Climatetech finance

Hydrogen

Massive green hydrogen hub in Utah wins $504M federal loan guarantee

DOE's Loan Programs Office backs a project that will convert renewable power to hydrogen, store it underground and use it to generate electricity for Utah and Los Angeles.

By Jeff St. John . 27 April 2022
Energy storage

This startup's energy storage tech is 'essentially a giant toaster'

Antora Energy has raised millions for its super-heated graphite blocks that can deliver grid power, industrial heat or both.

By Julian Spector . 13 April 2022
Electrification

Span raises $90M to make smart panels the gateway to home electrification

Tesla alum's startup sets sights on expanding markets for orchestrating solar, batteries, EVs and electric appliances.

By Jeff St. John . 22 March 2022
Clean fleets

How one California transit agency electrified its fleet 18 years ahead of schedule

The Antelope Valley Transit Authority's 87 electric buses are slashing emissions and making money.

By Julian Spector . 22 March 2022
Marine transport

Microsoft heads up $34M investment in software platform to cut cargo ship emissions

New York–based startup Nautilus Labs uses AI to boost efficiency and pare fuel use on giant ships.

By Maria Gallucci . 16 March 2022
Hydrogen

Why is California wasting millions on hydrogen fuel pumps?

Battery EVs have won the clean car race, so bankrolling a major buildout of hydrogen infrastructure seems foolish.

By Eric Wesoff . 7 March 2022
Grid edge

Goldman Sachs and Shell bet $75M that chain stores can boost grid resiliency

GridPoint will use the funds to expand its work beyond HVAC and lighting controls.

By Jeff St. John . 7 March 2022
Energy storage

Chart: Outpacing even China, the US takes the lead in grid battery investment

Global storage investment grew from $460 million to $4.7 billion in just seven years.

By Julian Spector, Maria Virginia Olano . 4 March 2022
Solar

Erthos rakes in $17M to install solar panels directly on the ground

The startup says its down-to-earth approach can cut the cost of solar farms by 20%.

By Eric Wesoff . 4 March 2022
Climatetech finance

Investors poured more than half a billion into solar software in the last week alone

Aurora Solar, Complete Solar and Palmetto now have plenty of capital to scale their "capital-light" models.

By Julian Spector . 1 March 2022