Nuclear
Future of small reactors at stake as NuScale deal flops
The startup’s most promising project has been canceled. It was supposed to build the first next-gen reactor in the U.S. — and usher in a new era for nuclear.
By Eric Wesoff .
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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Carbon capture
America’s first commercial direct air capture plant just got going
The startup Heirloom says it’s capturing CO2 from the sky and locking away the planet-warming gas, making it the first and only commercial U.S. plant to do so.By Maria Gallucci .
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Electric vehicles
BP buys $100M of Tesla chargers as oil majors prep for a post-gas future
It's the first-ever sale of Tesla charging equipment to an outside company. But will EV drivers really want to charge up in dreary gas-station parking lots? -
Wind
The US offshore wind industry faces a moment of reckoning
East Coast offshore wind projects are being canceled or forced to rebid amid skyrocketing costs. States have a tough choice: pay more now or bear the costs of delay.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy jobs
How many jobs is the Inflation Reduction Act spurring? A lot
A new analysis finds 400,000-plus jobs will be created from the 210 EV, battery and clean energy projects launched since the climate law passed.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
Three big transmission projects win $1.3B in DOE loans
The Department of Energy is boosting transmission lines in New England and the Intermountain West — a small step in solving a big barrier to clean energy.By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
The US just made its biggest-ever investment in the grid
The power grid is not ready to handle the energy transition — or extreme weather. The Biden administration hopes $3.5B in new investments will fix that.By Jeff St. John .
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Hydrogen
The case against the US government’s big 'blue hydrogen' bet
A slice of the $7B in federal “hydrogen hub” funding will go to creating hydrogen with fossil gas and carbon capture. Advocates say that’s an emissions disaster.By Jeff St. John .
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Hydrogen
11 winners from the US’ $7B investment in 'clean hydrogen'
Get familiar with the entities best positioned to shape — and benefit from — the plan to create 7 "hydrogen hubs" around the nation.By Julian Spector .
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Podcast
Key players weigh in on the new era of climatetech investing
What new opportunities are emerging as America’s green industrial strategy ramps up?PlayBy Stephen Lacey . 56 min .
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