"Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, a private-public fund backed by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, is planning to help invest up to $15 billion into clean tech projects across the U.S., the U.K. and the European Union."

"We are the largest environmental solutions provider in North America and have been for years, and we are at the intersection of every aspect of circularity that customers are dealing with. We manage vast amounts of materials on a daily basis, and we are trying to partner with our customers to find the best homes for those materials available today but also to innovate and think differently about homes for those materials in the future."

"Pumped hydro systems come in two basic types. Open systems send the stored water into the local waterway, where it continues upon its way after passing through the turbines. Closed systems re-use the same water over and over again."

Shipping delays hurt supply chains which has a negative impact on consumers and the environment alike.

"Graphic says green investing has opened up a market worth more than $6 billion a year for replacing plastic with paper on store shelves, even if that might result in consumers seeing slightly higher prices."

Darrell Moore reports for Circular on the opening of North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycling facility. >>>Read about one company that is fixing American EV woes<<< “The company’s long-term plans include opening additional facilities in North America, Europe and Asia to process up to 150,000 metric tonnes of lithium-ion material globally per year.” Read the...

Ben Geman of Axios reports that Xage, an energy-focused cyber firm has raised $30 million. >>>READ: The Colonial Pipeline is a warning. Are we listening?<<< “Xage’s products employ a zero-trust architecture, which prevents a user from roaming freely throughout a network by constantly rechecking their credentials.” Read the full article here.

Steve Hanley writes in CleanTechnica about a solar project in Martin County, Kentucky. >>>Read more on private-sector innovations here<<< Read the full article here.

Christopher Helman writes for Forbes about advancements in nuclear fusion. >>>READ: After Decades of Waiting, Nuclear Fusion is Coming into Full View<<< “It’s clear that nuclear fusion can work at scale — just look at the stars. For 70 years physicists have dreamed of bottling that star power in the form of fusion reactors that would power...

Rochelle Toplensky writes in The Wall Street Journal that ocean energy needs a financial lift to go mainstream. “Ocean energy has come a long way, but has more to prove. Unlike the tides it harvests, how the market develops from here may still be too unpredictable for most private investors.” Read the full article here.