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Hydrogen fuel startup spins out of Bill Gates-backed R&D effort, lands $7.8M

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startup developing technology for producing clean hydrogen fuel, raised $7.8 Its strategy includes using electrolyzing technology to produce valuable industrial chemicals alongside hydrogen. Other co-founders include Stefan Omelchenko, a former Apple engineer; chemical engineer Matthew Shaner; and Orca Sciences founder Ian McKay.

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Tribal company and Oregon battery startup create unique partnership in pursuit of clean energy

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Puyallup Tribe of Indians Photo / Hailey Palmer) A startup developing long-duration batteries is teaming up with a Pacific Northwest tribe to build innovative energy storage devices. A Skip Tech employee mixes a chemical solution for battery cell testing at the company headquarters in Portland, Ore.

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The impact of chemistry on food preservation and flavor enhancement

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It informs us about the changes in foods during processing and storage. The chemistry behind food preservation and flavoring is a complicated and intriguing field surrounding different chemical reactions, processes, and techniques. According to research, chemistry is hugely significant in the food processing sector.

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Oceanography professors transform a research tool into a startup that’s sucking CO2 from seawater

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Two years ago the professors co-founded Banyu Carbon , a Seattle-based startup developing technology for extracting carbon dioxide from the ocean, which in turn lowers the levels in the atmosphere. The secret sauce in Banyu’s technology is a special chemical called a “reversible photoacid.” million from investors.

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Chevron leads $318M investment round for carbon capture company Svante as sector booms

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The CO2 is then concentrated for storage or industrial uses. The technology is suitable for a range of applications, the company said, including the production of hydrogen, pulp and paper, lime, cement, steel, aluminum and chemicals. Svante’s big round is one data point in a banner year for the carbon removal and storage sector.

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Seattle-area startup Group14 raises $17M to charge up battery-enhancing tech

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based Group14 Technologies has raised $17 million to expand development and sales of its silicon-carbon composite material that can replace the graphite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, dramatically improving their performance. Rick Luebbe, CEO and co-founder of Group14 Technologies. Group14 Photo). Woodinville, Wash.-based

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This ag-tech startup kept digging, and found an electrifying idea to zap weeds and soil pests

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startup that replaces chemical pesticides with devices that zap soil pests with a jolt akin to a controlled lightning strike. Department of Energy surplussed items; high-voltage electronics from eBay; energy storage capacitors from Russia; and goods from Surplus Sales of Nebraska where you can go “full mad scientist,” Crisp said.

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