Investment
Evoco Raises $5 Million (CAD) in Venture Capital
14 September 2021 – In its fifth year of operations, Evoco has raised $5 million CAD from Forage Capital Partners in its Series A fundraising. Based in Calgary, Forage is Canada’s most experienced group of growth equity investors focused on…
Biomass Innovations under Investigation Part 3: Short rotation coppice (willow) and Semi-wild crop
In this series, we’ve been covering the recipients of the UK’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme to give our readers an overview of the feedstock projects in the industry pipeline. So far, we’ve looked at algae, as well as Miscanthus and…
Lahti Sets Example as Sustainable City
With 180,000 lakes and 76% forest, and a small population of 5.5 million, Finland was voted the happiest country in 2021. But it is also home to the European Green Capital in 2021, Lahti. Standing out for its sustainability, Lahti…
Jones Food Company Breaks Ground on ‘World’s Largest’ Vertical Farm
UK developer Jones Food Company has announced construction has started on a 148,000sq ft vertical farm in Gloucestershire - a multi-million pound venture that the group says will be the largest site of its kind in the world. The group…
Biomass Innovations under Investigation Part 2: Miscanthus and Hemp
We’re taking a closer look at the projects that have received funding under the UK government’s Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Programme, to see what materials will be making up the feedstocks of our future. Last week we dove into the algae-based…
Walmart Closes First Green Bond at $2bn
US retail giant Walmart announced late last week that it had closed its first green bond, during which time it raised $2bn for use in environmental initiatives in renewable energy, high performance buildings, sustainable transport, zero waste and circular economy,…