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 . 9 October 2024

Form's factory in Weirton, West Virginia. (Form Energy)

Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Women’s cleantech career moves at DOE, Energy Vault, Shoals, The Ray and more

Energy Secretary Granholm gets a new senior advisor, women lead the SPAC that's merging with Heliogen, and a new college program will train women for jobs servicing EVs.

By Eric Wesoff . 13 July 2021
Hydrogen

How much renewables expansion is needed for a global green hydrogen economy?

And is a massive wind and solar buildout of that scale even feasible?

By Jason Deign . 13 July 2021
Climate crisis

How do you know if a climate policy is good? Here’s the test

Clean electrification at warp speed for the next decade is the most important thing of all.

By David Roberts . 9 July 2021
Energy storage

Environmental-justice activists in California fight off a new gas plant, get a giant Tesla battery instead

Oxnard creates a model for the energy transition by fusing environmental justice with cutting-edge technology.

By Julian Spector . 5 July 2021
Energy storage

ESS is betting the world is ready for a billion-dollar battery disrupter

The advanced energy storage company already has a working factory, putting it ahead of some recent cleantech SPACs.

By Julian Spector . 24 June 2021
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 . 10 June 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Newsletter: Saudi Aramco plays with blocks

Here at Canary Media, we relish the chance to sift fact from hype.

By Julian Spector . 4 June 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Saudi Aramco bets on Energy Vault's block-stacking energy storage

Energy Vault's storage towers should reach customers later this year, according to the CEO.

By Julian Spector . 4 June 2021
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 . 30 April 2021
Energy storage

Are market constraints hampering the evolution of ‘last-mile’ grid resources?

Future grids will need assets on standby for times when there isn't enough wind and solar. But how will these assets be valued and compensated?

By Jason Deign . 27 April 2021