Clean industry

Climatetech finance

DOE Loan Programs Office is back in action, plus the latest climatetech deals

Monolith is about to get a mammoth loan; NuScale is going public via SPAC; AES is buying Community Energy; and more.

By Eric Wesoff . 30 December 2021
Clean industry

2021: When the hard climate stuff started looking doable

A roadmap is now emerging for decarbonizing the sectors that used to look most daunting, from steelmaking to shipping.

By Julian Spector . 20 December 2021
Clean industry

Changing up the recipe to make low-carbon cement

Startup Brimstone Energy swaps in a climate-friendly replacement for limestone.

By Ingrid Lobet . 16 November 2021
Climate crisis

Turn on, tune in, COP out

The big climate summit is over. Now out with the talkers, in with the doers. Plus: Catch the first episodes of our new podcasts.

By Julian Spector . 15 November 2021
Clean industry

How Louisiana can become a clean industry powerhouse

A cutting-edge model identifies the optimal pathway — and green hydrogen is a key player.

By Olivia Ashmoore . 10 November 2021
Clean industry

Major firms pledge to start buying low-carbon materials and technologies

Amazon, Apple, Boeing and others say they'll make the first move to clean up global supply chains, while a West Coast coalition will help decarbonize construction materials.

By Ingrid Lobet . 9 November 2021
Hydrogen

Green hydrogen gets a major boost from a cross-industry coalition at COP26

Nine private-sector titans target a record-breaking 45GW expansion in production capacity by 2027.

By Jeff St. John . 4 November 2021
Clean industry

Are concrete makers moving fast enough to switch to lower-carbon products?

A new report says major manufacturers of concrete and cement are dragging their feet on decarbonization — and government inertia isn't helping either.

By Ingrid Lobet . 3 November 2021
Clean industry

Leaders in shipping, aviation and heavy industry chart a path to net zero ahead of COP26

The only catch? They say multitrillion-dollar investments and global regulatory consensus are musts.

By Jeff St. John . 21 October 2021
Hydrogen

Green growth for the Gulf

A huge clean hydrogen project leverages the region's oil and gas know-how for first-mover advantage.

By Julian Spector . 20 October 2021