Decarbon Daily - Sustainability Fund, EnerVenue, & Atlana AI EnerVenue Raises $100m to Accelerate Clean Energy Using Nickel Hydrogen Batteries techcrunch.com In order to support a buildout of renewable energy, which tends to over-generate electricity at certain times of day and under-generate a... #energy-storage DESRI Acquires 300-MW Solar Project with 150 MW Storage in New Mexico renewablesnow.com US renewable energy asset owner D E Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) has completed the acquisition of the Arroyo project which combines... #solar #energy-storage 'Terawatts Mindset' as Lightsource BP Bags $1.8bn to Double Solar Growth Goal www.rechargenews.com Lightsource BP – the solar developer 50% owned by the oil supermajor – announced a more than doubling in growth ambitions. #solar Altana AI Raises $15M Series A Investment to Build the Single Source of Truth On the Global Supply Chain www.prnewswire.com Altana AI has secured $15 million in Series A funding, led by GV (formerly Google Ventures). Floating Point, Ridgeline Partners, and exis... #supply-chain America’s Next Hot Import Might Be Record Energy Prices www.wsj.com Today’s high energy prices could be a preview of coming attractions—a real horror movie if this winter is cold. Benchmark U.S. natural-ga... #natural-gas Big Money Flows into Long-duration Energy Storage www.greenbiz.com Long-duration energy storage — defined as a system that can store energy for more than 10 hours — is often called the Holy Grail of clean... #energy-storage
Decarbon Daily - CCS Projects, Emissions, & Climate Trace BloombergNEF, Schneider Electric Outline Steps Needed to Expand Rooftop Solar www.environmentalleader.com A joint report by research firm BloombergNEF and Schneider Electric entitled Realizing the Potential of Customer-Sited Solar found that 1... #solar PepsiCo to Reduce Plastic Use, Launch Plant-based Snacks in Green Push www.reuters.com PepsiCo (PEP.O) will cut back on the use of virgin plastic and expand its SodaStream carbonated-water business to more markets amid growi... #sustainability-goals #supply-chain Carbon Capture and Storage Gains Wide Industry Support in Houston www.prnewswire.com Eleven companies have expressed interest in supporting the large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in Houst... #carbon-capture Climate Trace Launches Global Emission Monitoring for Radical Transparency www.climatetrace.org Climate Trace makes meaningful climate action faster and easier by harnessing technology to track greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with unp... #emissions Carbon Emitters 'Failing to Disclose Climate Risks' www.bbc.com A lack of detail in financial reporting will dramatically reduce firms' chances of meeting global emissions targets, researchers have war... #emissions What’s Next for Natural Gas with Prices at Their Highest in over 7 Years www.marketwatch.com Natural-gas prices reached their highest levels in more than seven years thanks to a slow recovery in Gulf of Mexico production after an ... #natural-gas
Decarbon Daily - Decarbonization Themes Part 3 Emerging Climate Technology Framework www.cdp.net CDP’s model of disclosure, insight, and action drives the acceleration of solutions, and we have seen through our involvement with the SB... #sustainability-goals #venture-capital API Climate Action Framework www.api.org The challenge of meeting the world’s growing need for energy while simultaneously ushering in a lower-carbon future is massive, intertwin... #emissions #sustainability-goals EPA GHG Reduction Programs & Strategies www.epa.gov A wide range of strategies are available to help organizations reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Below are a list of resources... #emissions #policy Our World in Data: CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions ourworldindata.org How are emissions changing in each country? Is your country making progress on reducing emissions? We built 207 country profiles which al... #data #emissions
