Climatetech finance
Newsletter: A palate cleanser from cleantech SPAC mania
Grid storage veteran Fluence is going public with real products and revenue.
By Julian Spector .
Energy storage
Clean industry
Redoxblox raises $31M to commercialize its energy storage ‘booster’
The startup says its novel thermochemical storage system is a cost-effective way to provide clean heat to fossil fuel–reliant heavy industries.
By Jeff St. John .
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Climatetech finance
Energy storage leader Fluence preps for old-school IPO, bucking SPAC trend
The grid-scale battery sector is poised for massive growth. Fluence is playing a major role — but it has a lot of competition.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Newsletter: It’s time to ask for more from clean energy projects
Some projects reduce more carbon than others. Should they get paid more?By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Investors are whipping up an irrational frenzy in the long-duration energy storage sector
Here are more than 20 long-term storage companies that have been attracting dollars into that bubble.By Eric Wesoff .
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Clean energy
Location matters: The new science of siting clean energy to push more carbon from the grid
Where solar and wind is built matters when it comes to displacing dirty energy. Clean energy buyers are starting to pay attention.By Jeff St. John .
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Energy storage
Investors are pouring money into grid storage startups
After a sluggish start, storage is finally coming into its own as a business.By Julian Spector .
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Opinion
Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?
In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead.By Yesenia Rivera, Ruth Santiago .
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Video
How a company turned used Nissan Leaf EV batteries into moneymakers
The electrical grid needs more energy storage to handle the influx of renewables and electric vehicles.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
How blockchain could help integrate rooftop solar and EVs into the grid
Australia is testing the tech behind Bitcoin to solve the grid's thorniest challenges using the power of distributed energy.By Jeff St. John .
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Climate crisis
Hurricane-driven blackouts in New Orleans send a dire warning about the need for distributed energy
Entergy's new gas power plant couldn't stop a grid collapse. Community groups want to give local solar and batteries a chance.By Jeff St. John .
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