Agriculture – Page 7 – Thinking Port

Cotierra’s Biochar Tech Aims to Enrich Colombia’s Coffee Industry

April 18, 2024 admin Agriculture, biochar, carbon removal and sequestration, coffee, Colombia, regenerative agriculture

Credit to Author: Jonny Tiernan| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:40:26 +0000

Reversing climate change and safeguarding your morning cup of coffee in a one-two punch? That’s what Cotierra, a Swiss-Colombian carbon removal and AgTech startup aim to do with the $1 million in pre-seed funding they just received from a consortium of environmental and climate-focused investors. The investment will support the … [continued]

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Green Hydrogen Goes To Bat For Sustainable Food Systems

April 18, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, climate change agriculture, Finland, FOOD, green economy, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen economy, industrial agriculture, microbes, protein, sustainable agriculture, sustainable hydrogen, urban agriculture

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:47:25 +0000

The green hydrogen economy of the future is branching out in new directions, the latest example being a new microbe-based food protein.

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World’s First Commerical Seaweed Farm In An Offshore Wind Farm

March 21, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farms, seaweed, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:54:10 +0000

The crowded waters of the North Sea will make room for a first-of-its kind seaweed farm, to be co-located with an offshore wind farm.

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Precision Agriculture: The Future of Farming

March 15, 2024 admin Agriculture, precision agriculture

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:05:20 +0000

In my last post, I whined about the lack of investment support for public benefit types of companies (ahem), particularly from the big money players. Climate tech VC and corporate strategic investment are super, super critical elements of the clean tech revolution. I want to take nothing away from their … [continued]

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Precision Agriculture: Does Climate Tech VC Money Flow Into Agri-Chemicals & Monocrops?

March 14, 2024 admin Agriculture, investment

Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:25:07 +0000

In my experience, climate tech venture capital money is not so different from regular VC money. They still invest only in hockeystick type companies, long shots that might go bust quick, or might go big. VCs make 20 bets hoping that one of them becomes the next Uber and makes … [continued]

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400 US Farmers Enlisted In New Rural Wind Power Smackdown

March 4, 2024 admin Agriculture, clean power, distributed wind, distributed wind energy, distributed wind power, Energy, onshore wind farms, reap, renewable energy, small wind, us department of agriculture (usda), us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, wind power, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:40:18 +0000

The Biden administration aims to recruit 400 farmers to help tap into vast reserves of untapped wind power in the US.

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The State of Arizona & The US Forest Service Fight Battles For Clean Water

March 3, 2024 admin Agriculture, Arizona, COLORADO, green economy, HEALTH, policy & politics, Saudi Arabia, us forest service, Water

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:45:26 +0000

For various reasons, many of us have spent time without a roof over our heads. For some, it’s homelessness that … [continued]

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From Farm to Fuel: Inside Eni’s African Biofuels Gamble

February 29, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, Aviation, biofuels, clean transport, Congo, democratic republic of congo, Italy, Kenya, policy & politics, Ryanair, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 22:07:40 +0000

An in-depth look behind the scenes of Eni’s new green strategy: developing new agricultural production channels from scratch in six … [continued]

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Agrivoltaics May Actually Be Good For Farms And Farmers. Who Knew?

February 29, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, argonne national labatory, clean power, nrel, Solar energy, solar farming

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:25:03 +0000

Research by Argonne National Lab and NREL shows that agrivoltaics can actually increase the number of pollinators on a farm.

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Uncovered: Italian Oil Giant’s African Biofuels Gamble Falls Short

February 29, 2024 admin africa, Agriculture, biofuels, clean transport, Congo, democratic republic of congo, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, Italy, Kenya, policy & politics, research, Ryanair, te, transport & environment (t&e)

Credit to Author: Transport & Environment (T&E)| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:00:41 +0000

Investigation into Eni’s projects in Kenya and the Republic of the Congo shows company is failing to produce “miracle” drought-resistant … [continued]

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