Air travel
United’s $100M fund to invest in startups making sustainable jet fuel
United Airlines is launching an investment vehicle to support proven producers and emerging developers of sustainable aviation fuel in a bid to curb emissions.
Climatetech finance
Clean energy
Chart: Clean energy investment to hit $1.7T, widening lead on fossil fuels
That’s more than the $1 trillion oil, gas and coal will get this year — but still a far cry from the $4 trillion IEA says will be needed annually by 2030.
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Climatetech finance
Two superstar investors go all-in on Complete Solaria merger
John Doerr and T.J. Rodgers put their money on vertically integrated residential solar.
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Electric vehicles
Startup Motor revs up its EV subscription service with Series A funding
The all-inclusive concierge service helps consumers bridge the gap between the test drive and buying an electric car.
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Climatetech finance
Solar hardware maker Nextracker scores $638M in 2023’s biggest IPO so far
Eschewing the SPAC siren song, the tracker manufacturer went public in an old-school IPO that exceeded analysts' expectations.
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Batteries
Redwood Materials wins $2B DOE loan to recycle EV batteries
The U.S. needs a robust domestic supply of recycled materials to get EVs on the road. Federal support will be a big help in kick-starting the nascent industry.
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Clean industry
Green steel startup Boston Metal raises $120M for its fossil-free tech
The MIT spinout said its latest funding round, led by steel giant ArcelorMittal, will allow the company to build its first full-scale green steel plant.
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Carbon-free buildings
VC firm Fifth Wall to bankroll deployment of carbon-free building tech
Despite the building sector's massive emissions, little investment has flowed into real-estate decarbonization so far. Fifth Wall wants to change that.
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EV charging
Shell buys EV-charger operator Volta for pennies on the dollar
Volta went public via SPAC at a $2B valuation in 2021 but bled cash and sold to Shell for just $169 million. Building EV charging networks is a costly business.
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Long-duration energy storage
Noon Energy raises $28M for a whole new kind of long-duration storage
With its carbon-based storage tech, startup Noon could be among the first to commercialize clean energy storage that can power the grid for days.
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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.
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