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Brilliant Planet Limited announces the closing of its $12 million Series A funding co-led by Union Square Ventures and Toyota Ventures

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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LONDON, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brilliant Planet Limited (formerly Susewi Ltd), the nature-based carbon capture and storage company,today announced the closing of its oversubscribed $12 million Series A funding co-led by Union Square Ventures and Toyota Ventures.

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  • LONDON, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brilliant Planet Limited (formerly Susewi Ltd), the nature-based carbon capture and storage company,today announced the closing of its oversubscribed $12 million Series A funding co-led by Union Square Ventures and Toyota Ventures.
  • Additional and follow-on investors include Future Positive Capital, AiiM Partners, S2G Ventures, Hatch and Pegasus Tech Ventures.
  • Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale.
  • Brilliant Planet has now developed a uniquely cost-effective, scalable and verifiable nature-based system that delivers on all requirements."

Brilliant Planet Limited announces the closing of its $12 million Series A funding co-led by Union Square Ventures and Toyota Ventures

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Seawater, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Method, Food, UKRI, Union Square Ventures, Private sector, Hatch, Climate change, UK, Board, University of Southampton, Research, IPCC, Atmosphere, CEO, Health, Carbon, Microalgae, Innovation, Association, Oceanography, Biomass, Director, Technology, Natural Resources, Brilliant, Efficiency, Engineering, Fresh water, Green Climate Fund, Aquaculture, Renewable energy

LONDON, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brilliant Planet Limited (formerly Susewi Ltd), the nature-based carbon capture and storage company,today announced the closing of its oversubscribed $12 million Series A funding co-led by Union Square Ventures and Toyota Ventures.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brilliant Planet Limited (formerly Susewi Ltd), the nature-based carbon capture and storage company,today announced the closing of its oversubscribed $12 million Series A funding co-led by Union Square Ventures and Toyota Ventures.
  • Additional and follow-on investors include Future Positive Capital, AiiM Partners, S2G Ventures, Hatch and Pegasus Tech Ventures.
  • Brilliant Planet is unlocking the power of algae as an affordable method of permanently and quantifiably sequestering carbon at the gigaton scale.
  • Brilliant Planet has now developed a uniquely cost-effective, scalable and verifiable nature-based system that delivers on all requirements."

Ørsted and partners awarded gigawatt-scale floating wind site in Scottish seabed competition

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Monday, January 17, 2022
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Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has selected the rsted, Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy consortium to enter into an Option Agreement for a new floating offshore wind site off the north-east coast of Scotland.

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  • Crown Estate Scotland (CES) has selected the rsted, Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy consortium to enter into an Option Agreement for a new floating offshore wind site off the north-east coast of Scotland.
  • The award for this floating wind site of up to 1GW in scale has been made through CES's ScotWind offshore wind leasing round.
  • By securing this seabed lease area, we're confirming our ambitions in floating offshore wind while expanding our offshore development pipeline and our long-term commitment to the UK.'
  • Projects under discussion will examine how fishing interests and offshore wind can work together and study the interaction of fish, marine mammals and seabirds with floating offshore wind farms.

Global Leader in Financial Services Finds Sustainable Home at The HALO Kilmarnock

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Friday, November 12, 2021
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"The HALO is proud to have a long-term partner who values the quality of workforce Kilmarnock and Ayrshire can provide.

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  • "The HALO is proud to have a long-term partner who values the quality of workforce Kilmarnock and Ayrshire can provide.
  • "HALO Kilmarnock is a fantastic regeneration project that is bringing new skills, investment, and jobs to the region.
  • Councilor Douglas Reid, Leader of East Ayrshire Council said: "This is tremendous news for Kilmarnock and East Ayrshire.
  • The HALO Digital and Cyber Innovation Park includes:
    The HALO Enterprise & Innovation Centre a 50,000 sq.

DGAP-News: BRAIN Biotech AG: BRAIN and SAMS apply BEC gene-editing technology to Omega-3 Compounds from Marine Organisms

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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The research license will allow SAMS to activate, adapt and optimize the BEC technology for the various marine-based compounds.

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  • The research license will allow SAMS to activate, adapt and optimize the BEC technology for the various marine-based compounds.
  • "With our BEC technology, we are aiming to build a leading commercial platform for genome editing," said Lukas Linnig, CFO at BRAIN Biotech AG.
  • Bringing together the skillsets of both BRAIN and SAMS should allow us to unlock compounds with great commercial potential.
  • Since its IPO in 2016, BRAIN Biotech AG has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ISIN DE0005203947 / WKN 520394).