Seurat Technologies and Capricorn Investment Group June 2022 Manufacturing is one of the single largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions around the globe. In the US, manufacturing accounts for almost a quarter (23%) of direct carbon emissions.¹ Current methods of metal parts manufacturing like machining, casting, and forging are either…

The cost of renewable energy sources has decreased dramatically, with electricity from solar PV dropping by 86% between 2010 and 2020 and the cost of onshore wind falling 56% in the same period.¹ Between 2000 and 2020, record breaking investment allowed renewable power generation to increase 3.7-fold to 2800 GW…

Impact Spotlight: Helion Energy and Capricorn Investment Group’s Technology Impact Fund Fusion energy has long been considered the technological holy grail — to produce abundant, reliable, and carbon-free energy. Billions of dollars have been spent pursuing fusion technologies that, after decades, have failed to generate more energy out than in. Everett, WA -based Helion Energy is taking a different approach to…

Impact Spotlight: Aristata Capital and Capricorn Investment Group Aristata is a sustainable financial platform created to fund commercial litigation with measurable Social and Environmental Impact (SEI) principles. Aristata is on a mission to create a safer and more equitable world by financing legal cases that empower historically marginalized voices, equalize unjust power dynamics, and catalyze systemic change. Using…