Would you eat lab-grown seafood?
A company is developing fish grown in a lab in NC to tackle issues plaguing the fishing industry including environmental contaminants, limited supply, and overfishing.
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sustainability
Sustainability focused startup ImpactKarma in Wake Forest raises $5.5M, lands 37 investors
ImpactKarma is the company behind KarmaWallet, which provides insights into the sustainability impacts of more than 15,000 companies, is landing investors and raising money.
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War on plastics: NC State researchers combine biopolymers derived from ocean to replace synthetic films
RALEIGH – Materials with enhanced structure derived from crustaceans and seaweed could be part of a next-generation answer to the challenge of replacing petroleum-based plastic films, according to new research from North Carolina State University. Combining chitosan, a biopolymer that makes crab shells hard, with agarose, a biopolymer extracted...
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Lose the permafrost, lose the planet: A very chilling Doomsday scenario
There is one end-of-the-world Doomsday threat you may not have heard of. It is far more subtle. It is also slower acting, meaning it would unfold over the course of years. But it has the potential to be just as catastrophic. This threat is called Melting Permafrost. Let’s take a look.
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US power supply: New solar panel plant in Georgia is counter to foreign imports
The new plant is the first solar module factory in the U.S. to begin production since passage of President Joe Biden’s signature climate legislation. Qcells’ $208 million investment again shows how federal incentives are spurring a nationwide boom in renewable energy and electric vehicles.
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EV on your shopping list? Some big discounts are available right now
Thanks to growing competition in the market, and some reticence from consumers, automakers and car dealers are offering huge discounts on electric vehicles, particularly luxury models.
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Thinking about an EV? You can get tax credits up front starting in January
People shopping for electric vehicles starting next year will be able to get a $7,500 federal tax credit off the sticker price while at the dealership, rather than having to wait months to receive their tax returns.
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Record clean energy and climate growth in NC spurs jobs and investment
New reports analyzing clean energy and climate growth in North Carolina, one year after the largest federal investment was signed into law, show the state is booming with private investments and manufacturing development bringing tens of thousands of new jobs. A Department of Energy report also shows incentives and programs are translating to consumer savings across the state.
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Durham energy startup NET Power reports $649M cash on hand in first report as public company
NET Power, fresh off its merger in June to form a public company, reports it still has $649 million in cash on hand after the June 8 deal that generated $670 million to fuel its “energy trifecta” strategy.
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