"The startup analyzed its climate impacts and found its product generates 80% less carbon dioxide compared to traditional plastic at commercial scale. The manufacturing process can use existing pulp mill machinery to make rolls of plastic."
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Lab Grown Algae Could Play a Pivotal Role in Reducing Global Emissions
Brilliant Planet says that its facilities capture 30 times more carbon per year than an equivalent area of forest, all without encroaching on arable land.
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Texas Explores Expanding Advanced Nuclear Power
The state’s exploration of advanced reactor concepts could unleash even more power production in Texas, allowing the Lone Star State to retain its title as the energy capital of the world.
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Eliminating Microplastics And Cutting Emissions With Better Boards
"NILO's process innovates legacy wood fiber board manufacturing by replacing a toxic, carcinogenic, and high carbon footprint adhesive called urea formaldehyde (UF). NILO Binder generates fewer carbon dioxide emissions in its production process and emits no off-gasses, making the manufacturing process safer and more environmentally friendly while producing boards that are healthier to have in one’s home."
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Waste not, want not: How methane biogases can help us reach our climate goals
"While other approaches like composting or methane-eating microbes can also help reduce methane emissions, ADs are proven and scalable now and offer the biggest bang for the buck. U.S. organic waste is a huge climate liability if left unaddressed; it’s also a major renewable energy resource that remains largely untapped. Scaling up ADs can change that."
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Asics designed a sneaker that’s made to be torn apart
"Asics is hoping that 100 percent of its products will be made from recycled material by 2030, and that the company will hit net zero two decades after that. The brand currently uses more than 30 percent recycled polyester in its footwear and has recycled ingredients in 95 percent of all its shoes, it says."
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Geothermal heat pumps are helping clean up city buildings
Maria Gallucci of Canary Media reports on how geothermal heat pumps are being used to decarbonize city buildings. “Startups within the fast-growing industry are developing next-generation solutions to produce “clean, firm” electricity in geographic locations that conventional geothermal technologies can’t access. Other companies like Bedrock are innovating on a relatively smaller scale to make it easier and more affordable...
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Rondo Energy: Using Bricks to Decarbonize Industrial Processes
With its simple yet innovative solution, Rondo’s thermal storage technology could be a potential disruptor in the race to cost-effectively decarbonize industrial operations.
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Vogtle Unit 4 Achieves Commercial Operation, Now Largest Nuclear Power Plant in the U.S.
"Georgia Power said nuclear energy provided more than 25% of its generation in 2023, which comes not only from Plant Vogtle, but also from Plant Hatch in Baxley, Georgia. The company said Plant Vogtle has provided 'billions of dollars of positive economic impact for Georgia and local communities.' In addition to 800 permanent jobs created by the new units, the site employed more than 9,000 onsite jobs at the peak of construction including engineers, welders, electricians, pipefitters, plumbers, and many more."
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A Software Billionaire Is Betting Big on a Wild Climate Fix
"He’s broken up the project into modular chunks — among them are planning to build a cable factory, map the seabed and submit voluminous amounts of paperwork for siting a massive solar project. He’s also worked on a beta version of a cleaner Australian grid having purchased a major stake in one of the country’s top utilities and getting new board members installed to speed up its decarbonization timeline."