Climate Tech Newsletter: January 24, 2025

Climate Tech Newsletter: January 24, 2025

Welcome to last week’s edition of the CBKNY’s Weekly News Highlights. Explore the latest policies, innovations, and market trends driving the future of climate tech.

🌱 Climate Tech Insights: renewables, energy storage, AI solutions, major green funding, and a global divide on climate policies

1. Stargate will use solar and batteries to power $100B AI venture

   January 24, 2025 – TechCrunch

2. 10 Energy Storage Companies to Know in 2025
   January 21, 2025 – Climate Insider

3. Bedrock Energy wants geothermal to make data centers cooler and offices more comfortable
   January 23, 2025 – TechCrunch

4. British startup gets $122 million funding for green charging station

   January 20, 2025 – Reuters

5. Zombie nuclear reactors could be revived thanks to AI data center demand

   January 22, 2025 – TechCrunch

6. Japan Steps Up as Carbon Credit Leader with $70 Billion Push for Net Zero
   January 20, 2025 – Carbon Credits

7. Trump moves to sink offshore wind
   January 21, 2025 – TechCrunch

8. Palmetto Secures $1.2B to Supercharge U.S. Residential Clean Energy Financing

   January 17, 2025 – PR Newswire

9. Sonocharge Energy Secures $23.5M to Revolutionize Battery Technology
   January 24, 2025 – Climate Insider

10. A re-energized Trump seeks to boost fossil fuel production, dismantle climate programs
    January 22, 2025 – Cipher

11. Energy efficiency startup Domna raises £70m in debut funding round
    January 23, 2025 – Shifted

12. Why the next energy race is for underground hydrogen
    January 23, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

13. Gold rush: Why VCs suddenly love mining
    January 23, 2025 – Shifted

14. A new company plans to use Earth as a chemical reactor
    January 21, 2025 – MIT Technology Review

15. BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund Secures €172 Million
    January 23, 2025 – ESG News

16. Ukraine's DTEK to Invest €450M in Expanding Black Sea Wind Farm, Backed by Danish EIFO
    January 22, 2025 – ESG News

17. Amazon Claims Largest Global Corporate Purchaser of Renewable Energy for Fifth Consecutive Year
    January 21, 2025 – ESG News

18. Cementing trouble: UltraTech’s growth hit by cyclones, monsoons, & pollution laws
    January 23, 2025 – The Economic Times

19. India should resist Western pressure on net zero and decarbonise at its pace
    January 16, 2025 – The Economic Times

20. Climate Tech VC Investments Drop for the 3rd Year in a Row, AI to the Rescue
    January 22, 2025 – Carbon Credits

21. Top 4 Nickel Companies Driving Electrification and Clean Energy in 2025
    January 24, 2025 – Carbon Credits

22. Boeing’s Big Move: Boosting EU Aviation with Norsk e-Fuel’s SAF
    January 24, 2025 – Carbon Credits

23. EV Charging Deserts Are Gone, But Plug Sharing Has Never Been More Popular

    January 17, 2025 – Bloomberg

24. Northern Trust AM exits Climate Action 100+, Net-Zero Asset Managers initiative

    January 24, 2025 – ESG DIVE