Fun stuff

Thanksgiving conversation starters for clean-energy nerds

Get your family chattering about protests that could spur clean-energy progress (ones that don't involve throwing food at famous artworks).

Geothermal

Dandelion Energy raises $70M to take geothermal heat pumps mainstream

The Google spinout installs ground-source heat pumps for households in the frigid Northeast. Now it’s got federal tax credits and energy inflation to help it make the pitch.

Energy storage

Long-duration storage firm Energy Vault pivots to short-term batteries

The startup pulled in millions for its novel gravity-based storage design, but most of its deal flow these days comes from garden-variety lithium-ion batteries.

Long-duration energy storage

Long-duration energy storage to get $350M boost from Dept. of Energy

Some say it's the key to unlocking a decarbonized grid. Will a new pot of federal funding be enough to push long-duration storage into the mainstream?

Fossil fuels

Gas plants without the emissions? This startup says it's cracked the code

North Carolina–based NET Power uses a novel combustion cycle that captures its own emissions. Now it's building a 300MW plant in Texas to prove it works at scale.

Utilities

Hawaii moves to time-varying 'smart' rates for most utility customers

The first-in-the-nation statewide plan will nudge residents to shift their energy use to times that best align with Hawaii's increasingly solar-powered grid.

Wind

Virginia deal would shield customers if wind project blows its budget

Dominion Energy has agreed to protect customers if costs run over budget or performance falls short of expectations on $10B landmark offshore wind project.

Utilities

This winter, UK households can get paid to help prevent grid blackouts

Octopus Energy will compensate customers who use less power during times of high demand, helping to blunt the impact of a looming energy crisis.

Solar

Enphase to manufacture solar inverters in US, spurred by new tax credits

Clean energy hardware juggernaut Enphase says it will produce millions of solar microinverters in the U.S. by late 2023, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

Electric vehicles

This startup offers affordable EV leases to people with long commutes

Zevvy has raised seed funding to scale its electric-vehicle leasing, which is aimed at saving money and slashing emissions for the people who drive the most.