Decarbon Daily - EVs, Mining, and Supply Chains EV Battery Prices Risk Reversing Downward Trend as Metals Surge www.bloomberg.com Electric vehicles are generally more expensive than gas vehicles today, mainly because the batteries they use are expensive. This is why ... #electric-vehicles #lithium The Major Problems Blocking America’s Electric Car Future www.linkedin.com Just a decade and a half ago, the then-CEO of General Motors Co. Rick Wagoner observed to Larry Burns, at the time GM’s head of research ... #electric-vehicles The Energy Transition in Mining newlab.com Mining companies around the globe have strengthened their corporate sustainability goals in recent months amid concerns to act on climate... #mining #emissions Miners Race for Nickel as Electric Car Revolution Looms www.ft.com In remote northern Ontario, hundreds of kilometers from the nearest railway or paved road, the world’s largest mining group and an Austra... #electric-vehicles #lithium Fuel for Thought: Energy Transition, Like Oil, Needs Strategic Reserves www.spglobal.com A military coup in West Africa has underscored the potential benefits of stockpiling critical and strategic metals essential for the ener... #sustainability-goals Electric Mine Consortium www.electricmine.com Electrification is key to the clean energy transformation of mine sites. The road to zero emissions requires the use of vehicles and mach... #mining
Decarbon Daily - Gulf Coast Hurricane + Low-carbon Investments U.S. Gulf Coast Energy Firms Face Another Hurricane Hit www.reuters.com Evacuations were underway on Monday from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil platforms as onshore oil refiners began preparing for rain and ... #supply-chain Road to COP: Hydrogen Comes Faster Than You Think shows.acast.com At this fall’s United Nations climate summit, world leaders will seek to take concrete steps to fight global warming. Green hydrogen coul... #hydrogen Chevron to Triple Low-carbon Investment www.wsj.com Chevron Corp. is tripling spending in its new low-carbon unit, which Chief Executive Mike Wirth said he increasingly sees as a viable bus... #hydrogen The Hollow Promise of Net-zero Carbon Pledges www.cnbc.com Countries and corporations around the globe are talking up their climate credentials, pledging to achieve “net-zero” carbon emissions or ... #clean-energy #sustainability-goals This Solar-powered Pavement Harvests Energy from Under Your Feet www.euronews.com A company in Hungary is making solar panels out of plastic waste - then using them as pavements. The Platio team says it can power buildi... #solar The Landfill Group and LS Power Announce Renewable Natural Gas Project in Greenville County greenvillejournal.com The Landfill Group and LS Power announced Sept. 9 that Enerdyne Power Systems, a landfill group company based in Charlotte, has started c... #renewable-natural-gas
Decarbon Daily - M&A Trends, Caterpillar, & Energy SPAC Caterpillar (CAT) Acquires CarbonPoint Solutions www.streetinsider.com Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has acquired Enhanced Energy Group, Inc. operating as "CarbonPoint Solutions," a U.S.-based carbon capture t... #carbon-capture Novus Capital Acquires California Energy Storage Startup for $1+ Billion www.insideindianabusiness.com Indianapolis-based Novus Capital Corp. II (NYSE: NXU) has announced plans to acquire California-based startup Energy Vault Inc. in a deal... #clean-energy #energy-storage Briggs & Stratton acquires energy storage manufacturer SimpliPhi Power www.solarpowerworldonline.com Small engine and generator producer Briggs & Stratton has acquired SimpliPhi Power, a lithium-iron phosphate energy storage manufacturer.... #solar #energy-storage LG Energy Solution Acquires Former Market Leader NEC Energy Solutions www.energy-storage.news LG Energy Solution has acquired NEC Energy Solutions (NEC ES), the NEC Corporation subsidiary focused on energy storage which announced i... #clean-energy #energy-storage Talos Energy (TALO) Acquires CCS Project in Offshore Texas www.nasdaq.com Talos Energy Inc. TALO and partner Carbonvert Inc. have been awarded the lease on a carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) project on the Gul... #carbon-capture Energy SPAC Black Mountain Acquisition files for a $200 million IPO www.renaissancecapital.com Black Mountain Acquisition, a blank check company formed by the founder of the Black Mountain Entities, filed on Friday with the SEC to r... #clean-energy #mining
