FischTank PR

As #HurricaneHelene unfortunately just reminded us, extreme weather is testing our #gridinfrastructure and the #utilities who provide each of us the power and electricity we depend on every single day. Among these threats utility operators must account for are #wildfires, a challenge being addressed by client Rhizome, a company using A.I.-driven technology to help electric utilities identify and plan for grid vulnerabilities. Rhizome CEO Mishal Thadani spoke with Austyn Gaffney of the The New York Times to discuss how his company uses data points from thousands of hurricane-related asset failures and what caused them to show utilities their long-term risks from hurricanes. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dEghK8Mh

#ClimateWeekNYC brought together leaders across various sectors to address climate action. Yet, many companies are “#greenstalling,” delaying or scaling back #decarbonization efforts due to economic and political uncertainty, or fear of the costs involved. Abby Davidson Maffei, Managing Director of Strategy and Implementation at ENGIE Impact, shares with Newsweek how that corporate hesitation poses a significant risk to global climate goals, and debunks the common excuses used to delay decarbonization tactics. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eY-vG-pj

FischTank clients have been busy lately!: ☀ Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. CEO Paul Warley spoke with The Wall Street Journal about #solarfarms and #agrivoltatics 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eMzDWYPF 🏗 Sublime Systems' CEO Leah Ellis spoke to Michelle Ma of Bloomberg News following the Holcim and CRH investment of $75 million, which developed a cement production method that in early tests generated 90% fewer emissions 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eXnT-g9b 🚀 Aeroflow Health launched its venture arm, Aeroflow Ventures, and was included in the Wall Street Journal's VC roundup for its initial investment in Canopie, a prevention-focused maternal health company 🔗 https://lnkd.in/epKUgCby 🔌 Driivz detailed its expansion in the US market by officially opening its headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e-VF7Njz 💡 Utilidata spoke with Jordyn Grzelewski at Tech Brew about how #EVs could actually make the US electric #grid more resilient 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eYsggnhB 🔋 sonnen, Inc.'s partnership with ES Solar is creating a blueprint for home battery retrofits, per Utility Dive 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eVAn3Cvw 🇺🇸 Longtime client AAFMAA, the oldest #military #nonprofit and an organization dedicated to serving active and retired service members, authored a piece (by Anna Larson) for Military Families Magazine (US Military Publishing LLC) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ebdjmb6S 🏛 Azolla Ventures' cofounder and GP Matthew Nordan spoke with Bloomberg News stating "Any CEO worth their salt is thinking hard about this right now" with respect to a Trump administration's use of the $400B earmarked for green energy development 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eDW8ybky 🔥 Rhizome spoke with Heatmap News' Katie Brigham about their AI-powered wildfire risk mitigation platform for utilities 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eJkVC9rN

We're excited to have two great PR students from local NJ universities supporting us as interns this Fall! Welcome Kaylee Seitz and welcome back Baylee Matthews!

AI bill SB 1047 has made its way to Governor Newsom's desk in California, meaning a U.S. state could soon see a first-of-its-kind mandate for responsible AI deployments. With seemingly equal support as opposition, many see the bill as a much needed step toward AI regulation while others worry what impacts will trickle down through the industry. Arun K. Subramaniyan, CEO of client Articul8 AI, spoke to Patrick Kulp about what the bill could mean for California #AI startups in this story for Tech Brew #GenAI

Good morning! Follow this link to view the full newsletter of events, awards and recent media coverage FischTank has generated for its clients across finance, tech, climate, health and business media: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gse23GbG? Sign up for future email updates here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g4mSnCG2 Summary of events below 👇 🏆 PRNEWS Awards are set to be announced in early October. FischTank is honored to be finalists in the three categories we submitted for: Agency of the Year (!); Environment / Sustainability Campaign of the Year; and Media Relations Campaign of the Year. Please send some good juju our way! 🧙♂️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/er5UmBQb 📆 Climate Week New York City is right around the corner! FischTank is excited to partner with Greentown Labs to sponsor our first ever climate panel - Building a Climate Tech Brand That Gets Noticed. Speakers include Kavita Patel, principal at MUUS Climate Partners; Erin Glabets, Head of Communications at Sublime Systems; Julia Travaglini, SVP of Marketing + Communications at Greentown Labs; and FischTank PR founder Eric Fischgrund, who will moderate. Please register here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dNBmxnMj 🏀 FischTank is teaming up with Keyframe Capital (Benjamin Birnbaum) and Peter Barba of Lectrium to organize the 2nd Annual NYC Climate Cup - a pickup basketball tournament on Friday, September 27th. If you've got a jump shot and ankles that won't twist, please sign up! 🔗 https://lu.ma/hogrlvmz 📆 RE+ #replus2024 is next week! We know it's a chaotic time for many tech companies, investors and others, but if you feel like grabbing a coffee or something colder with FischTank team members - please let us know by emailing letswork@fischtankpr.com 📆 FischTank is also proud to sponsor Climate Night Live, supporting Canary Media Inc. and The The Pew Charitable Trusts. Special guests include John Kerry, Alex Honnold, Jigar Shah, Dana Clare Redden, Cecilia Martinez, Neil Chatterjee, Nicole Kelner, and more! The event is sold out, but you can join the waitlist here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d24-DQkh

👏 👏 👏 Congratulations to Harrison Meyer and the team at Oxylus Energy on their capital raise co-led by client Azolla Ventures as well as Toyota Ventures, with participation from Earth Foundry and Connecticut Innovations 👏 👏 👏 Story from Tim De Chant of TechCrunch, below 🌱 💪

Client Perch Energy recently partnered with Nuveen, a TIAA company to launch a program that offers thousands of low-and moderate-income residents in Nuveen’s properties access to community solar and substantial discounts on their electricity bills ☀ ⚡ Perch and its team know how important consumer education on #communitysolar is, so they've made an effort to communicate effectively across local, trade, national and broadcast media 🗣 Reuters TV segment with Perch CEO Bruce Stewart 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eE627gmA QNS (Queens News Site) 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e292eny3 Forbes 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gp_jzwXu Solar Builder Magazine 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dMqzVCc4 #SolarForAll #solarenergy #mediarelations CC: Dave Armenti Myles Fish Ali Abbasi Eric Timlin 💪

If you're looking for a meaningful #marketing and #communications discussion during #ClimateWeekNYC with actionable takeaways and no fluff, look no further 👀 📢 FischTank is proud to partner with Greentown Labs to sponsor the panel 'Building a Climate Tech Brand That Gets Noticed' on Tuesday, September 24 from 9:30am - 11:30am, with refreshments and networking taking place before and after the 10-11am event. Featured panelists include: 🗣 Erin Glabets, Head of Communications at Sublime Systems 🗣 Kavita Patel, principal at MUUS Climate Partners 🗣 Julia Travaglini, Senior Vice President of Marketing + Communications at Greentown Labs 🗣 Moderator Eric Fischgrund at FischTank PR. RSVP 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dNBmxnMj #climateaction #climatetech #cleantech #publicrelations

The food system is at risk from the impacts of #climate change, and yet, it's also one of the leading contributors of emissions. Now, a growing list of regulations and initiatives are increasing the pressure on the sector to make changes 🛑 Ramya Ravishankar, general counsel at sustainability intelligence platform HowGood, shares with Reuters that the #food and beverage companies that are either unwilling or unable to provide sustainability data in alignment with regulations will face risks to their market share 💡 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eeWYNZPN #foodindustry #regulations