Solar

California’s rooftop solar is a benefit, not a cost, to the state

A new study finds rooftop solar will save California $2.3B this year — a rebuttal to the ‘cost-shift’ math that’s led regulators to stifle solar growth.

By Jeff St. John . 15 November 2024

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Climatetech finance

Think the climatetech SPAC scene in the US is wild? You should see what’s happening in China

China has many more publicly traded cleantech companies than the U.S., thanks to its robust solar and EV supply chains.

By Hara Wang . 30 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Bipartisan infrastructure bill with $73B for power grid clears key Senate hurdle

While lawmakers in D.C. debate whether to invest tens of billions in clean technologies, private climatetech investment funds are not waiting around. Here's a roundup.

By Eric Wesoff . 29 July 2021
Guest essay

Newsletter: Big Tech is coming for your carbon

Google, Facebook and other tech heavy-hitters are perfecting a bottom-up approach to large-scale decarbonization.

By Dan Finn-Foley . 29 July 2021
Solar

Can smart solar inverters help keep grid voltages in balance? Sunnova, SolarEdge and National Grid team up to find out

One of the largest tests of its kind will tap thousands of rooftop solar inverters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island — and examine what it’s worth to both utilities and customers.

By Jeff St. John . 27 July 2021
Guest essay

The solar power revolution can benefit working-class people and communities of color

Here's how one group is creating climate solutions rooted in clean energy justice in California.

By Adewale OgunBadejo . 26 July 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Stealthy storage contender Form Energy reveals secret formula: Iron and air

And it raised another $200 million to get to market.

By Julian Spector . 23 July 2021
Grid edge

Could digital circuit breakers make EV charging and home energy controls even smarter?

Startup Atom Power is dragging Edison-era electrical equipment into the 21st century.

By Jeff St. John . 22 July 2021
Opinion

The clean energy economy has a diversity problem. Let’s change that as we build back

The infrastructure package being debated in Washington should include a proposed bill to provide job training for workers from underrepresented communities.

By Paula Glover . 22 July 2021
Solar

Newsletter: Nature abhors a vacuum, carbon accounting edition

Startups are jumping in to fill a policy gap when it comes to business-sector carbon tracking.

By Julian Spector . 21 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Fossil fuels and climatetech finance digest

A roundup of recent energy and climatetech finance news.

By Eric Wesoff . 20 July 2021

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Solar

California’s rooftop solar is a benefit, not a cost, to the state

Think the climatetech SPAC scene in the US is wild? You should see what’s happening in China

Bipartisan infrastructure bill with $73B for power grid clears key Senate hurdle

Newsletter: Big Tech is coming for your carbon

Can smart solar inverters help keep grid voltages in balance? Sunnova, SolarEdge and National Grid team up to find out

The solar power revolution can benefit working-class people and communities of color

Stealthy storage contender Form Energy reveals secret formula: Iron and air

Could digital circuit breakers make EV charging and home energy controls even smarter?

The clean energy economy has a diversity problem. Let’s change that as we build back

Newsletter: Nature abhors a vacuum, carbon accounting edition

Fossil fuels and climatetech finance digest