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Here are this week’s top sustainable innovation news stories as well as what thought-leader for sustainability, Janina Motter, is reading.

🪙 Revolutionary Coin-Sized Nuclear Battery Lasts 50 Years

🚖 Tesla Megapack Ignites Hawaii's Renewable Energy Revolution

🚚 Daimler's GenH2 Truck: A New Era of Long-Haul with Hydrogen Power

🍄 Mush Foods' Launches Flavor First Mushroom Meat Alternative

🔋 Tiamat's €22 Million Boost for Eco-Friendly Battery Tech

+ 4 Other Highly Interesting Headlines
+ 6 Sustainable Startup News Articles 
+ What Janina Motter Is Reading

Sustainable Innovation News Stories For This Week

Revolutionary Coin-Sized Nuclear Battery Lasts 50 Years [LINK]

• Betavolt, a Beijing-based startup, created the BV100, a nuclear battery the size of a coin, capable of lasting up to 50 years without recharging.

• Utilizing the radioactive decay of nickel-63 and a diamond semiconductor, the BV100 offers an energy density significantly higher than traditional lithium batteries, albeit with a lower power output.

• The BV100's long lifespan and high energy density make it ideal for devices requiring long-term, low-power energy, but for higher power applications like smartphones, multiple units need to be combined.

Tesla Megapack Ignites Hawaii's Renewable Energy Revolution [LINK]

• Hawaii's Kapolei Energy Storage (KES) project, powered by 158 Tesla Megapack 2 XL batteries, marks a pivotal shift in the state's energy source from fossil fuels to renewables like solar and wind.

• The KES facility boasts a substantial capacity with 185 megawatts of power and 565 megawatt-hours of electricity.

• This innovative energy solution is expected to significantly reduce renewable energy curtailment by 69% over the next five years, fostering a 10% growth in new utility-scale renewable sources and enhancing overall grid stability in Hawaii.

Daimler's GenH2 Truck: Revolutionizing Long-Haul with Hydrogen Power [LINK]

• Nikola and Daimler Truck are both pioneering the hydrogen-fueled truck industry, with Daimler's GenH2 semi debuting on German roads by mid-2024, capable of a 1,000 km range on a single tank of liquid hydrogen.

• The GenH2 truck, with a 300 kW fuel cell and a 400 kW battery for extra power, utilizes liquid hydrogen for higher energy density and smaller tanks, enabling greater payload capacity and longer range than gaseous hydrogen.

• Daimler Truck is advancing hydrogen fuel technology, making their liquid hydrogen recipe an ISO standard and collaborating on infrastructure development, with plans to partner with Shell, BP, and TotalEnergies to expand Europe’s hydrogen refueling network.

Mush Foods' Mushroom Root Blends Revolutionize Meat Dishes [LINK]

• Mush Foods introduces 50Cut, a unique mushroom root blend for the U.S. food service industry, enhancing nutrition and sustainability in meat dishes using a proprietary cultivation technique.

• The company's innovative product is designed to reduce meat consumption while improving flavor and environmental impact, backed by $6.2M in seed funding and recognition as a Grow-NY winner.

• With 1 in 4 consumers looking to cut back on meat, Mush Foods' nutrient-rich, umami-flavored blends offer a sustainable, flavor-first alternative, grown in an efficient, solid-state agricultural system using upcycled local waste.

Tiamat's €22 Million Boost for Eco-Friendly Battery Tech [LINK]

• Tiamat, a battery technology startup, raised €22 million to advance its lithium-free sodium-ion battery tech, offering faster charging, durability, high power density, and safety at a lower cost.

• Backed by Stellantis, Arkema, and MBDA, Tiamat's technology uses abundant sodium, eliminating reliance on lithium and cobalt, and addressing sustainability and supply chain issues in the battery sector.

• The funding will help establish a 5 GWh sodium-ion battery cell Giga-factory in France, initially focusing on power tools and stationary storage, with plans to scale up for battery electric vehicle applications.

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Sustainable Startup News Articles

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What Brinc’s Thought-Leader in Sustainability, Janina Motter Is Reading

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