Cloud-focused infrastructure and software provider Oracle announced plans to launch a public dashboard for Project Jupiter, its hyperscale data center campus under construction in New Mexico, which will offer public information on environmental factors for the facility including air, noise, heat, light and water use once the project is operational. The new project, covering 1400 acres in Doña Ana County,…
Spanish multinational financial services company Santander Group revealed that it mobilized €14 billion in green finance in the first half of 2026, bringing the bank to €188 billion cumulatively raised or facilitated since 2019, surpassing 85% of its goal of €220 billion by 2030. Santander set a series of sustainable finance targets in 2021, including the 2030 goal, as well…
Swiss energy transition and circular economy solutions provider Kanadevia Inova announced today that it has acquired a majority stake of biogas and biomethane developer BioValue. Founded in 2017, Netherlands-based BioValue develops, builds and operates biogas plants, converting organic waste streams into renewable energy products including green gas and other renewable fuels. The companies said that the acquisition will combine BioValue’s…
The European Commission announced the release of a new proposed regulation aimed at creating simpler and more modernized public procurement rules across the EU, in addition to integrating strategic policy objectives – including environmental, climate-related and social objectives – into the procurement process. As part of the new proposed regulation, public buyers would be required to consider not only price,…
BlackRock-backed Skyborn Renewables announced that it has reached financial close on the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, securing €2.1 billion (USD$2.4 billion) in financing to move the project into its construction phase. Germany-based Skyborn Renewables is an offshore wind infrastructure platform, focused on the development, construction and operation of projects globally. The company was launched in…
HSBC has appointed Mik Breiterman-Loader as its new Head of US Sustainable Finance and Transition. Breiterman-Loader takes on the new position after 5 years at HSBC, most recently serving as Sustainable Capital Markets Lead, Americas. Prior to joining HSBC, he co-founded and served as CEO for sustainable investing-focused platform Vestive, and as a portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley. The new…
Global biopharma company GSK announced that it has signed an eight-year agreement in with carbon removal project developer Varaha, for the purchase of more than 500,000 carbon credits generated from a project expanding regenerative agriculture practices in northern India. The agreement was structured by nature-focused investment platform Earthly. Founded in India in 2022, Varaha specializes in nature-based solutions, with a…
Carbon accounting and management solutions provider Greenly announced today the acquisition of carbon accounting software company Normative, in a dela described by the companies as aimed at building a top global climate software provider and enabling companies to get a clearer view of their Scope 3 supply chain emissions. The announcement marks the latest in a series of deals in…
Zurich-based Carbon removal solutions provider Climeworks announced a series of performance improvements at its “Mammoth” direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility in Iceland, including revealing technology upgrades that have more than doubled CO2 capture performance under real-world conditions, while cutting operating costs per ton in half. Founded in 2009 by Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks provides carbon removal solutions…