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The Exelon Climate Change Investment Initiative (#2c2i) is dedicated to supporting the greatest minds working towards tomorrow’s #climatechange solutions. We’re excited to share the first companies receiving our investment in 2024! The group includes: ⭐ Metal Light Inc. ⭐ Revert Technologies ⭐ Station A ⭐ Eion If you are a start-up committed to climate change mitigation, resilience or adaptation and are located in one of Exelon’s service areas, apply to be a 2c2i portfolio company by September 30: http://spr.ly/6041o9Tnl

Attending GSE Expo Europe was truly an enlightening experience. Perhaps the most surprising (yet also validating) takeaway is that it reinforced why we do what we do. WHAT WE DO is create innovative technology that directly impacts transportation and logistics efficiencies, moving us closer to a clean energy transition. WHY WE DO IT? It’s more than building a viable product and successful company, it’s connecting with like-minded people in the industry. We exchange ideas and share an energy that we all take back and use as fuel... scratch that… we use to recharge our mission and keep moving forward. At GSE-Expo we also learned that the scope of depth of need for electrification of airport ground support equipment is far bigger and wide-reaching than we imagined. We understood the pain points in the US, but with so many people from the EU, Africa, Asia and beyond nodding their heads and confirming similar bottlenecks and challenges – we know that VIRV is also on to something far bigger and wide-reaching than we imagined. Swappable Battery as a Service (Baas) landed squarely in the wheelhouse… scratch that… the driver seat, of the ground support equipment and airline industries. Connect with us as our story gains momentum and picks up speed across the industry, and the globe. Follow us on Instagram: @VIRVLLC Visit our website: www.VIRV.io w/ Nicholas Holland and Christa Zaharias Thank you Elayne Cronin, Ph.D. of Capital Energy for the action shots! #Ditchthecord #GSEEurope2024 #BaaS #BatteryAsAService #SwappableBatteries #eGSE #GSEElectrification #AirportInnovation #AirportElectrification #VIRV

🌎 Last week 9 startups from Yale University’s climate ecosystem presented their transformative innovations during the Yale Climate Ventures Showcase. Thank you to Yale Planetary Solutions for bringing together partners from across the globe helping to highlight the university’s vibrant and growing climate innovation ecosystem at NYC #ClimateWeek! Yale Climate Ventures Showcase presenters: Banofi Leather develops plant-based leather made from banana crop waste, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of food production and fashion. Cambium transforms urban waste into high-quality wood products, promoting a circular economy by giving new life to fallen urban trees. Catala builds catalytic ceramic membranes, eliminating pollutants and impurities from wastewater CREW Carbon offers carbon offset solutions tailored for businesses, helping companies achieve their sustainability goals through verified carbon reduction projects. Forested engages in large-scale reforestation projects, utilizing technology and community partnerships to restore degraded lands and combat climate change. Oxylus Energy converts CO2 into carbon-neutral fuels and chemicals. P2 Science, Inc. develops green chemistry processes for converting renewable feedstocks, including vegetable oils, into high-value, specialty chemicals. Protein Evolution utilizes biological recycling to enable plastic production from waste, not fossil fuels. Symbrosia produces seaweed-based feed additives that significantly reduce methane emissions from livestock, contributing to more sustainable agriculture. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ewV2UWC5

✳️ The first week of #ClimateCollider, the startup exchange program powered by #Swissnex and Innosuisse, wrapped up last Friday, and what a journey it’s been! 💡 Monday kicked off with a deep dive into Swissnex's activities, followed by expert sessions on US incorporation and hiring with STAMINA LAW and TriNet. The startups then sharpened their pitch skills at a workshop with BostonSpeaks before showcasing their solutions alongside six US startups at the Climate Innovators Café to an audience of researchers, corporations, founders, and investors. 👥 Tuesday brought invaluable face time with eight US entrepreneurs who shared candid insights on navigating Boston's dynamic #climatetech ecosystem. In the afternoon, the cohort got a tour of Greentown Labs and took part in meetings with the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, ACT | The Alliance for Climate Transition, and the City of Boston. 🌐 Wednesday was all about the Transatlantic Cleantech Summit, hosted by EIT InnoEnergy, connecting the startups with even more cleantech leaders across from Boston and beyond. 💭 Thursday challenged the cohort to think outside the box in a brainstorming session on overcoming key challenges. They then had the chance to practice and refine their pitches with invaluable feedback from investors. 🌱 Friday saw the cohort venture to #NewHaven, Connecticut, where they connected with ClimateHaven, AdvanceCT, and Connecticut Innovations before wrapping the week up with a visit to the Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY). ✳️ It’s not over yet! The #ClimateCollider startups are in #NewYork this week for #ClimateWeekNYC. Follow us for updates as they join us at the #ClimateRing in the fight for the planet! 🥊🌎 BCHAR Inverto Earth KIDEMIS GraphEnergyTech Freesuns 8inks

We’re thrilled to announce Cohort 4 of the Breakthrough Energy Fellows Program - 25 incredible innovators across 14 projects are transforming the future of clean energy. From hydrogen fuel pumps to scaling sodium-ion technology, Fellows are tackling some of the biggest problems in the highest-emitting industries. Since 2021, we’ve supported 90 Fellows globally, with Cohort 4 pushing us past 100 Fellows who are moving climate tech from the lab to the real world. Read more about our Cohort 4 Fellows in our latest newsroom: https://nt-z.ro/4ebPpw0 And now, we’re looking for the next generation of climate innovators. Nominations and applications for Cohort 5 are open — join us in shaping the clean energy future. Apply here: https://nt-z.ro/4ebPiAA

Kicked off an amazing start to #climateweeknyc at the Streetlife Ventures demo night on Monday and Earthshot Ventures and Planeteer Capital’s Female Founders & Funders lunch on Tuesday. But the highlight so far was the Yale Planetary Solutions reception, which featured a fireside chat with Secretary John Kerry (Presidential Climate Envoy) and remarks from new Yale University President Maurie McInnis — who included a warm shout out to our very own ClimateHaven! 🙌🙌🙌 Best of all, the Yale goody bag, featuring products from numerous Yale Ventures climate tech startups: P2 Science, Inc., Cambium Carbon LLC, Banofi Leather, Renewal Mill and AIR COMPANY - which shared some of its premium vodka and perfume made from captured CO2. Staff Sheehan Sonam Velani Laura Fox Sophie Purdom Julie Zimmerman Josh Geballe Stuart DeCew Aishwarya Kuruttukulam Yale School of the Environment

Incredible kickoff to New York Climate Week! Thank you to Jodi Susman and Jacob Susman for inviting me on behalf of ClimateHaven to take a seat at the Cleantech Leaders Roundtable dinner in NYC. Loved dining with the extraordinary group of cleantech and climate tech leaders like table-mates Al Subbloie of energy-efficiency company Budderfly, Laura Hickernell, David Magid and Omar Khaleel who reconnected me with my middle school buddy Zachary N. Goldstein. Both speakers spoke truth to power. CTLR’s new CEO, Ann Davlin's opening remarks were followed by an energizing speech by Dr. Vanessa Z Chan, Chief Commercialization Officer and Director of the Office of Technology Transitions at the DOE. Thank you! (Now back to #climateweeknyc)