Climatetech finance

Climatetech finance

Voltus launches $1.3B SPAC to help businesses reshape their power use and ease grid stress

The startup says its tech-centric approach and broad market reach could break open a sector that hasn't yet reached its potential.

By Jeff St. John . 3 December 2021
Nuclear

Commonwealth Fusion pulls in a colossal $1.8B for novel nuclear tech

Billionaires and VCs continue to invest fortunes in fusion companies, despite distant prospects of success.

By Eric Wesoff . 2 December 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Boosting investment in women-led startups, plus career moves at Ojjo, Arevon Energy, Ecoflix and more

Women are advancing up the ladder at climatetech firms, but funding for companies started by women still lags way behind.

By Eric Wesoff . 29 November 2021
Policy & regulation

Jigar Shah's big idea for getting rooftop solar and smart appliances to low-income Americans

How the DOE could marshal its loan guarantees to decarbonize the grid and boost energy equity in one fell swoop.

By Jeff St. John . 23 November 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Women’s climatetech career moves in venture capital and at Blackstone, SunPower, Uplight and more

An overflowing cornucopia of workplace wins for women this holiday week.

By Eric Wesoff . 22 November 2021
Podcast

Kick-starting a $1 trillion market for carbon removal

A window into Stripe’s carbon-removal portfolio.

Play

By Shayle Kann . 18 November 2021
Nuclear

Bill Gates–funded nuclear startup will transform a Wyoming coal plant

Will this be the project that revives American nuclear? Plus, a roundup of other nuclear news.

By Eric Wesoff . 18 November 2021
Transmission

New transmission tech can easily double clean energy capacity. Will utilities buy it?

Startup TS Conductor says its product can boost electricity transmission without costly rebuilds. Policy shifts from U.S. regulators would help.

By Jeff St. John . 17 November 2021
Opinion

COP26 finance pledges are not as great as they seem

But where private-sector bankers faltered, public funders stepped up.

By Justin Guay . 16 November 2021
Climatetech finance

Jigar Shah has a new strategy to boost climatetech through DOE loans

The serial entrepreneur, who now leads the loan program at the Department of Energy, has $46B to invest in long-shot decarbonization bets.

By Jeff St. John . 15 November 2021

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Climatetech finance

Voltus launches $1.3B SPAC to help businesses reshape their power use and ease grid stress

Commonwealth Fusion pulls in a colossal $1.8B for novel nuclear tech

Charging Up: Boosting investment in women-led startups, plus career moves at Ojjo, Arevon Energy, Ecoflix and more

Jigar Shah's big idea for getting rooftop solar and smart appliances to low-income Americans

Charging Up: Women’s climatetech career moves in venture capital and at Blackstone, SunPower, Uplight and more

Kick-starting a $1 trillion market for carbon removal

Bill Gates–funded nuclear startup will transform a Wyoming coal plant

New transmission tech can easily double clean energy capacity. Will utilities buy it?

COP26 finance pledges are not as great as they seem

Jigar Shah has a new strategy to boost climatetech through DOE loans