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Climate Tech
Climate tech on Europa Now: batteries, heat pumps and Europe's industrial comeback.
Climate Tech
LG Energy Solution Locks in U.S. Lithium Supply for Battery Production
The South Korean battery maker has committed to purchasing domestically produced lithium carbonate from a Standard Lithium and Equinor partnership, securing feedstock for its expanding American manufacturing footprint.
Climate Tech
Battery-News Joins New Independent Platform Combining Media, Training and Industry Networks
The battery industry publication is now part of PEM Share GmbH, a newly formed independent company that merges journalism with professional development, events and connections across manufacturers, researchers and emerging companies.
Climate Tech
Europe's Robot Ambitions Hit a Magnet Bottleneck
The real constraint on scaling humanoid robots in Europe isn't artificial intelligence or manufacturing prowess—it's rare earth magnets, 90% of which China refines. New regulations demand action, but the continent lacks the refining capacity to comply.
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Oslo's Slow-Charge Success: Why Europe's EV Cities Don't Need Speed Everywhere
Nearly half of Oslo's vehicles are electric, yet 78% of its public charging infrastructure consists of modest AC units. The city's approach—legal installation rights and overnight fee waivers—offers lessons for a continent still debating charger deployment strategy.
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Certain Energy secures £10M to scale manganese battery technology for grid storage
The Imperial College spin-off has raised Series A funding to commercialize long-duration energy storage as Britain grapples with mounting costs from renewable curtailment.
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Emerald AI's $150M Series A: Teaching data centres to listen to the grid
The Washington, D.C. startup has raised $150 million to deploy software that lets AI data centres flex their power consumption in response to grid stress, moving from field tests into full commercial operation.
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Boldr Secures $5M to Scale HVAC Platform as Grid Infrastructure Play
The London-based climate tech startup has closed a Pre-Series A round led by Unconventional Ventures, positioning HVAC contractors as distributed energy assets across North America.
Climate Tech
SnerpaPower secures €3.4M to scale industrial electricity optimization across Europe
The Icelandic climate tech startup, founded by two energy sector veterans, has closed a Series A round led by Luxembourg's Encevo to expand its real-time power management platform across the continent.