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Silicon Valley Bank’s failure was just another step in the reshaping of the US innovation ecosystem away from Silicon Valley, particularly for climate-related technologies, Anthony Schiavo, a research director at Lux Research, says in a recent webinar.

The recently added government incentives for clean energy didn’t focus on early-stage startups, but the situation could change as reducing carbon emissions becomes a more pressing goal, Anthony Schiavo, a research director at Lux, said during the webinar.

Since funding was falling well before SVB’s implosion, we can’t say its closure is the driver. However, for those looking for reasons to stay pessimistic about the funding environment, it’s certainly good fodder. Lux Research, a deeptech-focused research and advisory firm, predicts that VC funding will be harder to come by going forward.

Tiffany Hua, an Analyst at Lux Research told Sourcing Journal, “There are concerns that synthetic shoe replacements to k-leather may not match in terms of durability, stretch, and comfort. Synthetics will especially have a difficult time with stretch and forming to the foot like leathers can.”

Tiffany Hua, an Analyst at Lux Research who covers the apparel industry, says textile dyes produced with microbes still cost more than synthetic options. Even with energy savings during the dyeing process, it’s not clear if apparel companies will bite.

Tiffany Hua, Analyst at Lux Research, explains why moving away from animal leather, especially what fashion gets from cows and kangaroos, won’t be cheap or easy.

Aqualung, a Norwegian start-up that wants to capture carbon with membranes, has signed Denbury, the US pipeline and enhanced-oil recovery firm, as a strategic investor.

Cansu Doganay, Research Associate at Lux Research, takes a look at the current technology landscape for methane pyrolysis for producing low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas in the January-February 2023 issue of Nitrogen+Syngas magazine.

Feedstock logistics and handling problems doomed previous attempts to commercialize cellulosic ethanol, says Runeel Daliah, a biofuel and decarbonization analyst at Lux Research.