Electric vehicles
Prototype of electric moped with 90-second charge time set to hit the streets in 2022
The secret sauce is a novel lithium-carbon battery chemistry.
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Climate crisis
Leaders must set course for net-zero energy at COP26. What tech do we need to get there?
Decisions need to be made soon on investments that will enable us to cut the last 10% of carbon emissions by 2050.
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Wind
Could the US lead the world in floating offshore wind?
The United States lags Europe and Asia on offshore wind, but still has a chance to get ahead in the new and fast-growing market for floating turbines.
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Solar
What's behind solar's polysilicon shortage — and why it's not getting better anytime soon
One of the main ingredients in PV cells has been getting more costly all year, putting developers in a tight spot.
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Carbon capture
The carbon capture project that couldn't: Chevron misses targets for its huge Australia facility
If one of the richest companies on earth can't get CCS to work as promised, what does that say about the embattled technology?
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Wind
Costly and complex maintenance could cloud the outlook for floating wind
But wind turbine and platform design breakthroughs and process improvements may be able to save the day.
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Climate crisis
Carbon offset markets aren’t working. A new private-sector reform movement aims to make them better
Will this reboot spur real reductions in carbon emissions — or just usher in another wave of corporate greenwashing?
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Energy storage
Latin America’s energy storage leader is getting creative
Thermal storage, compressed air and more novel options are on the table in Chile.
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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?
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Climatetech finance
7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors
Investing in wind and solar is all the rage. But what other cleantech categories are catching the eye of investors in 2021?
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