Decarbon Daily - $95M Awards, Solugen, and Walmart's $2B Green Bond Assessing the Relative Climate Impact of Carbon Utilization for Concrete, Chemical, and Mineral Production pubs.acs.org Estimates show that 6.2 gigatons of carbon dioxide (CO2) can be captured and utilized across three pathways, concrete, chemical, and mine... #carbon-capture Increasing the Efficiency of Chemical Reactions To Help Decarbonize Fuels and Chemicals scitechdaily.com Electrochemical reactions that are accelerated using catalysts lie at the heart of many processes for making and using fuels, chemicals, ... #research Founders Factory and G-Force Launch Seed Program for Climate Focused Startups techcrunch.com U.K. tech accelerator Founders Factory is joining forces with a European counterpart to launch the Founders Factory Sustainability Seed p... #sustainability-goals Solugen Raises Over $350 Million in Series C Funding Led by Baillie Gifford & GIC to Make Carbon Negative Chemicals www.prnewswire.com Today, Solugen, the company decarbonizing the chemicals industry, announced a Series C financing round of over $350 million. GIC and Bail... #venture-capital Walmart Secures $2 Billion Green Bond www.environmentalleader.com Walmart has priced the company’s first green bond, a $2 billion offering intended to advance its goal of achieving total renewable energy... #clean-energy #sustainability-goals Chevron, Caterpillar Announce Collaboration Agreement on Hydrogen www.chevron.com Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced a collaboration ag... #clean-energy
Decarbon Daily - Decarbonization Themes Part 2 EIA's Short Term Energy Outlook, Published Sept 8th www.eia.gov The September Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) remains subject to heightened levels of uncertainty related to the ongoing recovery from t... #research ExxonMobil Launches Certification Pilot with MiQ for Permian Natural Gas www.naturalgasintel.com ExxonMobil is wading into the certified natural gas game, partnering with nonprofit MiQ for natural gas produced at its Poker Lake, NM, f... #natural-gas Seneca Resources Signs on with Project Canary over Certified Natural Gas www.bizjournals.com Seneca, a division of National Fuel Gas Co. (NYSE: NFG), said it would certify as responsibly sourced gas, or RSG, about 300 million cubi... #natural-gas Chesapeake Acquiring Vine Energy in Bid to Capture RSG-LNG Export Synergy www.spglobal.com Chesapeake Energy struck a $2.2 billion deal to acquire Haynesville shale producer Vine Energy, consolidating its position in the Louisia... #natural-gas
Decarbon Daily - Rice Events, $6B Investment, and Renewable Boost Toyota to Spend $9 Billion on Electric Car Battery Plants www.wsj.com Toyota Motor Corp. said it would spend $9 billion over the next decade to build factories for electric-car batteries as it gears up to se... #electric-vehicles Phillips 66 Invests in Battery Tech, Analytics Software www.bizjournals.com Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), Houston's largest publicly traded company, recently made new investments into firms in lithium-ion battery techn... #batteries BLM Plans Legislation to Boost Renewable Energy on Public Lands energycapitalmedia.com Today, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced it started a process related to public lands’ permitting. Accordingly, the B... #renewable-natural-gas #solar #wind Houston-based Hyco1 Launches Industrial Decarbonization Tech www.bizjournals.com A Houston company is developing technology to convert carbon dioxide emissions into sustainable products, from food-grade waxes to fertil... #carbon-capture #sustainability-goals Eaton’s Vehicle Group Partners With Ballard Fuel Cell Systems and National Renewable Energy Laboratory to Develop Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Cell Technology www.businesswire.com Power management company Eaton today announced its Vehicle Group has partnered with leading fuel system manufacturer Ballard Fuel Cell Sy... Schlumberger New Energy Enters into Agreement with EnerVenue for Metal-Hydrogen Stationary Energy Storage Solutions www.businesswire.com Schlumberger New Energy announced today an investment and collaboration agreement to deploy EnerVenue’s uniquely differentiated nickel-hy... #batteries
Decarbon Daily - US Electricity Mix, EV Demand, and Net-zero Priority Power Announces Investment by Oaktree Capital www.businesswire.com Priority Power Management, LLC (“Priority Power”), an independent energy services provider offering smart energy solutions and streamline... #private-equity #solar Net-zero Living: How Your Day Will Look in a Carbon-Neutral World www.newscientist.com We fast-forward to 2050 and imagine what an average day will be like when we have slashed our carbon emissions – a picture informed by th... #sustainability-goals An Introduction to Net-Zero Carbon Real Estate www.pinsentmasons.com A series of reports from non-governmental organisations have warned about the catastrophic effects for society if efforts to combat clima... #emissions #sustainability-goals Net-Zero Will Leave the Middle East 75% Poorer www.energylivenews.com A new report argues that oil-producing countries must be helped in the clean energy transition or risk becoming heavily poverty-stricken ... #sustainability-goals Road to Decarbonization: The United States Electricity Mix www.visualcapitalist.com A state by state visual of the electricity generation mix across the USA. #electric-grid #electric-vehicles #sustainability-goals On-site Power Plants are Essential for Decarbonization of Industry balkangreenenergynews.com Within the efforts to decarbonize the economy and reach global carbon neutrality, industrial production is the most difficult segment, Lu... #research #sustainability-goals
