The French airplane maker is making a multi-year commitment to purchase environmentally-friendly jet fuel from Minnesota.
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A public-private partnership aims to supercharge the state's clean energy sector. New business formation is central to the effort.
Slated to come online by 2030, the new facility is expected to produce about 193 million gallons of lower-carbon jet fuel a year.
Cold, a software platform to help companies manage sustainability compliance, completes a $2.65 million pre-seed round.
The company has opened a new plant in Minneapolis—the start of its big plans to market its sustainable magnet technology.
The company has reached a deal with the city to purchase 79 acres of land for the 150,000-square-foot facility.
The 7,000-gallon batch of fuel was made, in part, from plants grown in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Counter to the utility's proposal to build six new gas plants, a coalition of clean energy advocates recommends building just one and buying surplus power on the regional power grid, among other measures.
Expected to be built by late 2025, the new facility will eventually blend millions of gallons of sustainable aviation fuel with standard jet fuel.
Heliene, which assembles solar panel modules at a northern Minnesota factory, wants to be one of the first to manufacture domestic silicon solar cells, in partnership with an India-based supplier.
The plastics recycling plant abruptly went dark earlier this year. Now, GDB International Inc. is swooping in.
After a history of two-year renewals, state lawmakers extended funding for a rooftop solar rebate program through 2035, which industry leaders say will offer long-term financial certainty.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is taking public comments on a draft permit regulating the 15 million gallons of treated wastewater and stormwater leaving 3M's Cottage Grove plant each day.
At a TCB Talks panel in downtown Minneapolis, a quartet of business leaders weighed in on the merits of the designation.
The Duluth-based utility provider says the move will help provide the capital needed to transition away from fossil fuels.
Businesses and environmentalists face off over new regulation of ethylene oxide, a known carcinogen used to sterilize medical devices.
New technology and federal incentives have helped convince the district that geothermal is among its best options for achieving its climate goals.