ($6.5 billion), including debt, marking one of...
Zelestra has secured a $600 million green financing credit facility to advance two major solar projects in Texas, reinforcing the growing alignment between institutional capital and corporate clean energy demand...
Microsoft has secured a major new supply of durable carbon removal, signing a 10-year agreement with biochar company Liferaft to purchase one million carbon removal units. The deal ranks among...
• $7 million raise brings total funding to $14 million as demand for audit grade carbon data accelerates globally• Expansion targets Asia-Pacific and Europe amid CBAM pressure and stricter reporting...
Zelestra has brought three solar plants online in Castilla-La Mancha, adding 162 MW of renewable capacity to Spain’s grid while directly supporting decarbonisation efforts across the pharmaceutical sector. The Belinchón...
At its Chesterfield County site in Virginia, the LEGO Group is accelerating plans to power one of its largest global manufacturing hubs with on-site renewable energy, combining industrial scale solar...
ReNew Energy Global Plc has secured a $95 million equity investment into its commercial and industrial platform, ReNew Green Energy Solutions, marking a fresh injection of capital into one of...
AstraZeneca, supply chain intelligence platform Secaro, and sustainability consultancy ERM have launched a new initiative designed to accelerate decarbonisation of industrial heat across global supply chains, a major but often...
The 704 megawatt Revolution Wind offshore project has begun delivering electricity to the New England grid, adding a major new source of renewable power to a region facing rising energy...
The European Commission has unveiled the Industrial Accelerator Act, a sweeping legislative proposal designed to boost demand for low carbon technologies produced in Europe while reinforcing the region’s industrial base...
Zelestra has advanced construction of its 27.5 MWdc Klevenow solar project, strengthening its position in one of Europe’s most competitive renewable power markets. The project, located in northeastern Germany, was...
MN8 Energy has signed a long term power purchase agreement with Meta for the full output of its 80 megawatt Walker Solar Project, marking the first agreement between the two...
The LEGO Group is widening its carbon removal portfolio with an additional DKK 18 million ($2.6 million) investment across four projects, deepening its engagement with both nature based and engineered...
A Strategic Bet on Distributed Energy DWS, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has acquired Portuguese renewable energy community platform Cleanwatts in a transaction backed by a €150 million...
ENGIE has completed and received regulatory approval for the Assú Sol photovoltaic complex, its largest operational solar facility worldwide, marking a major addition to Brazil’s renewable energy capacity. Located in...
At the India AI Summit, Google announced a collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India, positioning climate technology at the center of...
Lydian Energy has secured $689 million in financing to develop two utility scale solar projects and a major battery storage facility across the U.S. Southwest and Texas, expanding grid resilience...
Absolute Climate has introduced a certification framework designed to translate the emissions benefits of low-carbon products into verified, tradable environmental claims. The pathway enables climate benefits embedded in materials such...
Equinix has secured a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with ENEOS Renewable Energy Corporation to source renewable electricity from the 121MW Sanda Mega Solar Power Plant in Hyogo Prefecture, reinforcing...
Renewable energy developer Zelestra has begun construction of the 9.5 MWdc Bellomo agrivoltaic solar plant in Sicily, expanding its Italian footprint with a project designed to integrate clean power generation...
Strategic Review Signals Capital Rebalancing Shell confirmed Thursday it is reviewing strategic options for Sprng Energy, its India focused renewable power platform acquired in 2022 for $1.55 billion. The company...
Soil carbon has moved from pilot phase to large scale execution as Boomitra announced Verra approval for its Northern Mexico Grassland Restoration Project, unlocking 3.03 million carbon removal credits now...
Zurich Insurance Group has signed a forward purchase agreement with Parallel Carbon to secure 1,200 metric tons of high integrity carbon dioxide removal credits, marking a strategic step deeper into...
TotalEnergies has secured one of its largest U.S. renewable energy supply agreements, signing two long term power purchase agreements with Google to deliver 1 GW of solar capacity to the...
Quebec’s government has introduced new legislation aimed at building a regulatory backbone for permanent carbon removal, a move that industry leaders say could accelerate billions of dollars in climate infrastructure...
Offshore Wind Deal Aligns Big Tech Energy Demand With German Policy Goals Germany’s North Sea is becoming a focal point for corporate energy procurement as Google signs a 15 year...
Texas Deal Deepens Corporate Renewable Procurement Meta and Zelestra have expanded their clean energy partnership with a new long term power purchase agreement tied to the 176 MWdc Skull Creek...
Offshore Wind Deal Anchors Corporate Demand For Clean Power Amazon and RWE have signed a long term Power Purchase Agreement covering 110 megawatts of offshore wind capacity from the Nordseecluster...
• Drax debuts an interactive data tool that tracks biomass sourcing, transport and carbon across its global supply chain• The Tracker supports the company’s new Sustainability Framework and strengthens verification...
