Climatetech finance

Solar

Silicon Ranch raises $600M for its holistic take on solar development

The company owns solar plants for the long haul, grazes sheep among its panels and works to be a good neighbor in rural communities.

By Julian Spector . 9 January 2023
Opinion

To get rid of coal power, we need smarter coal finance

Cutting off coal funding too soon could make climate change even worse. Finance institutions now have better strategies to choose from to bridge the gap.

By Alex Murray, Shravan Bhat . 6 January 2023
Climatetech finance

Arcadia raises $125M more to cap huge growth year in solar and software

The Washington, D.C.–based startup raised a total of $325M in 2022 and says it's now on a path to "near-term profitability.”

By Julian Spector . 16 December 2022
Batteries

Element Energy raises $28M for grid storage powered by used EV batteries

The startup's granular charging controls can get more energy out of second-life batteries while also detecting and preventing failures that could start fires.

By Julian Spector . 14 December 2022
Sponsored

How to scale rooftop community solar in cities

Urban Energy and Scale Microgrids are teaming up on a new approach to make community solar viable in densely populated neighborhoods.

By Canary Creative . 1 December 2022
Podcast

Retooling old, polluting infrastructure for the clean economy

A little-known provision within the Inflation Reduction Act gives the DOE $250 billion in lending authority to modernize old energy infrastructure and reinvest in energy communities.

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By Julia Pyper . 43 min . 1 December 2022
Batteries

Kore Power raises $75M to build lithium-ion battery cells in Arizona

Federal tax credits and incentives are driving a boom in U.S. battery manufacturing. This U.S.-based battery maker wants in.

By Jeff St. John . 30 November 2022
Clean fleets

Schools scramble to prepare for $1B in federal money for electric buses

From small rural districts to statewide fleets, schools are figuring out how to put to use the biggest electric school bus investment in U.S. history.

By Jeff St. John . 28 November 2022
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.

By Julian Spector . 21 November 2022
Guest essay

COP27: 8 billion people means 8 billion reasons to tackle climate crisis

At the U.N. climate conference, projects are helping Africa get minigrids, helping the Caribbean switch to clean energy and helping Indonesia ditch coal.

By Laurie Stone . 15 November 2022