Decarbon Daily - Decarbonization Themes Part 1 Sodium-Ion Batteries May Power Profits Of Manganese Miners seekingalpha.com Over recent decades, batteries for many of the electric devices we take for granted have driven demand for Lithium. And these days, with ... #batteries BHP partners with Caterpillar to develop zero-emission mining trucks thedriven.io Mining juggernaut BHP says it will partner with American machinery and equipment company Caterpillar to develop and deploy zero-emission ... #electric-vehicles #mining Major miners are missing energy-transition boat, industry veteran warns www.marketwatch.com As much of the world aims to move toward a greener economy, some companies are trying to position themselves to deliver the resources nee... #mining #electric-vehicles Value of battery metals in new electric cars already beyond 2020 total www.mining.com MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index set a new monthly record in June despite seasonal factors, jumping 36% in value from the previous month to ed... #mining #electric-vehicles Electric vehicle revolution to underpin metals demand www.miningreview.com As several countries have committed to bring in cleaner fueled cars in a bid to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, the demand for electri... #mining #emissions Global EV Sales Rose 160% In First Half, Overcoming Component Shortages And Covid www.forbes.com Global sales of electric vehicles increased by 160% in the first half of 2021 from a year earlier to 2.6 million units, according to rese... #electric-vehicles
Decarbon Daily - Oil Views, $2B Valuation, Carbon Tax Lotus Cars Finishes Funding Round at $2 Billion Valuation www.bloomberg.com Units of Lotus and electric-vehicle upstart Nio Inc. signed an investment pact as the Chinese owner of the iconic maker of British sports... #electric-vehicles Gatik Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding Led by Koch Disruptive Technologies www.globenewswire.com Gatik today announced a new investment of $85 million in Series B funding to significantly expand North America’s first autonomous Middle... #supply-chain #electric-vehicles Granite Publishes Annual Sustainability Report Unveiling New ESG Priorities www.graniteconstruction.com Today, Granite (NYSE:GVA) published its 2020 Sustainability Report, which highlights the company’s advancement on environmental, social, ... #esg #sustainability-goals Twelve Partners with LanzaTech to Transform CO2 into Polypropylene www.twelve.co Carbon transformation company Twelve and biotechnology company LanzaTech have partnered to transform CO2 emissions into polypropylene, a ... #research #emissions ADM Announces Industry’s First Net Carbon Neutral Milling Operations www.adm.com ADM (NYSE: ADM) announced today that the company has achieved net carbon neutral status for its U.S. flour milling operations. This accom... #emissions OPIS Expands Carbon Market Report www.opisnet.com Ever-evolving carbon policies such as Cap and Trade, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Renewable Portfolio Standards, Renewable Fuel Standard and... #research #policy
Decarbon Daily - ESG, Carbon Offsets, & Opportunities The Blind Spot: How ESG Matters Can Affect Current Accounting and Financial Reporting www.financialexecutives.org There have been some questions about whether a company needs to incorporate ESG considerations when preparing its current financial state... #esg Kevala Raises $21M to Improve Tools for Managing Energy Grid Infrastructure techcrunch.com Kevala, the startup that collects and analyzes energy grid infrastructure data for utility companies, renewable energy providers, EV char... #electric-grid Carbon Offsets: A License to Pollute or a Path to Net-zero Emissions? www.ft.com Can planting trees in Guizhou province cancel out emissions from natural gas burned for energy in offices and homes across China? That’s ... #sustainability-goals #emissions International Oil And Gas Industry – Role In Achieving Net-Zero Emissions www.forbes.com A Society of Petroleum Engineers live webinar discusses the energy transition. The transition needs to be done responsibly: no-one should... #environment #hydrogen SoCalGas to Use Gas-Mapping Lidar to Reduce Methane Emissions www.photonics.com Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) signed an agreement for $12 million with high-tech laser company Bridger Photonics. The company wi... #emissions Ideanomics in Transformative Deal, to Acquire VIA Motors Valued at Up to $630MM investors.ideanomics.com Ideanomics (NASDAQ: IDEX) ("Ideanomics" or the "Company"), a global company focused on driving the adoption of commercial electric vehicl... #electric-vehicles
