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  • Innovation Diversity: Heralding Emerging Champions in Cleantech
    Materials & Chemicals

    Innovation Diversity: Heralding Emerging Champions in Cleantech

    Cleantech Group celebrates diverse innovation by highlighting fresh perspectives needed right now in cleantech. In 2022,…

    By Buff López
    February 28, 2024

    4 min read

  • Innovation Takes Flight With Sustainable Aviation Fuels
    Materials & Chemicals

    Innovation Takes Flight With Sustainable Aviation Fuels

    In 2022, the aviation industry accounted for 2% of global CO2 emissions, drawing attention to the…

    By Sunena Gupta
    December 19, 2023

    4 min read

  • Cracking Ammonia: Dissociation and Fuel Innovation
    Energy & Power, Materials & Chemicals

    Cracking Ammonia: Dissociation and Fuel Innovation

    Ammonia is often touted as the fuel of the future. It is gaseous at room temperature…

    By Ian Hayton
    November 16, 2023

    4 min read

  • Smart Waste Collection
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    Smart Waste Collection

    The world generates 2.1 billion tons of municipal solid waste annually, and this amount is expected…

    By Sunena Gupta
    October 16, 2023

    4 min read

  • Innovation in Built Environment Sustainability
    Energy & Power, Materials & Chemicals

    Innovation in Built Environment Sustainability

    Climate Week NYC offers an unparalleled opportunity (second only to the Cleantech Forum!) to exchange observations…

    By Anthony DeOrsey
    October 12, 2023

    4 min read

  • Can Sorbent Innovation Make DAC Viable?
    Materials & Chemicals

    Can Sorbent Innovation Make DAC Viable?

    There exist various methods for carbon removal, encompassing both natural and technological approaches. Natural solutions involve…

    By Cleantech Group's Take
    October 5, 2023

    4 min read

  • Will Lithium-Sulfur Disrupt the Energy Storage Market?
    Materials & Chemicals

    Will Lithium-Sulfur Disrupt the Energy Storage Market?

    Materials innovator, Lyten, has announced a $200M Series B fund raise led by Prime Mover Labs…

    By Ian Hayton
    September 13, 2023

    4 min read

  • Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The Rise of eJet
    Materials & Chemicals

    Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The Rise of eJet

    Aviation accounts for approximately 3% of global carbon emissions and 12% of all transportation. With demand…

    By Parker Bovée
    June 20, 2023

    4 min read

  • Green Steel: Innovations Can Enable Cost-Effective Deployment at Scale
    Materials & Chemicals

    Green Steel: Innovations Can Enable Cost-Effective Deployment at Scale

    Steel production is one of the largest industrial sources of carbon emissions, accounting for up to…

    By Ian Hayton
    May 4, 2023

    4 min read

  • Opportunities in the Green Building Landscape: IMI Hydronic’s Journey
    Materials & Chemicals, Resources & Environmental Management

    Opportunities in the Green Building Landscape: IMI Hydronic’s Journey

    In the quest for sustainable growth, IMI Hydronic Engineering (IMI HE), a leading player in the…

    By Lucy Chatburn and Bianca Dragomir
    April 20, 2023

    4 min read

  • Silicon Anodes Can Improve EV Battery Density and Extend Range Without Cost Increase
    Materials & Chemicals

    Silicon Anodes Can Improve EV Battery Density and Extend Range Without Cost Increase

    By 2030, electric vehicles (EVs) are projected to account for approximately one-third of all vehicles sold…

    By Buff López
    March 30, 2023

    4 min read

  • 3D-Printed Homes: A Sustainable Construction Method on the Rise
    Materials & Chemicals

    3D-Printed Homes: A Sustainable Construction Method on the Rise

    The 3D-printed homes market is a relatively new approach to prefabricated housing that involves the use…

    By Buff López
    February 21, 2023

    4 min read

  • Cement Industry Innovation in the Sprint to Net-Zero
    Materials & Chemicals

    Cement Industry Innovation in the Sprint to Net-Zero

    Cement is a primary material in concrete as well as mortars, blocks, and plaster. It’s the…

    By Ian Hayton
    December 20, 2022

    4 min read

  • Enzymatic Depolymerization and Recycling:  Using Enzymes to Convert Linear Waste Streams into Circular Supply Chains
    Materials & Chemicals

    Enzymatic Depolymerization and Recycling: Using Enzymes to Convert Linear Waste Streams into Circular Supply Chains

    In the coming years, enzymatic recycling will play a crucial role in solving the challenges of…

    By Zainab Gilani
    November 22, 2022

    4 min read

  • Cleantech 50 to Watch Case Study: Phycobloom
    50 to Watch, Materials & Chemicals

    Cleantech 50 to Watch Case Study: Phycobloom

    Solution: Phycobloom is a developer of novel strains of algae that use atmospheric CO2 to create…

    By Anthony DeOrsey
    October 25, 2022

    4 min read

  • Green Ammonia: What’s New?
    Materials & Chemicals

    Green Ammonia: What’s New?

    It’s been over 2 years since we published our last piece on Ammonia, while interest in…

    By Ian Hayton
    May 20, 2022

    4 min read

  • Plastic Packaging, Next-gen Battery Technologies and Cement – Trends from Cleantech Forum Europe Live in Edinburgh
    Energy & Power, Materials & Chemicals

    Plastic Packaging, Next-gen Battery Technologies and Cement – Trends from Cleantech Forum Europe Live in Edinburgh

    For the Materials & Chemicals sector, the recent Cleantech Forum Europe Live in Edinburgh included insight…

    By Ian Hayton
    May 8, 2022

    4 min read

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