Electric vehicles
Startup Motor revs up its EV subscription service with Series A funding
The all-inclusive concierge service helps consumers bridge the gap between the test drive and buying an electric car.
Julian Spector is senior reporter at Canary Media, where he reports on the rise of clean energy. He worked at Greentech Media for nearly five years. Before that he reported for CityLab at The Atlantic and conducted grant-funded freelance journalism on climate impacts in Bangladesh. His stories have also appeared in The Guardian, HuffPost, Al Jazeera America and more. He graduated from Duke University and now basks in the sunshine of Los Angeles.
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Electrification
5 barriers to induction stove adoption — and one clever high-tech fix
It can be complicated and time-consuming to install an induction range. But carbon-free cooking may work for more homes with a bit of help from battery storage.
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Grid edge
Want your home to help the grid? These startups are making it happen
Homes that respond to signals from the grid could play a pivotal role in the clean energy transition. But getting customers on board isn't easy.
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Heat pumps
10 questions to ask if you want to get a heat pump
Will you need to overhaul your electrical panel? What if you live in a cold climate? Will a heat pump save you money? We walk you through the basics.
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Long-duration energy storage
Xcel to install Form’s long-duration batteries at retiring coal plants
The utility is testing Form’s 100-hour storage tech to achieve its lofty carbon-reduction goals — and at a scale bigger than nearly any battery plant on earth.
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Grid edge
Texans can now sign up for virtual power plant to help grid, make money
Tesla, Octopus Energy and other power retailers are offering customers compensation to use their solar and batteries to make the grid more efficient and clean.
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Carbon-free buildings
VC firm Fifth Wall to bankroll deployment of carbon-free building tech
Despite the building sector's massive emissions, little investment has flowed into real-estate decarbonization so far. Fifth Wall wants to change that.
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Energy storage
5 reasons why thermal storage may finally be set to take off
As the push to decarbonize buildings gains momentum, the simple concept of using ice to reduce AC use is becoming more appealing.
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Long-duration energy storage
Noon Energy raises $28M for a whole new kind of long-duration storage
With its carbon-based storage tech, startup Noon could be among the first to commercialize clean energy storage that can power the grid for days.
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Carbon capture
More NYC high-rises to be outfitted with novel carbon-capture system
Startup CarbonQuest had a successful pilot project in a New York City apartment building and now has a contract to roll out its technology at more buildings.
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