Decarbon Daily - Money Monday, IPOs, Funding Rivian Confidentially Files For IPO, Seeks $80 Billion Valuation insideevs.com The automaker is reportedly targeting an $80 billion valuation, which would make it the world's sixth-most valuable car company. #electric-vehicles Solaris Oilfield Prices IPO at $12, Below the Range www.nasdaq.com Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, which provides mobile frac sand storage silos used in oil and gas production, raised $121 million by off... #water LevelTen Energy Lands $35M pitchbook.com LevelTen Energy has raised a $35 million Series C led by NGP Energy Technology Partners. The Seattle-based company is the developer of a ... #batteries #solar #wind NV5 Acquires Sage Renewable Energy Consulting www.globenewswire.com NV5 Global, Inc. (the “Company” or “NV5”) (Nasdaq: NVEE), a provider of compliance, technology, engineering, and environmental consulting... #esg Terabase Energy Acquires PlantPredict Solar Energy Modeling Tool solarindustrymag.com Solar digital solutions startup Terabase Energy has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlantPredict, a predictive solar energy mode... #solar NextEra Energy Partners Completes Acquisitions of Four Wind Assets dailyenergyinsider.com NextEra Energy Partners, LP completed its acquisition of a 391-megawatt (MW) portfolio of four operating wind assets located in Californi... #wind
Decarbon Daily - Inconvenient Truth 2, CO2 Pipes, and SPAC Merger Who Owns the Most CO2 Pipelines in the US? www.linkedin.com Who owns the most CO2 pipelines in the US? Looking for both volume and miles for public and private companies. $DEN $OXY $CVX $KMI and an... #carbon-capture LevelTen Energy Raises $35mm in Series C Funding www.privateequitywire.co.uk LevelTen Energy, a provider of renewable transaction infrastructure, has raised USD35 million in a Series C funding round led by NGP ETP,... #venture-capital Invest Green Democratizes Cleantech Venture Capital www.businesswire.com Invest Green, Inc. (IGI) has launched with a mission of providing all investors access to institutional quality Cleantech opportunities m... #venture-capital EO Charging Goes Public Via Merger with First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp www.spacalpha.com Juuce Limited, which trades as EO Charging, a leading provider of technology-enabled turnkey solutions for electric vehicle ("EV") fleets... #private-equity
Decarbon Daily - RNG, New Permits, BP to Sell RNG Gevo Files for Environmental Permits in South Dakota for the Net-Zero 1 Project investors.gevo.com Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce that the air quality and wastewater permit applications for the company’s Net-Zero 1 pro... #renewable-natural-gas The Case for RNG www.natlawreview.com Growing interest in Renewable Natural Gas plays has our team taking a closer look at the profitability and sustainability merits of makin... #renewable-natural-gas BP to Sell Renewable Natural Gas Derived From Poultry Litter www.csnews.com BP is partnering with CleanBay Renewables on a 15-year agreement through which BP will purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) processed fro... #renewable-natural-gas Montauk Renewables Awarded Patent for Near-Zero-Emissions Renewable Energy Technology www.globenewswire.com Montauk Renewables, Inc. (“Montauk” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: MNTK), a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery... #patents #renewable-natural-gas
