Batteries

Clean energy

A microgrid powered only by solar and batteries points the way to bigger all-renewable grids

Australia’s Horizon Power and partner PXiSE showed they could power a town without generators. The implications for expanding renewable energy are massive.

By Jeff St. John . 12 July 2021
EV charging

EDF Renewables makes smart EV charging the centerpiece of its distributed energy strategy

Subsidiary PowerFlex makes software for EV fleets that enables on-site solar, batteries, energy management and microgrids.

By Jeff St. John . 8 July 2021
Energy storage

Newsletter: Oxnard won independence from an unwanted gas plant, and you could too

This giant battery is a perfect fit for one California farming community.

By Julian Spector . 6 July 2021
Energy storage

Environmental-justice activists in California fight off a new gas plant, get a giant Tesla battery instead

Oxnard creates a model for the energy transition by fusing environmental justice with cutting-edge technology.

By Julian Spector . 5 July 2021
Energy storage

ESS is betting the world is ready for a billion-dollar battery disrupter

The advanced energy storage company already has a working factory, putting it ahead of some recent cleantech SPACs.

By Julian Spector . 24 June 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: The NASA technology keeping batteries cool on solar rooftops

The solar industry thrives on simplifying installations and cutting costs.

By Julian Spector . 23 June 2021
Batteries

Used EV batteries could get a second life storing clean energy on California's grid

A surge in retired EV batteries is helping to eliminate second-life EV battery storage hurdles, just in time to help meet clean energy mandates.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 22 June 2021
Batteries

Could installing batteries under solar panels kick-start the commercial building market?

Yotta Energy thinks batteries could become as common as microinverters on commercial solar rooftops, and has built in thermal safety features to win over skeptics.

By Jeff St. John . 22 June 2021
Climatetech finance

Ikea and Rockefeller foundations pledge $1B to seed distributed clean energy in developing nations

The funding seeks to empower 1 billion of the estimated 2.5 billion who lack access to reliable electricity.

By Jeff St. John . 21 June 2021
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?

By Jason Deign . 21 June 2021

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Batteries

A microgrid powered only by solar and batteries points the way to bigger all-renewable grids

EDF Renewables makes smart EV charging the centerpiece of its distributed energy strategy

Newsletter: Oxnard won independence from an unwanted gas plant, and you could too

Environmental-justice activists in California fight off a new gas plant, get a giant Tesla battery instead

ESS is betting the world is ready for a billion-dollar battery disrupter

Newsletter: The NASA technology keeping batteries cool on solar rooftops

Used EV batteries could get a second life storing clean energy on California's grid

Could installing batteries under solar panels kick-start the commercial building market?

Ikea and Rockefeller foundations pledge $1B to seed distributed clean energy in developing nations

7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors