Solar
Solar design startup Aurora Solar hits the big time with $250M investment
The funding round pops the startup's valuation to $2 billion, big money in the solar software space.
Climatetech finance
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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Solar
Swinerton goes big on solar-plus-storage, navigates Biden and unions
The president of the top U.S. solar engineering, procurement and construction firm talks to Canary about labor, unions, diversity and zip ties.By Eric Wesoff .
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Nuclear
Biden going nuclear with a tax credit? Plus, an advanced reactor news roundup
A production tax credit for nuclear power generation could make its way into the $2.3 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan.By Eric Wesoff .
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Climatetech finance
Mainspring Energy raises $95M for linear generators to clean up the grid
The startup envisions its novel technology as a linchpin of a distributed, resilient and renewable power grid.By Jeff St. John .
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Electric vehicles
BMW, Ford bet $130M on Solid Power's advanced batteries for electric vehicles
Carmakers are racing to secure next-gen batteries to improve EV range and safety.By Julian Spector .
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Geothermal
Hot and bothered about geothermal energy
Enhanced geothermal could provide gigawatts of low-cost baseload power. VCs, entrepreneurs, governments and the oil industry are paying attention. Here's a news roundup.By Eric Wesoff .
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Climatetech finance
Clubhouse with Canary: Cleantech investing in 2021
There's a new generation of cleantech investors leveraging more capital, more entrepreneurs and more risk than ever before.By Eric Wesoff .
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Electrification
Designing air conditioners that won’t cook the planet
The Global Cooling Prize awards $1 million to designs that shave energy, reduce global warming and could make AC more affordable and eco-friendly for billions.By Jeff St. John .
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Guest essay
Net-Zero Banking Alliance’s carbon commitment: The good, the bad and the missing-in-action
The latest global banking coalition aligned with the Paris Agreement lacks the ambition required to reach net-zero emissions.By Jeanne Martin .
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Energy storage
Newsletter: When promises turn into projects
Canadian startup Hydrostor is making good on its promise to build a new storage technology at massive scale.By Julian Spector .
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