Today we’re announcing a new deal to purchase carbon removal credits from direct air capture provider Holocene, at the lowest price on record for this technology: $100 per ton, for delivery by the early 2030s.We’re committed to doing our part to decarbonize the global economy and reach our goal of net zero emissions across our
In a step forward for efforts to acquire the metals crucial to addressing climate change, on Monday a new plant that can extract nickel and cobalt from scrap material opens in Fairfield, Ohio. The resulting metals will be used in new batteries and other clean energy markets.Extracting metals out of old material avoids the environmental
Entrepreneurship in the hard tech space is not for the faint of heart. Milestones often take years to achieve. The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) is a steadfast partner in this journey, working with innovators to turn groundbreaking innovations into reality—no matter how long the commercialization runway.
Six of the seven innovators selected for the 2024 Innovation Crossroads cohort at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) spent Thursday afternoon with ecosystem partners at Smoky Mountain Brewery in Turkey Creek. The Founders’ Forum event is a monthly informal gathering where entrepreneurs can hear talks, learn lessons, and participate in Q&A sessions with program alumni,
Less than a week after Oak Ridge National Laboratory welcomed the 2024 cohort of its Innovation Crossroads (IC) program (see separate teknovation.biz article here), the Spark Cleantech Accelerator did the same on Monday afternoon for its third cohort.And as was the case last year, the two cohorts will participate in joint programming over the next
Over more than a decade as an engineer, entrepreneur Keeton Ross has helped advance some of the most innovative clean energy technologies at companies large and small.
In an impressive showcase of cutting-edge innovation and scientific prowess, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been recognized as a beacon of technological excellence, receiving 14 R&D 100 Awards, announced this week by R&D World magazine.
Seven entrepreneurs comprise the next cohort of Innovation Crossroads, a Department of Energy Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program node based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The program provides energy-related startup founders from across the nation with access to ORNL’s unique scientific resources and capabilities, as well as connect them with experts, mentors and networks to accelerate their
Describing the company he co-founded as “a pioneer” in the use of metal as a material for substrates, Shane McMahon says he hopes that Lux Semiconductors can start low-volume manufacturing in the next two years.