Climatetech finance
7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors
Investing in wind and solar is all the rage. But what other cleantech categories are catching the eye of investors in 2021?
By Jason Deign .
Batteries
Batteries
A Massachusetts town uses batteries to help its grid — and its schools
Batteries can serve double-duty, shoring up the grid and providing backup to buildings when the power goes out. This project shows how.
By Jeff St. John .
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Climatetech finance
Newsletter: 3 clean energy SPAC stories you should know about
Wall Street's SPAC frenzy has given dozens of energy-related startups a fast track to public markets.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
Solid Power joins the battery SPAC fray with plan to go public at a $1.2B valuation
The solid-state battery developer follows fellow contender QuantumScape in a reverse merger to tap public investment.By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
Housing developers and utilities join forces to create the next generation of microgrids
Sharing rooftop solar, batteries and grid controls between utilities and customers is a complex undertaking, but it could yield benefits greater than the sum of their parts.By Jeff St. John .
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Energy storage
A power plant in Maryland ditches coal for batteries, a first for the US
Power producer Talen Energy is installing batteries at a retired coal plant near Baltimore.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Long-duration energy storage can help clean up the grid, but only if it's super cheap
To compete with clean firm generation, long-duration storage needs to come down massively in price.By David Roberts .
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Batteries
A huge battery fleet is coming to the Philippines
Fluence is delivering 470 megawatts of grid batteries to bolster grid stability in just over a year's time.By Julian Spector .
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Politics
Newsletter: Biden wants to build batteries better
Batteries are quickly becoming crucial to the future of the grid and the auto industry.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
Biden admin aims to make the US a world leader in lithium-ion batteries
The fast-growing lithium-ion battery sector is the key to powering EVs and decarbonizing the grid — and the U.S. doesn’t want to be left behind.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Colorado is poised to give a new boost to distributed solar and battery systems
Pending legislation could expand scope of behind-the-meter and community solar and battery installations.By Jeff St. John .
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