Europe’s homes are wasting too much energy – these startups have a plan

Single-glazing. Old electric-powered heat emitters. Walls with hardly any insulation. Damp throughout the ground floor. Welcome to Europe.  While these problems vary in prevalence from country to country, even nations…

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Space startup bags $50M to fight climate change with satellites

Space startup Open Cosmos will accelerate its mission to protect our planet after raising $50mn in a new funding round. The UK-based company uses satellites to tackle environmental issues. By…

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EV charging startup VOOL bags €2.9M to scale production, optimise grid usage

Estonian startup VOOL has secured a fresh capital injection of €2.92mn to boost production and development of its EV charging solutions. Specifically, the company closed an additional seed round of…

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Sweden’s Scania unveils world’s first semi-truck covered in solar panels

Late last week, Sweden’s Scania revealed a world-first hybrid semi-truck covered in solar panels. Because of its self-produced energy, the unique prototype has the potential to reduce both operational costs…

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