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Jon Kostiner
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Editor for the Climate Tech Venture Review
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We can capture CO2, but where do we store 700,000 tons per year from one small coal plant?

The US has only 5,000 miles of CO2 pipelines vs 400,000 for natural gas. New ones cost $1.75M per mile.
Infrastructure, not technology, is the real bottleneck.

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Carbon Capture And Storage’s Deal Killer
The technology to capture carbon dioxide exists, but the infrastructure to transport and store the gas is still nascent.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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From Forbes Reprints: Half of all global energy goes to making HEAT - but what if we could store that energy in dirt and concrete?

Industrial "thermal batteries" hit 95% efficiency with lifespans measured in decades.

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Flying Clean With Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made From Recycled GHGs
LanzaTech has an immediate solution to a major obstacle facing the aviation industry: the struggle to secure enough sustainable aviation fuel.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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From Forbes Reprints: A Wi-Fi connection and a very clever water heater can save you money and cut your carbon footprint while increasing grid efficiency and resilience.

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How To Lower Your Electric Bill With A Super-Smart Thermal Battery
A Wi-Fi connection and a very clever water heater can save you money and cut your carbon footprint while increasing grid efficiency and resilience.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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From The CTVR archive: SynBio: The Science Behind LanzaTech’s Success

LanzaTech's work is vital to maintaining the quality of life in a post-fossil carbon world. I wanted to investigate synthetic biology, the science that forms its chemical business.

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SynBio: The Science Behind LanzaTech’s Success
LanzaTech's work is so important to maintaining quality of life in a post-fossil carbon world I wanted to investigate synthetic biology, the science that forms the company's chemical business.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Read Erik's most recent column on @forbes.com
about teenage #climatetech founders competing for
The Earth Prize and I know you'll be as impressed as we were at what these Gen Zs are doing! #CTVR #climate #investing #startups
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High Schoolers Offer Hope For A Post-Climate Future
International teams of high schoolers are in the running for the 2025 Earth Prize. The climate tech solutions devised by prior teams can inspire all of us.
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March 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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From The CTVR Newsfeed: Everything you wanted to know about tipping points, institutional climate change investing, and the EPA abandons "Environmental Protection"

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#CTVR #ClimateAction
CTV Newsfeed for March 23, 2025
Everything you wanted to know about tipping points, institutional climate change investing, and the EPA abandons "Environmental Protection"
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March 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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From The CTVR archive: UK-based @SeafieldsSL Solutions is in late planning stages of a project that aims at enhancing the natural marine carbon cycle by growing and harvesting a particular ocean-borne plant called Sargassum.

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Seafields: An Innovative Ocean-Based Nature-Enhancing Solution To Climate Change
UK-based Seafields Solutions is in late planning stages of a project that aims at enhancing the natural marine carbon cycle by growing and harvesting a particular ocean-borne plant called Sargassum.
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March 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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From The CTVR archive: The Public-Private Partnership Powering Israel’s Leadership In ClimateTech

Israeli entrepreneurs are leaning into the biggest issue to face humanity in 10,000 years and are coming up with some phenomenal solutions.

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The Public-Private Partnership Powering Israel’s Leadership In ClimateTech
Israeli entrepreneurs - backed by the Israeli Innovation Authority - are leaning into the biggest issue to face humanity in 10,000 years and are coming up with some phenomenal solutions.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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From The CTVR archive: Using Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT), this innovative start-up is improving lithium-ion batteries (lithium-ion). Innovations from CENS could make your next Tesla cheaper, faster, and longer-lasting.

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CENS Nano: An Israeli Company Making Good Batteries Great
Using Carbon Nano Tubes (CNT), this innovative start-up is improving lithium-ion batteries (lithium-ion). Innovations from CENS could make your next Tesla cheaper, faster, and longer-lasting.
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March 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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From The CTVR archive: RepAir has developed a direct air capture (DAC) system that is expected to use nearly 70% less energy than liquid sorbent DAC systems and only minimal amounts of water.

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RepAir Carbon: Low-Power, Low-Water Direct Air Capture (DAC) In Israel
RepAir has developed a direct air capture (DAC) system that is expected to use nearly 70% less energy than liquid sorbent DAC systems and only minimal amounts of water.
ctvr.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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These Gen Z ‘s are showing us that innovation has no age limit! International teams of high schoolers are in the running for the 2025 Earth Prize. The climate tech solutions devised by prior teams can inspire all of us.

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#CTVR #EarthPrize
High Schoolers Offer Hope For A Post-Climate Future
International teams of high schoolers are in the running for the 2025 Earth Prize. The climate tech solutions devised by prior teams can inspire all of us.
ctvr.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Origin Materials: Boldly Rethinking PET Bottle Caps

I fell in love with Origin’s sustainable materials business but the more I learn about its PET bottle caps, the more I have grown to appreciate the technology.

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#CTVR #SustainablePlastics
Origin Materials: Boldly Rethinking PET Bottle Caps
I fell in love with Origin’s sustainable materials business but the more I learn about its PET bottle caps, the more I have grown to appreciate the technology.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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From The CTVR archive: Science Doesn’t Care What The Politicians Are Saying

The tax breaks and other incentives of the Inflation Reduction Act are great, but as a civilization, we're 40 years too late to fiddle with marginal improvements

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Science Doesn’t Care What The Politicians Are Saying
The tax breaks and other incentives of the Inflation Reduction Act are great, and perhaps they will help on the margins. As a civilization, we're 40 years too late to fiddle with marginal improvements
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April 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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From CTV Specials: Batteries Were Big News at NREL’s 2025 Industry Growth Forum

A hydrogen bromide flow battery company and two startups with promising lithium-ion component innovations caught my attention at NREL’s Denver conference.

