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Greentown Labs Opens Year Two of $50,000 First Valley Fellowship

Greentown Labs Opens Year Two of $50,000 First Valley Fellowship

Somerville – October 29, 2026 -- Greentown Labs Boston has opened applications for the second year of its First Valley Fellowship, which gives selected Massachusetts climate and energy founders $50,000 in non-dilutive funding and six months of support to move from proof of concept to first prototype. The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) funds the stipends, and the Barr Foundation also supports the program.

Each Fellow receives $25,000 in living support and $25,000 for R&D

The $50,000 award splits evenly between a living stipend and R&D support. Fellows also get six months of no-cost membership and workspace at Greentown Boston for up to two co-founders, plus access to more than $1 million in in-kind resources. These include free and discounted software, legal services, business support and specialized facilities.

Google Signs Largest-Ever Rice Methane Credit Deal With Mitti Labs

Google Signs Largest-Ever Rice Methane Credit Deal With Mitti Labs

Bengaluru – September 16, 2026 -- Mitti Labs will supply Google with one million high-integrity carbon credits by 2030 under the largest rice methane offtake agreement to date, a five-year deal covering 100,000 hectares of smallholder rice farms across India.

Deal converts 70,000 farmers to methane-cutting irrigation methods

The agreement will transition more than 70,000 farmers to water- and methane-saving irrigation practices, targeting elimination of 3 million tons of near-term warming impact measured on a GWP20 basis, equivalent to 1 million tons under GWP100 metrics. Rice paddies under continuous flooding account for more than 10% of global methane emissions, according to Mitti Labs.