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BlackRock, Temasek Decarbonization Fund Invests in Residential Energy Transition Solutions Provider ConnectDER

ESG Today

The round was led by by BlackRock and Temasek’s decarbonization-focused fund, Decarbonization Partners. ConnectDER said it plans to use the funds raised for market expansion, scaling manufacturing, and continued product innovation. Currently there are over 25,000 ConnectDER adapters in use across 22 states.

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Experts such as Fakhry say that while wind and solar energy can provide the electricity to power homes and electric cars, green hydrogen could be an ideal power source for energy-intensive industries such as concrete and steel manufacturing, as well as parts of the transportation sector that are more difficult to electrify.

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Resilience, Agility, and Sustainability: The New Pillars of Future-Proof Supply Chains

3BL Media

After the 2011 earthquake in Japan, Toyota revamped its supply chain to ensure it could rebound from future disruptions. For example, Dyson, typically a household appliance manufacturer, pivoted to produce ventilators during the pandemic , demonstrating the power of an agile supply chain.

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AIP Invests $500 Million in U.S. Clean Energy Producer Silicon Ranch

ESG Today

Denmark-based energy and decarbonization infrastructure investor AIP Management announced a $500 million investment in U.S.-based Founded in 2011, Nashville, Tennessee-based Silicon Ranch is one of the largest independent power producers (IPP) in the U.S., with a solar and battery storage system portfolio encompassing 3.6

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Henkel Launches New Initiative To Collaborate With Suppliers on Climate Action

3BL Media

The program aims to advance decarbonization along the value chain through the collection of emissions data, jointly defined actions for reduction and continuous upskilling. Compared to large companies, our small- and medium-sized partners often find it difficult to record their CO 2 emissions as they lack the capacity to do so. “The

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Ara Partners Acquires Energy Transition Materials Producer VAC

ESG Today

Industrial decarbonization-focused private equity investor Ara Partners today announced that it has acquired Vacuumschmelze (VAC), a leading global producer of key magnetic materials and solutions critical to the energy transition across a broad range of sectors, from Apollo Global Management. ”

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Will small modular reactors seed a nuclear renaissance?

Corporate Knights

That’s in sharp contrast with the 1,000-megawatt behemoths that were marketed around the world in the first decade of the century by reactor manufacturers, including then federally owned AECL, Westinghouse Electric Co. And even Japan is looking to restart around 30 decommissioned reactors in pursuit of decarbonization. and others.