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- Mighty Buildings lands $22M to create ‘sustainable and affordable’ 3D-printed homes Wed, 14 Jul 21, 2:00amOakland-based Mighty Buildings, which is on a quest to build homes using 3D printing, robotics and automation, has raised a $22 million extension to its Series B round of funding...
- EV charging stations, biofuels, the hydrogen transition and chemicals are pillars of Shell’s climate plan Fri, 12 Feb 21, 12:28amRoyal Dutch Shell Group, one of the largest publicly traded oil producers in the world, just laid out its plan for how the company will survive in a zero-emission, climate conscious world...
- Here’s how Elon Musk’s $100 million Xprize competition for carbon removal will work Mon, 8 Feb 21, 10:34pmElon Musk notified the world that he would be donating $100 million to pursue new technologies for carbon capture, methods through which carbon dioxide can be actively extracted from the atmosphere as a means to help stave...
- Elon Musk says Tesla will ‘one day’ produce ‘super efficient home HVAC’ with HEPA filtering Sat, 12 Sep 20, 2:00amElon Musk has previously touted the ‘Bioweapon Defense Mode’ boasted by Tesla’s vehicles, which are designed to provide excellent air quality inside the car even in the face of disastrous conditions without,...
- UCLA now has the first zero-emission, all-electric mobile surgical instrument lab Wed, 13 Nov 19, 5:46amElectrification in the automotive industry isn’t just about consumer cars: There are plenty of commercial and specialist vehicles that are prime candidates for EVs, including in the healthcare industry...
- Y Combinator-backed Project Wren is aiming to make carbon offsets more consumer friendly Mon, 8 Jul 19, 5:09amWhen Landon Brand and Benjamin Stanfield graduated from the University of Southern California this year, they already had the plans for Project Wren, their service for selling carbon offsets to a new generation of conscious...
- Scientists discover a new way to provide plants the nutrients they need to thrive Tue, 25 Jun 19, 2:00amResearchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a new method for delivering key nutrients to plant roots – without having to ensure they’re present in the soil where the plants are growing...
- Market map: the 200+ innovative startups transforming affordable housing Tue, 14 May 19, 6:24amHow founders are taking on housing costs worldwide.
- Energy Journal Roundup: April 2009 Tue, 21 Apr 09, 11:55pmWe are starting a new monthly series today. Once a month, a selection of peer reviewed articles from several Energy Journals will be posted on the Oil Drum by Rembrandt and EROI Guy. The journals from which we select articles...