Aneo has agreed to acquire RWE Renewables Sweden’s wind power portfolio, adding scale, development capabilities, and operational teams as the Nordic utility accelerates its regional growth strategy. The transaction includes...
• Allianz acquires 20.25 percent minority stake in îles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind farm.• First power delivered in June 2025 with full commissioning expected in Q1 2026.• Investment reflects...
Mantle8 is expanding its leadership bench as natural hydrogen moves from scientific curiosity toward a potential clean energy market with geopolitical stakes. The deep tech geoscience company has appointed industry...
• First engineered carbon removal supplier to deliver half a million Puro.earth certified certificates with thousand year permanence• One of the largest operational CCS projects linked to ethanol production, achieving...
• ENGIE to invest roughly $90 million to build a new biomethane plant in Northern England• 60 GWh of annual biomethane contracted to PepsiCo through a 10 year BPA structure•...
Masdar has signed a collaboration agreement with Emirates Utilities Development Company (EUDC), Etihad Water and Electricity’s development arm, and the Republic of Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy to explore a gigascale...
The European Commission is preparing a legal proposal that would require governments across the bloc to purchase green technologies with minimum Made in Europe content. The objective is to reinforce...
Microsoft has agreed to purchase two million tonnes of nature based carbon removal credits from Rubicon Carbon sourced from Kijani Forestry’s smallholder reforestation project in Northern Uganda. Deliveries will run...
1PointFive, the carbon capture subsidiary of Occidental, has reached an agreement with Bain & Company for the purchase of 9,000 tons of direct air capture carbon removal credits over three...
Denmark based renewable energy major Ørsted has appointed Anders Johannes Enghild as its new Head of Global Sustainability. The leadership change arrives at a pivotal moment for the company as...
A federal judge has cleared Danish developer Orsted to restart work on its nearly completed Revolution Wind project after the Trump administration suspended construction last month. The decision injects legal...
Sustainability may continue to be politically contested in 2026. But, if 2025 proved anything, it was that companies will continue to work on sustainability because it delivers business value. 2026...
Financing Breakthrough for First Italian Solar Assets Zelestra closed financial signing for its first Italian renewables projects, a 6.5 MWdc solar plant in Ginosa in Puglia and a 9.5 MWdc...
A Legal Challenge as Turbines Near Completion Denmark based Ørsted has launched a legal challenge against the US government after federal authorities ordered construction to halt on its nearly completed...
On a former power generation site in Lower Saxony, RWE has begun commissioning Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen production facility, a project designed to anchor Germany’s industrial decarbonization ambitions and lock...
• Glencore secures majority ownership in Dutch low carbon fuel supplier FincoEnergies, strengthening its downstream footprint in European transport fuels and biofuels.• The deal accelerates consolidation among global commodity traders...
• Alphabet will acquire Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt, securing long-term clean power capacity for AI driven data centre growth across the US.• Intersect controls a...
Renewco Power, a Scottish-founded renewables developer, has secured GBP 29 million in new capital to push forward a rapidly expanding onshore wind and solar portfolio at a time when the...
Europe’s largest port has opened a new chapter in climate finance by issuing the world’s first corporate bond dedicated solely to carbon capture and storage, raising €50 million ($55 million)...
Adani Group has announced its formal entry into the battery energy storage systems sector with a 1,126 MW / 3,530 MWh project at Khavda, marking India’s largest battery deployment and...
As U.S. trade and industrial policy reshapes the economics of clean energy deployment, independent power producer Treaty Oak Clean Energy has secured a long term solar module supply agreement with...
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, Masdar, has entered the Malaysian market with a landmark power purchase agreement to develop a 200MW floating solar photovoltaic project at the Chereh Dam...
Mundi Énergies has formalized a strategic partnership with France’s Haffner Energy to deploy a network of twenty renewable energy production hubs across Quebec, positioning residual biomass as a cornerstone of...
Ocean Winds has launched its first offshore wind and metocean measurement campaign in Australia, marking a decisive step forward for the High Sea Wind project off the coast of Gippsland,...
A Corporate Clean Power Bet in Rajasthan ReNew Energy Global Plc and Google have signed a long-term agreement to enable the development of a new 150 megawatt solar project in...
• Altitude has committed to procuring more than 360,000 tonnes of CO₂ Removal Certificates from biochar facilities in India and the Philippines, with first deliveries from 2026.• The credits will...
• Microsoft and Iberdrola have signed two long term wind PPAs in Spain covering 150 MW, extending a transatlantic clean power portfolio to around 500 MW.• The deal links renewable...
• Altitude commits to more than 165,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal from biochar facilities in Argentina, expanding long-term CDR supply in the Global South.• Credits will be issued...
• Microsoft commits to purchasing 3.6 million metric tons of engineered carbon removal over 12 years from a single US project, signaling long-term demand for durable removals.• The $2.5 billion...
Google has signed a long-term power purchase agreement to secure solar electricity from a nearly 30-megawatt project in northern Malaysia, deepening its push to decarbonize energy-intensive operations in one of...
