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How to scale rooftop community solar in cities
Urban Energy and Scale Microgrids are teaming up on a new approach to make community solar viable in densely populated neighborhoods.
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Long-duration energy storage
Form Energy raises $405M for its 100-hour iron-air batteries
The long-duration energy storage startup has raised a total of $1.2 billion. Form is expanding its West Virginia factory and working on its first deployments now.
By Jeff St. John .
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Podcast
Retooling old, polluting infrastructure for the clean economy
A little-known provision within the Inflation Reduction Act gives the DOE $250 billion in lending authority to modernize old energy infrastructure and reinvest in energy communities.PlayBy Julia Pyper . 43 min .
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Batteries
Kore Power raises $75M to build lithium-ion battery cells in Arizona
Federal tax credits and incentives are driving a boom in U.S. battery manufacturing. This U.S.-based battery maker wants in.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean fleets
Schools scramble to prepare for $1B in federal money for electric buses
From small rural districts to statewide fleets, schools are figuring out how to put to use the biggest electric school bus investment in U.S. history.By Jeff St. John .
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Geothermal
Dandelion Energy raises $70M to take geothermal heat pumps mainstream
The Google spinout installs ground-source heat pumps for households in the frigid Northeast. Now it’s got federal tax credits and energy inflation to help it make the pitch.By Julian Spector .
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Guest essay
COP27: 8 billion people means 8 billion reasons to tackle climate crisis
At the U.N. climate conference, projects are helping Africa get minigrids, helping the Caribbean switch to clean energy and helping Indonesia ditch coal.By Laurie Stone .
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Long-duration energy storage
Long-duration energy storage to get $350M boost from Dept. of Energy
Some say it's the key to unlocking a decarbonized grid. Will a new pot of federal funding be enough to push long-duration storage into the mainstream?By Julian Spector .
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Electric vehicles
Startups draw on data-driven insights to slash the costs of EV ownership
Tenet and Treehouse are crunching the numbers to offer EV buyers cheaper financing and home charging equipment.By Jeff St. John .
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Politics
How Democratic state wins in the midterms could rev up climate progress
States are already doing the most to shrink electricity-sector emissions. These new Democratic wins and “trifectas” could push even bolder policies forward.By Jeff St. John .
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Climate crisis
Chart: These rich countries are falling far short on their climate pledges
New analysis pegs U.S., Canada and U.K. among the worst laggards on climate finance pledges. Will COP27 help even things out?By Maria Virginia Olano .
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