Category: Climate Tech
• 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...
• Google signs a long-term agreement with Broadwing Energy to source power from a 400 MW gas plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Decatur, Illinois.• The project will...
• PGE acquires ZE PAK’s 50% stake in PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa, assuming full ownership of the Pątnów nuclear development company.• The plant, backed by South Korean partners and using...
• Integration with CCS+ Initiative creates unified certification for BECCS and DACCS carbon removal projects• Simplifies participation for suppliers and buyers across voluntary and compliance markets• Strengthens alignment with EU...
• New solar and wind projects in five European countries will add 650 MW of renewable capacity, mobilising over $600 million in financing.• The expansion supports Apple’s 2030 carbon neutrality...
• The 1.5 GW Khazna Solar PV project will supply electricity to around 160,000 homes and cut 2.4 million tonnes of CO₂ annually.• Part of EWEC’s strategy to expand Abu...
• India’s Central Electricity Authority unveils 6.4 trillion rupee ($77 billion) plan to transmit 76 GW of hydro power from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047.• The basin, spanning eight northeastern...
• Sembcorp to acquire ReNew Sun Bright for S$246 million ($190 million), adding 300 MW of solar capacity in Rajasthan.• Acquisition raises Sembcorp’s total renewable capacity in India to 6.9...
• Mars’ first European Renewable Acceleration contract will deliver over 129 MWac of new solar capacity in Poland by 2027.• The projects, developed with GoldenPeaks Capital, will generate 222 GWh...
• 150 MW solar capacity paired with 75 MW, 4-hour battery storage system to enhance grid reliability under a 20-year PPA.• $18 million in projected local tax revenue and 300,000...
Microsoft has expanded its renewable energy footprint in Japan, signing three new solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Shizen Energy that bring its total commitment with the developer to 100...
Masdar has completed the €368 million ($392 million) acquisition of a near-50% stake in a portfolio of four solar photovoltaic plants in Spain, strengthening its position in one of Europe’s...
Paris Secures Funding for Nuclear-Linked Transition EDF has raised €1.25 billion (USD 1.35 billion) through a green hybrid bond issue, a financing move the French utility said will help extend...
Oslo steps into global transition capital markets Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), manager of Norway’s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, has committed $1.5 billion to Brookfield Asset Management’s Global Transition...
Sarawak bets on hybrid clean power Malaysia’s Sarawak state has secured one of its largest private renewable energy investments with Founder Group Limited and Planet QEOS Sdn. Bhd. committing MYR1.16...
Oregon’s Data Center Demand Drives New Solar Build Amazon has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Avangrid, the U.S. subsidiary of Iberdrola, to secure renewable electricity from a new...
Paris: A Decisive Step in France’s Energy Transition The French government has selected TotalEnergies, in partnership with RWE, to develop and operate the “Centre Manche 2” offshore wind project, the...
Venture capital firm VoLo Earth Ventures has closed its second fund at $135 million, expanding its backing for early-stage climate technologies despite a subdued fundraising landscape for both venture and...
New Zealand Steps Into Utility-Scale Solar with Global Technology Partner Global solar tracker manufacturer GameChange Solar has entered the New Zealand market through a partnership with Bright Fern Energy on...
A Cross-Border First for Asia’s Energy Transition From ridgelines in southern Lao PDR, 133 turbines now send clean electricity across the border into Vietnam. The Monsoon Wind Power Project, which...
A Strategic Bet on Hydrogen’s Next Phase Thyssenkrupp nucera has finalized the acquisition of core technology assets from the insolvent Danish company Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS), in a move designed...
Iberdrola España has begun commissioning its Ciudad Rodrigo photovoltaic plant, its second solar facility in Salamanca and one of the largest in Castilla y León. The 316 MW project, developed...
RMI’s climate tech accelerator, Third Derivative, has welcomed 18 startups from six countries across four continents, broadening its portfolio to more than 280 companies. The program is designed to accelerate...
Canada has committed $2.5 million to Ottawa-based TerraFixing to advance its direct air capture (DAC) technology, designed specifically for northern climates. The funding comes from the Energy Innovation Program and...
ENGIE North America has signed an agreement with Prometheus Hyperscale to develop a new wave of sustainable, liquid-cooled data centers in Texas. The centers will be located at select ENGIE...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the leading private fusion company, has closed an oversubscribed $863 million Series B2 round, reinforcing its position at the forefront of the race to commercialize fusion...
At the Franco-German Council of Ministers in Toulon, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz endorsed a bilateral energy roadmap that recognizes nuclear power as part of Europe’s energy transition....
By Teti Rosanti, Global Environmental Writer In a development that could reshape the economics of global decarbonization, BlueSun International, a cleantech consortium headquartered in the United Arab Emirates and the United...
