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Hi there, new and returning readers. This is The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways people and packages move (today and in the future) from Point A to Point B. Before jump into micromobbin’ and the rest, I wanted to point you to another Extra Crunch piece, this time a deep dive into second-life batteries. As Aria Alamalhodaei reports: The average electric vehicle lithium-ion battery can retain up to 70% of its charging capacity after being removed. The business proposition...

BlocPower Issues First Climate Impact Note for Retail Investors After Raising $63 Million to Green Urban Buildings Share Article Funding Satisfies Demand for Residents to Invest in their Local Neighborhoods Across the U.S. to Address Climate Change, High Unemployment Rates, Public Health and Economic Inequality NEW YORK (PRWEB) March 12, 2021 BlocPower, a Brooklyn-based climate tech startup that is rapidly greening American inner ...

AlleyWatch Buildings generate 80% of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions. Improving energy efficiency isn’t only important to the environment but it also reduces costs, making housing more affordable in the long run.  BlocPower is an energy technology startup that combines technology with structured finance solutions to encourage business owners to abandon their existing, obsolete heating and cooling solutions and replace them with sustainable alternatives.  The company leverages ma...

2), a $50 million collaboration between the Wells Fargo Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), today announced the four newest winners of its Channel Partner Awards. Channel Partner Awards are presented twice annually to members of IN 2’s network of cleantech accelerator and incubator programs across the United States to address gaps in the cleantech ecosystem and eliminate the barriers startups face on the road to commercialization...

Surf Air Mobility Announces Entry Into Definitive Agreement To Acquire Electric Aviation Pioneer Ampaire Surf Air Mobility to lead in modern, hybrid electric air travel Ampaires proprietary technology will power the next generation of aviation News provided by Share this article LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Surf Air Mobility, a platform for regional air travel, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire hybrid electric aviation technology pioneer Ampa...

Solar100’s Dawn Lippert: The Bruno Mars of Clean Energy In this special edition #Solar100, founder and CEO of kWh Analytics Richard Matsui speaks with founder and CEO of Elemental Excelerator Dawn Lippert. Richard Matsui February 12, 2021 Solar100’s Dawn Lippert: The Bruno Mars of clean energy Dawn Lippert has gained national prominence with a growing list of top hits — in her case, a roster of successful clean energy startups. And like the famous Grammy winner, Lippert’s roots are in ...

Obvious’ Andrew Beebe: We have entered the climate decade Guest Author Andrew Beebe As we finally put 2020 into hindsight, the road ahead is uncertain. On the one hand, stock markets continue to thrive, and the economy feels poised to come roaring back, fueled by a population vaccinated and ready to work and play with others again. On the other hand, many worry which bull markets might stumble, and which bubbles might burst. Beyond the legitimate handwringing, there’s one economy that will...

December 30, 2020 Almost exactly 12 long, long months ago, I pontificated about the "roaring" decade to come for artificial intelligence. While 2020 was completely bonkers for so many reasons, all five areas where I predicted AI would have the most demonstrable impact — energy management ($8 billion in spending from 2020 to 2024), improving soil conditions ($360 million more for Indigo Ag), modeling climate risks (Microsoft’s "Planetary Computer," anyone?), protecting biodiversity and boost...

The company’s electric flight-test airplane is built around a Cessna 337 Skymaster. The flight-test Skymaster’s front engine is a 160 kW-capable electric motor. Ampaire Ampaire last month flew its Electric EEL aircraft on a 20-minute flight from Maui’s Kahului Airport across the island to Hana and back on a single battery charge. The company is now flying the route regularly in a one-month demonstration program with Hawai’i-based Mokulele Airlines, one of 15 airlines that...

First Hybrid-Electric Plane Takes Flight Over Maui In a demonstration flight, the Electric EEL flew from Maui’s airport to Hana and back entirely on a single hybrid-electric charge. The company says the plane is like a Prius in the sky, and it’s the first of its kind. Nina Wu, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser   |   December 10, 2020   |  News (TNS) — For the first time, a hybrid-electric plane has taken to the skies above Maui. Ampaire In...