• Fervo closes a USD 462 million oversubscribed Series E to accelerate Cape Station, expected to become the world’s largest next generation geothermal project.• The financing arrives as US power...
• Iberdrola begins its first Australian carbon removal project across 688 hectares on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.• Project Talia is expected to generate ACCUs under the national scheme, offering verified...
• Uzbekistan activates its first utility scale integrated solar and battery facility, advancing its 2030 goal of 54 percent renewable power.• Masdar’s expanding Central Asia portfolio now exceeds 2 GW,...
• USD 80 billion in new overseas cleantech investments by Chinese firms in the past year• Total Chinese outbound green tech capital since 2023 now exceeds USD 180 billion• Expansion...
• Italy awards Zelestra 60 MW across eight solar projects in the FER X auction, with 80 percent located in the country’s industrial north• Capacity comes alongside a 2 GWh...
• €5.2bn in EU ETS revenues channelled into three new 2025 Innovation Fund programmes• €2.9bn for net-zero technologies, €1.3bn for clean hydrogen auctions, €1bn for industrial process heat• Additional €1.765bn...
Milan leans into 2030 targets as Edison ramps construction pipeline Edison will break ground on more than 500 MW of new renewable energy capacity in 2026, advancing one of the...
• Vietnam’s first National Sustainable Cooling Plan projects more than 800 TWh of electricity savings by 2050 and a 97 per cent reduction in cooling-related emissions compared with business-as-usual.• The...
• Vestas will double output at its Goleniow, Poland blade plant to meet rising European demand, adding a second line for its V172-7.2 MW turbine and hiring more than 300...
• India’s Varaha receives 26.4 million euros ($30 million) from Mirova, marking the investor’s largest nature-based carbon commitment to date.• Funding will expand regenerative agriculture and soil organic carbon practices...
Aragón agreement ties renewable procurement to local impact A new renewable energy agreement in Spain is linking corporate power demand with community-level environmental and social funding, as Zelestra, Microsoft and...
• €15.5bn secured for Africa’s renewable energy expansion, led by the EU and South Africa• Commitments include 26.8 GW of new renewable capacity and electricity access for 17.5 million households•...
• EUR 250 million ($288 million)in InvestEU-backed guarantees will unlock working capital for early-stage European cleantech manufacturers.• Partnership targets companies advancing decarbonisation, circular economy solutions, bioeconomy development and pollution control.•...
• Exclusive partnership aims to generate durable ERW-based carbon removal credits in Brazil, potentially removing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO2.• UNDO brings proprietary MRV systems, XPRIZE-winning technology, and...
• 15-year renewable power agreement will supply 1.5 TWh from TotalEnergies’ Montpelier solar farm in Ohio.• Google secures certified clean electricity for its U.S. data centers, aligned with its 24/7...
• CSIRO’s new roadmap identifies capacity for up to 330 Mt of CO₂ removals annually by 2050 using novel technologies.• Developing a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector could help Australia...
Global Partnership Targets Hard-to-Abate Sectors In Seoul and London, Carbon Clean and Samsung E&A announced a strategic alliance to deliver modular, scalable carbon-capture systems designed for industrial and energy applications....
Commercializing carbon removal Avnos has secured up to $17 million in project financing from Shell US Gas and Power and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) to develop its first commercial-scale Hybrid Direct...
Practical scale-up of durable removals Swiss carbon removal company neustark has joined the Puro.earth supplier network and will certify credits under the Carbonated Materials methodology of the Puro Standard. The...
• Apple to generate over 1 million MWh of clean energy annually in Australia by 2030.• New Restore Fund investment to protect and restore 8,600 hectares of New Zealand forestland.•...
Brussels Pushes Deep Decarbonization Across Europe The European Commission has allocated €2.9 billion ($3.1 billion) from the EU’s Innovation Fund to 61 large-scale net-zero technology projects across 18 countries, in...
• Five-year cooperation agreement worth up to US$450 million signed at FII9 in Riyadh• Partnership expands financing for renewable energy, water desalination, and green hydrogen in developing nations• Builds on...
• 79% of US firms demand verified sustainability credentials from external tech vendors.• Networks, cloud systems, and AI platforms identified as the top three areas for IT decarbonization.• Nearly one...
• ENGIE and Meta extend their U.S. renewable power collaboration to more than 1.3 GW through new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).• The 600 MW Swenson Ranch Solar project in Texas...
• 400 MW As Sufun solar project to power over 68,000 homes under a 25-year PPA with SPPC• Part of Saudi Arabia’s National Renewable Energy Program targeting 50% renewables by...
• Largest wind farm in South Australia and Neoen’s global portfolio, adding over 20% to the state’s wind capacity• Backed by long-term PPAs with ACT Government, BHP, and Flow Power...
Project scope and milestone In Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s government-backed clean energy champion Masdar and national utility EWEC formally broke ground on what they describe as the “world’s first gigascale...
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