Aalo Atomics, the Austin-based startup developing fully modular nuclear plants to power AI data centers, has secured $100 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Valor Equity...
The Philippines has officially connected its first megawatt-scale floating solar power plant to the national grid. The 4.99 MW facility, built on the Malubog Reservoir in Cebu City, will directly...
Malaysia is taking a major step toward aligning its renewable energy transition with the explosive growth of digital infrastructure. Clean energy provider Gentari, through Gentari Renewables Sdn Bhd, and Gamuda,...
Norway has officially launched operations at its Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project with the injection of the first volumes of CO2 deep beneath the seabed. The project,...
Meta, Silicon Ranch, and Central Electric Power Cooperative are teaming up to bring 100 megawatts of new solar capacity online in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The project, set to begin...
Deep Sky, a Montreal-based carbon removal project developer, has achieved a breakthrough in North America: the first underground CO₂ storage via Direct Air Capture (DAC). The milestone was reached at...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its CI V fund, has acquired the Beehive Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) from EDF Power Solutions North America. The 250-megawatt facility with four-hour duration—equal...
Montana Busch built his solar company on the promise of steady incentives and rising demand. This summer, that promise is colliding with political reality. Busch, who founded Alternative Energy Southeast...
In a landmark move for U.S. energy, Google has partnered with Kairos Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to advance the first deployment of Kairos Power’s advanced nuclear reactor...
Macquarie Asset Management, through its managed funds, has provided €51 million in second lien financing to an onshore wind platform in Finland. The portfolio comprises eight operational wind farms with...
Temasek Trust’s Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H) has led a US$11.6 million Series A financing round in Equatic, a company pioneering seawater electrolysis to both remove atmospheric CO2...
Emerge, the joint venture between Masdar and EDF Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Development Bank (EDB) to accelerate the development and financing of distributed solar...
Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) team, in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and artificial intelligence firm Cusp AI, has released the Open Direct Air Capture (DAC) 2025 Dataset...
JERA and bp have officially launched their 50:50 joint venture, JERA Nex bp, marking a significant step in scaling global offshore wind development. The newly formed company enters the market...
Carbon Compared has launched a free, online carbon credit comparison website aimed at helping companies identify and purchase high‑integrity carbon credits with confidence. Launched last month, the platform enables users...
Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to convert a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field at Santa Maria Galeria—about 35 kilometers (20 miles) north of Rome—into a large solar farm intended to...
Frontier Infrastructure Holdings, a low-carbon infrastructure developer operating across Texas and the Mountain West, has signed a major offtake agreement with Wild Assets, a global asset manager focused on carbon...
U.S. investment firm Sixth Street has announced its acquisition of a 38% stake in Italian renewable energy company Sorgenia, in a transaction that values the business at €4 billion ($4.6...
Encavis AG has acquired a 199 MW hybrid renewable energy portfolio from BayWa r.e., marking its first investment in wind assets in Spain and a major milestone in its technological...
Northern Illinois is about to see its rooftops work harder than ever — not for real estate developers, but for households priced out of the clean energy transition. This week,...
Nippon Steel has signed a cooperation memorandum with Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems to supply steel for wind towers across Europe, Asia, and Japan, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry...
Opdenergy, a Madrid-based independent renewable energy producer, has signed an agreement to acquire a 440 MW portfolio of operational wind farms from Acciona Energía for over €500 million ($543 million)....
Emerge, a joint venture between Masdar and EDF power solutions, has signed a 20-year solar energy agreement with Misk City to deliver clean electricity through a 621-kilowatt peak rooftop photovoltaic...
Global built environment consultancy Arup has partnered with digital platform provider ESG360° to launch a joint emissions and ESG reporting service. The collaboration formalises a year-long partnership focused on helping...
Saudi Arabia has taken a significant step in its climate strategy by inaugurating the country’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) demonstration unit, located at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and...
Renewables firmly cemented their cost leadership in global energy markets in 2024, with 91% of newly commissioned renewable projects delivering electricity at a lower cost than any fossil fuel alternative,...
Enbridge Inc. has reached a final investment decision on Clear Fork, a 600-megawatt utility-scale solar project in Texas designed to supply clean energy to Meta Platforms, Inc. for its data...
• Three-year facility will fund clean energy projects in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas• Supports Sol Systems’ expansion as a top-tier independent power producer• Backed by major lenders including ING, Natixis,...
1PointFive, a leading carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) company, announced a new carbon removal credit agreement with cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks. Under the agreement, Palo Alto Networks will...
Zelestra, owned by Swedish investment firm EQT, will invest between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in renewable energy infrastructure in Peru over the next five years, focusing on powering the...
CarbonBlue has launched the Midway pilot project—an industry-first system that integrates carbon dioxide removal (CDR) directly into a functioning brackish water desalination plant in Ma’agan Michael, Israel. This breakthrough marks...
