17 posts tagged ‘Climate’
Climate tech might be the hot job market in 2024
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While much of the tech world has been besieged by layoffs, climate tech continued to hire. Next year looks no different. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Crowdfunding a cleaner power solution for mobile businesses
Welcome back to Found. This week we are joined by James Wagoner, the co-founder and CEO of Joule Case, a startup that is creating a cleaner alternative to diesel generators. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Geothermal startup Quaise is raising $25M as it gears up for drilling
The new priced round comes as the company gears up for drilling test boreholes next year using its gyrotron-powered rig. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Microsoft’s climate fund backs sustainable jet fuel company Dimensional Energy
The increasing need to reduce carbon emissions drives many industries, including airlines and transportation, to seek sustainable alternatives to meet emission reduction targets and fulfill corporate social responsibility commitments. One of the solutions is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared to traditional jet fuel. An Ithaca, New […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Climate tech’s biggest hits and misses in 2023
For the broader economy, this was the year of the recession that never arrived. But for climate tech, it was a year of both great hits and big misses. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
LA Auto Show: the tech, EVs and cars that got our attention
The 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show is a wrap — for press, anyway. That means it’s time to recap the big launches, strange details, cars on display and peculiar absences we noticed this year. The highlights include the SUV that’ll make or break Lucid, Amazon’s auto fixation, a pickup that calls Tesla’s Cybertruck to mind […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The best techy plant gifts for green thumbs in 2023
Great news for anyone who’s ever been told to log off and touch grass! Whether you’re a natural green thumb or not, it’s easier than ever to grow plants inside. Don’t know when to water your plants? There’s an app for that. Need a constant stream of fresh basil for all your pesto needs? Hydroponics […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Toyota is turning to startup Redwood Materials for critical battery materials
Battery cells produced at Toyota’s future North American EV factory will someday contain a little Redwood Materials DNA. The two companies announced Thursday that Redwood Materials will supply Toyota with cathode material and anode copper foil for battery cells produced at the automaker’s $13.9 billion factory in North Carolina that’s slated to go into production […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.