Decarbon Daily - Cash Cools, Energy Vault $100mm, Carbon Removal Blackrock's Former Sustainable Investing Chief Now Thinks ESG is a 'Dangerous Placebo' www.cnbc.com A former BlackRock executive has outlined why he now thinks that sustainable investing is a “dangerous placebo that harms the public inte... #esg Swiss Re in Carbon Removal Agreement with Climeworks www.reinsurancene.ws Reinsurer Swiss Re has signed a ten-year purchase agreement with Climeworks, a specialist in carbon dioxide air capture technology, to ta... #carbon-capture EVgo Named by GM as a Preferred Provider for EV Fleets www.evgo.com EVgo Inc., (NASDAQ: EVGO), the nation’s largest public fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) and first powered by 100% renewa... #electric-vehicles Cash Cools Everything Around Me. - Lowercarbon Capital lowercarboncapital.com Well, Lowercarbon now has another $800 million, in fiat, to keep unfucking the planet. It turns out that raising for a climate fund in th... #venture-capital Energy Vault Announces $100 Million Series C Funding www.businesswire.com Energy Vault the creator of gravity-based, grid-scale energy storage solutions with its proprietary technology, today announced $100 mill... #venture-capital Energy Storage Appears to be Fully Charged for Exponential Growth www.pv-magazine.com Lithium-based energy storage volumes are expected to grow by multiple orders of magnitude in the coming years, with a 1,000% capacity inc... #lithium #research
Decarbon Daily - Issue for August 24, 2021 Carbon Capture Attracting Investment - Denbury Leading The Charge seekingalpha.com With more industrial carbon capture projects to be announced this year, Denbury is poised to lead the way. #carbon-capture U.S. Department of Energy Announces $24 Million to Capture Carbon Emissions Directly From Air www.energy.gov The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $24 million in funding for nine research projects to explore and develop new methods ... #carbon-capture Anheuser-Busch’s $64M Investment Will Build Largest US Brewery Solar Installation www.environmentalleader.com Anheuser-Busch is investing $64 million at its Los Angeles brewery to install new solar panels as well as emissions-reduction technology.... #solar Union Pacific and Progress Rail Partner to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions www.up.com Union Pacific locomotives will be getting a boost of biodiesel fuel. Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, approved the use of up to 20% ... #emissions
Decarbon Daily - Issue for August 23, 2021 Kinder Morgan Closes Kinetrex Energy Acquisition www.businesswire.com Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) today closed on its previously announced acquisition of Kinetrex Energy. The $310 million acquisition inc... #research GM Expands Battery Recall to ALL 2017-2022 Chevy Bolt EVs, Blames Supplier LG electrek.co GM Friday afternoon announced it would expand its Bolt recall to ALL Chevy Bolts including ones manufactured in the US and including the ... #electric-vehicles Nickel Is Becoming a Battleground for Bets on Battery Future www.bloomberg.com The race to supply automakers with nickel to power their batteries is pitting two of the biggest names in mining against each other. #electric-vehicles #mining Regology Snares $8M Series A to Help Navigate Maze of Global Regulations techcrunch.com Every country has its own bundle of laws, rules and regulations, and they change on a regular basis, making it an enormous challenge to k... #venture-capital #policy
Decarbon Daily - Issue for August 20, 2021 Estimated $1 trillion oil and gas windfall could speed decarbonisation www.upstreamonline.com Oil and gas companies should be making hay while the sun shines and use their current record cash flow windfalls to speed up their decarb... #natural-gas #research Is there an investment opportunity for 'bad' ESG assets? www.internationalinvestment.net The past 18 months have seen an acceleration of the Environment Social and Governance (ESG) agenda, and this is a positive development. H... #esg Climate tech: How ESG investing is evolving into ‘a profitable endeavor’ finance.yahoo.com As economies across the globe square up to the challenge of slowing human-caused global warming, venture capital firms hope to tackle cli... #venture-capital Investing in low-emissions energy is the key to the climate crisis thehill.com Last week’s release of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report highlights once again the imperativ... #emissions Ample raises $160M to scale its battery swapping service techcrunch.com San Francisco-based Ample has raised a $160 million Series C to scale its battery swapping service, the largest round yet for the 8-year-... #batteries #venture-capital BMW secures funding for EV battery aiming to rival range of a traditional engine www.cnbc.com A BMW project centered around the development of a long-distance electric vehicle battery has been awarded £26.2 million ($36.07 million)... #batteries