Climatetech finance

Carbon capture

America’s first commercial direct air capture plant just got going

The startup Heirloom says it’s capturing CO2 from the sky and locking away the planet-warming gas, making it the first and only commercial U.S. plant to do so.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 November 2023
Electric vehicles

BP buys $100M of Tesla chargers as oil majors prep for a post-gas future

It's the first-ever sale of Tesla charging equipment to an outside company. But will EV drivers really want to charge up in dreary gas-station parking lots?

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira . 6 November 2023
Wind

The US offshore wind industry faces a moment of reckoning

East Coast offshore wind projects are being canceled or forced to rebid amid skyrocketing costs. States have a tough choice: pay more now or bear the costs of delay.

By Jeff St. John . 2 November 2023
Clean energy jobs

How many jobs is the Inflation Reduction Act spurring? A lot

A new analysis finds 400,000-plus jobs will be created from the 210 EV, battery and clean energy projects launched since the climate law passed.

By Jeff St. John . 1 November 2023
Transmission

Three big transmission projects win $1.3B in DOE loans

The Department of Energy is boosting transmission lines in New England and the Intermountain West — a small step in solving a big barrier to clean energy.

By Jeff St. John . 30 October 2023
Transmission

The US just made its biggest-ever investment in the grid

The power grid is not ready to handle the energy transition — or extreme weather. The Biden administration hopes $3.5B in new investments will fix that.

By Jeff St. John . 18 October 2023
Hydrogen

The case against the US government’s big 'blue hydrogen' bet

A slice of the $7B in federal “hydrogen hub” funding will go to creating hydrogen with fossil gas and carbon capture. Advocates say that’s an emissions disaster.

By Jeff St. John . 18 October 2023
Hydrogen

11 winners from the US’ $7B investment in 'clean hydrogen'

Get familiar with the entities best positioned to shape — and benefit from — the plan to create 7 "hydrogen hubs" around the nation.

By Julian Spector . 18 October 2023
Podcast

Key players weigh in on the new era of climatetech investing

What new opportunities are emerging as America’s green industrial strategy ramps up?

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By Stephen Lacey . 56 min . 16 October 2023
Podcast

How has US industrial policy impacted climatetech investment?

The $213 billion in new climatetech investment made over the past year seems to have had mixed results so far.

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By Shayle Kann . 52 min . 12 October 2023