Batteries
Solid Power joins the battery SPAC fray with plan to go public at a $1.2B valuation
The solid-state battery developer follows fellow contender QuantumScape in a reverse merger to tap public investment.
By Jeff St. John .
Climatetech finance
Climatetech finance
This MIT-backed fund wants to solve the toughest climate problems
The Engine Ventures just raised $400M to help fill the vast funding gap for “tough tech” companies, including firms working to decarbonize heavy industries.
By Maria Gallucci .
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Solar
Heliogen raises $108M for solar-powered industrial heat
The startup's machine-vision technology makes sunshine a viable alternative for carbon-intensive tasks like manufacturing steel and cement.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Erthos eliminates trackers in utility-scale solar, mounts PV panels on the ground
If solar panels were free, how would you build the ideal utility-scale solar plant? This startup's answer: "You'd put them on the ground."By Eric Wesoff .
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Nuclear
Nuclear fusion has attracted more than $2 billion in VC and private funding
Fusion fans have been saying for decades that success is just around the corner. Are they finally right this time?By Eric Wesoff .
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Opinion
How vehicle-to-grid technology could disrupt energy storage investment as we know it
If millions of electric vehicles are poised to connect to the grid, that changes expectations around stationary energy storage needs.By Lou Schick .
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Solar
Solar design startup Aurora Solar hits the big time with $250M investment
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Solar
Swinerton goes big on solar-plus-storage, navigates Biden and unions
The president of the top U.S. solar engineering, procurement and construction firm talks to Canary about labor, unions, diversity and zip ties.By Eric Wesoff .
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Nuclear
Biden going nuclear with a tax credit? Plus, an advanced reactor news roundup
A production tax credit for nuclear power generation could make its way into the $2.3 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan.By Eric Wesoff .
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Climatetech finance
Mainspring Energy raises $95M for linear generators to clean up the grid
The startup envisions its novel technology as a linchpin of a distributed, resilient and renewable power grid.By Jeff St. John .
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