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 .
Solar
Solar
How solar microgrids are bringing power (and quiet) to North Carolina
In areas hit by Hurricane Helene, the nonprofit Footprint Project is replacing noisy and polluting generators with solar panels and batteries.
By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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Climatetech finance
Fossil fuels and climatetech finance digest
A roundup of recent energy and climatetech finance news.By Eric Wesoff .
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Clean energy
Camus Energy: Grid software for small utilities with big clean energy ambitions
A San Francisco startup with Google software talent is helping rural co-ops and municipal utilities make big gains in renewables and distributed energy — without the high-tech price tag.By Jeff St. John .
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Climatetech finance
Veteran investor Ecosystem Integrity Fund raises $250M amid cleantech funding boom
The early-mover investment fund draws on a decade of experience to navigate a heady market.By Julian Spector .
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Hydrogen
Newsletter: The physical footprint behind the hydrogen economy hype
If the world goes big on green hydrogen, it would entail a massive buildout of wind and solar.By Julian Spector .
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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 .
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