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Batteries Were Big News at NREL’s 2025 Industry Growth Forum
A hydrogen bromide flow battery company and two startups with promising lithium-ion component innovations caught my attention at NREL’s Denver conference.
ctvr.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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From The CTVR Newsfeed: CTV Newsfeed for April 6, 2025

Ocean-based carbon capture, why grassfed beef doesn't have lower emissions than feedlot beef, and some silver linings for ESS Tech (GWH) from the Trump tariff cloud

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#CTVR #ClimateAction
CTV Newsfeed for April 6, 2025
Ocean-based carbon capture, why grassfed beef doesn't have lower emissions than feedlot beef, and some silver linings for ESS Tech (GWH) from the Trump tariff cloud
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April 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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From The CTVR archive: Invasive species threaten agriculture as the climate warms. After his grandfather's rice farm was destroyed, a teenager used his passion for computer science to create an app now making global impact.

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This 17-Year Old Created An AI-Powered App To Help Farmers Across The World
Invasive species threaten agriculture as the climate warms. After his grandfather's rice farm was destroyed, a teenager used his passion for computer science to create an app now making global impact.
ctvr.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Take a look at our newest #CTVR article about
Space Intelligence and Ed Mitchard, the company's co-founder and Chief Scientist. Space Intelligence is doing such important work for carbon cycle and biodiversity restoration! #climatechange #investing #venturecapital
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Space Intelligence Brings Rigor To Forest-Based Carbon Credits
Carbon credits based on reforestation projects face a lot of suspicion. This U.K. firm is bringing a top-flight scientific approach to regain trust in this vital market.
ctvr.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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From The CTVR Newsfeed: CTV Newsfeed for April 13, 2025

NASA’s GEDI laser tech reveals how climate change is shrinking tropical forest canopies, especially in the Amazon, threatening carbon storage.

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#CTVR #ClimateChange #Forests #NASA #GEDI
CTV Newsfeed for April 13, 2025
Measuring trees with space-borne lasers and much, much more
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April 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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From The CTVR archive: California homeowners' growing use of "Virtual Power Plant" OhmConnect likely played a key role in the “consumer conservation” credited by California ISO with preventing dangerous rolling blackouts.

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OhmConnect: Quietly Saving California’s Grid During An Historic Heat Emergency
California homeowners' growing use of "Virtual Power Plant" OhmConnect likely played a key role in the “consumer conservation” credited by California ISO with preventing dangerous rolling blackouts.
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April 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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From The CTVR archive: Energy Vault is tackling one of civilization's greatest challenges—energy storage—with groundbreaking technology. This article, the first in a three-part series, explores its soution.

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Capitalism Versus Climate Change: The Technical Case For Energy Vault
Energy Vault is tackling one of civilization's greatest challenges—energy storage—with groundbreaking technology. This article, the first in a three-part series, explores its soution.
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April 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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From The CTVR archive: Energy Vault's gravity storage delivers social benefits and appeals to politicians. One certainty: shipping 25-ton composite blocks from Asian sweatshops to Montana isn't economical!

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Capitalism Versus Climate Change: The Social And Political Case For Energy Vault
Energy Vault's gravity storage delivers social benefits and and appeals to politicians . One certainty: shipping 25-ton composite blocks from Asian sweatshops to Montana isn't economical!
ctvr.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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From The CTVR archive: We Have An Energy Storage Problem

The Inflation Reduction Act extends tax credits to energy storage projects. That's a good thing, because this country and the world has a big energy storage problem.

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We Have An Energy Storage Problem
The Inflation Reduction Act extends a tax credits to energy storage projects. That's a good thing, because this country and the world has a big energy storage problem.
ctvr.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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From The CTVR archive: @Kore_Infra is converting waste into valuable fuels using a process so clean, it has received permits to operate in a major metropolitan area with strict pollution regulations.

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#CTVR #CleanEnergy #SustainableTech #ClimateAction
A Backbone For The Circular Economy, Kore Infrastructure Turns Trash Into Treasure
Kore Infrastructure is converting waste into valuable fuels using a process so clean, it has received permits to operate in a major metropolitan area with strict pollution regulations.
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March 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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From The CTVR archive: The geological carbon pool stores an enormous amount of carbon captured from the terrestrial and marine carbon cycles. We have unbalanced the release of geological stores with our use of fossil fuels.

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Manmade Volcano Machines And The Unbalancing Of The Geological Carbon Cycle
The geological carbon pool stores an enormous amount of carbon captured from the terrestrial and marine carbon cycles. We have unbalanced the release of geological stores with our use of fossil fuels.
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March 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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From The CTVR archive: We can mitigate climate emergencies by capturing enormous amounts of carbon from our terrestrial biosphere. The second article about "Nature-enhancing Solutions" describes the terrestrial carbon cycle.

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A Solution To The Climate Emergency Is Under Our Feet
We can mitigate climate emergency by capturing enormous amounts of carbon from our terrestrial biosphere. The second article about "Nature-enhancing Solutions" describes the terrestrial carbon cycle.
ctvr.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM