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Eaton Adds Solar Project in Wisconsin To Power Regional Manufacturing With Resilient, Sustainable and Affordable Energy

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Combined with previous energy efficiency upgrades, the initiative will support a 58% reduction in Eaton’s greenhouse gas emissions across the state since 2018. “At Eaton will provide the land for construction and receive renewable energy credits for delivering clean energy to the local grid.

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Makersite Raises $70 Million to Help Manufacturers Design More Sustainable Products

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Supply chain data company Makersite announced that it has raised €60 million (USD$70 million) in a series B financing round, with proceeds aimed at enhancing its platform enabling manufacturers to make greener, safer and more affordable products.

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Understanding VOC Emissions: Importance of Reduction and Cummins’ Progress

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As part of the PLANET 2050 environmental sustainability strategy, Cummins is targeting a 50% VOC emissions reduction from painting and coating operations by 2030 from a 2018 baseline. Over 70% of Cummins Inc. facilities' VOC emissions come from painting and coating processes, with the remaining from fossil fuel combustion. Cummins Inc.

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Clean Tech’s Growing Pains: Meeting Supply-Chain Demands Sustainably

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As new clean energy projects take off, manufacturers must secure vital materials while navigating an increasingly complex web of sustainability expectations from regulators and consumers alike. between 2018 and 2020 were imported, signaling that domestic production still has a lot of catching up to do. clean energy manufacturing.

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Packaging Waste and the Need for Sustainable Improvement

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1 Since 2018, the earth has consumed over half a trillion metric tons of materials, which is “nearly as much as the entire 20th century combined”. The third is manufactured goods, which contribute primarily to pollution and climate change through heavy material- and energy-intensive industrial activities at the production level.

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This California startup raised $30 million to make plant protein from pond weeds

Corporate Knights

In November, the company closed a US$30-million “series B” funding round to expand its manufacturing operations at its 100-acre “vertically integrated biology platform” in West Texas, also known as the Ranchito. The new financing brings Plantible’s total fundraising to US$57 million since its founding in 2018.

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Building Resilient Clean Energy Supply Chains: The Role of Infrastructure and Investment

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has poured billions into boosting domestic manufacturing of clean energy technologies. between 2018 and 2020 were imported, with most components still coming from China. Diversified supply chains and resilient infrastructure that can keep pace with booming demand. In fact, over $150 billion in capital investments in U.S.