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We are bringing you the top sustainable innovation news for the week, including what thought-leader for sustainability Janina Motter is reading.

🏠 Indoor Solar Panels Revolutionizing Household Power

🥗 Many AI-Driven Plant-Based Foods Are Coming Fast and Furious

💯 2024 “Startups 100” Awards for Sustainable Innovators

🔋 EV Battery Tech Challenges Lithium-Ion Dominance

🚗 Autonomous Vehicles Transforming Supply Chains

+ 12 other highly interesting headlines

+ What Janina Motter is reading

Sustainable Innovation News Stories For This Week

Indoor Solar Panels Revolutionizing Household Power [LINK]

• Ambient Photonics created a new solar cell harnessing light from indoor light sources, tripling the power of existing technologies and making it suitable for devices like remote controls.

• Their innovative technology aims to replace billions of batteries in household devices.

• The company's bifacial solar panel, capturing sunlight from both sides, also debuts, which helps bring more efficient, sustainable household power sources.

Many AI-Driven Plant-Based Foods Are Coming Fast and Furious  [LINK]

• NotCo, using AI, develops plant-based food mimics combining unusual ingredients to closely replicate the taste and texture of animal products.

• This AI technology, named Giuseppe, accelerates the creation of plant-based alternatives, aiming to meet consumer preferences without compromising on taste or texture.

• NotCo's partnership with Kraft Heinz aims to leverage brand familiarity to increase consumer acceptance of plant-based foods.

2024 “Startups 100” Awards for Sustainable Innovators [LINK]

• Seep, an eco-friendly cleaning accessory company, won the 2024 Startups 100 Sustainability award, recognized for diverting 19,000 tonnes of waste from landfills and planting over 626,700 trees.

• Shortlisted startup Canopey, a sustainable marketplace, showcases its impact with a carbon calculator, saving over 520kg of plastic waste and planting 12,500 trees.

• Other notable mentions include Jude, which offers bamboo-based feminine hygiene products, and Renais Spirits, which innovates in premium spirits with upcycled ingredients and sustainable packaging.

EV Battery Tech Challenges Lithium-Ion Dominance [LINK]

• AI is instrumental in identifying optimal formulations for lithium metal batteries, enhancing safety and performance by preventing dendrite growth and short-circuiting issues.

• New battery technologies, including polymeric and inorganic-organic hybrid ASEI layers, are being developed to improve lithium-ion distribution and reduce layer thickness.

• These advancements focus on extending battery life and boosting energy density, positioning lithium metal batteries as strong contenders to replace traditional lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles.

Autonomous Vehicles Transforming Supply Chains [LINK]

• Autonomous tow robots enhance supply chain efficiency by alleviating congestion at logistics hubs and replacing human-driven cabs for trailer transport.

• These robots increase pre-loading rates, reduce operational costs and accident risks, and lower emissions through battery-powered electric shuttling, offering a sustainable solution.

• Beyond supply chains, autonomous vehicle technology extends to automated vehicle parking, increasing parking capacity by 50% and optimizing space in urban settings.

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