Vaulted Deep has signed a landmark agreement with Microsoft to deliver up to 4.9 million tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal by 2038, representing the second-largest carbon removal deal on...
The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive reform package to modernize the electricity market, confirming a decision to retain a single national pricing model while introducing strategic reforms aimed at...
Google has announced the world’s largest corporate clean energy agreement for hydroelectric power, signing a landmark deal with Brookfield Asset Management to secure up to 3,000 megawatts (MW) of carbon-free...
In the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, Minister of Energy, ACWA Power, the Water and Electricity Holding Company (Badeel), and Saudi Aramco Power Company...
Indian renewable energy company SAEL Industries Ltd announced plans to invest ₹82 billion ($954 million) in constructing a 5-gigawatt-per-year integrated solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, Uttar...
Envision, a global leader in green technology, has officially commissioned the world’s largest and most advanced green hydrogen and ammonia facility — the first to operate off-grid and fully powered...
Microsoft and Carbon Direct have released the fifth edition of the Criteria for High-Quality Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), introducing robust standards for evaluating and scaling CDR technologies across nine pathways,...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Energy Transition Fund (CI ETF I), and Danish waste management utility Vestforbrænding have entered into a long-term carbon removal offtake agreement with Microsoft via...
Ørsted has achieved financial close on a TWD 90 billion (approximately DKK 20 billion) project finance package for its 632 MW Greater Changhua 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, backed...
Masdar and Iberdrola have announced two major clean energy milestones under their €15 billion strategic alliance: a €5.2 billion ($5.6 billion)co-investment in the UK’s East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm...
Sumitomo Corporation, through its UK subsidiary Summit Energy Evolution Limited (SEEL), is investing in the development of a new CO₂ transport pipeline to serve Peak Cluster, a major carbon capture...
Biorig, the renewable gases division of Spain-based Solarig, is scaling up its biomethane operations in Italy with a strategic investment exceeding €300 million by 2030. The initiative will include the...
Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago with over 17,000 islands, is making significant strides toward a sustainable energy future. At the forefront of this transition is the Cirata Floating Solar Farm,...
ERM, the world’s largest specialist sustainability consultancy, has helped SSE and Equinor secure planning consent for the UK’s first hydrogen-to-power project — the Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder — marking a key...
The UK government has launched its first-ever Onshore Wind Strategy, aiming to reverse nearly a decade of stagnation in the sector and deliver a major boost to its clean energy...
Amazon has unveiled a groundbreaking fulfillment center in Nagoya, Japan, designed to integrate advanced geothermal and solar technology to minimize its environmental footprint. The facility is Amazon’s first globally to...
RWE has returned to the hybrid bond market for the first time since 2015, successfully issuing a €1 billion green hybrid bond to support its renewable investment strategy. Split into...
Meta Platforms and XGS Energy have entered into a landmark agreement to develop 150 megawatts of next-generation geothermal power in New Mexico, marking a major step in clean energy innovation...
Fervo Energy has secured $206 million in new funding to complete Phase I of Cape Station—set to become the world’s largest enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) development. This financing milestone cements...
Lightsource bp has secured approximately TWD 6 billion (USD 185 million) to fund its first fishery solar project in Taiwan — and its first globally — positioning the company as...
Google is scaling up water resilience in Taiwan, launching a $3 million initiative to restore water quality in Hsinchu City and strengthen the country’s long-term water security. In partnership with...
Aircapture, the XPrize-winning direct air capture (DAC) company, has raised $50 million in Series A funding, led by the Larsen Lam Climate Change Foundation, to accelerate deployment of its modular,...
Macquarie Asset Management and the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) have completed the acquisition of Renewi, a European leader in recycling and circular waste solutions. The deal, executed through...
DuPont has announced that 100% of the grid electricity powering its European Union operations now comes from renewable sources, marking a major milestone in its decarbonization strategy. The achievement, realized...
Constellation and Meta have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) to secure 1,121 megawatts of carbon-free energy from the Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois, beginning June 2027. This...
OMV has committed to building one of Europe’s largest green hydrogen facilities—a 140 MW electrolyzer in Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria. The final investment decision, a mid-three-digit million-euro commitment,...
Hitachi Energy has supplied rectifier transformers to a major green hydrogen project in Songyuan, northeast China—one of the largest integrated hydrogen-ammonia-methanol developments in the world. Built by China Energy Engineering...
RGE and TotalEnergies have formalized a Co-Investment Agreement to develop, build, and operate a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with integrated battery energy storage in Indonesia’s Riau Province. The project will...
Meta is deepening its renewable energy strategy through two long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with The AES Corporation, totaling 650 megawatts of solar capacity. The clean power will support Meta’s...
TotalEnergies has switched on its largest solar power installation in Europe — a cluster of five solar farms in Seville, Spain — delivering a combined 263 megawatts of installed capacity....
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