Climatetech finance

Climatetech finance

Energy storage leader Fluence preps for old-school IPO, bucking SPAC trend

The grid-scale battery sector is poised for massive growth. Fluence is playing a major role — but it has a lot of competition.

By Jeff St. John . 28 September 2021
Air travel

Newsletter: High-flying electric aviation startups enthrall investors

But is a whole new category of transportation the best way to help the climate?

By Julian Spector . 28 September 2021
Climatetech finance

Are electric flying cars ready for takeoff?

Would you believe three recent IPOs for battery-electric air travel? And investors are still bullish on earthbound battery applications too.

By Eric Wesoff . 27 September 2021
Climatetech finance

Newsletter: What do clean energy infrastructure and the railroad era have in common?

Plus, irrational exuberance seizes the long-duration energy storage space.

By Julian Spector . 22 September 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Investors are whipping up an irrational frenzy in the long-duration energy storage sector

Here are more than 20 long-term storage companies that have been attracting dollars into that bubble.

By Eric Wesoff . 21 September 2021
Energy storage

Investors are pouring money into grid storage startups

After a sluggish start, storage is finally coming into its own as a business.

By Julian Spector . 17 September 2021
Opinion

Making rural minigrid economics work for investors

CrossBorder Energy Access is bundling small-scale village power systems in Africa to unlock a multibillion-dollar electrification opportunity.

By Olubunmi Olajide . 16 September 2021
Energy equity

Newsletter: When lack of power turns deadly

In the U.S. and abroad, substandard grid infrastructure can be a life-and-death matter.

By Julian Spector . 16 September 2021
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves in venture capital, energy storage and beyond

New faces at Elemental Excelerator, National Grid Partners, Convergent, The Solutions Project and the DOE Loan Programs Office.

By Eric Wesoff . 15 September 2021
Opinion

Minigrids could bring power to half a billion people in Africa and Asia

Small solar-and-battery systems can reach communities without grid connections. Public-private partnerships are key to making it happen.

By William Brent . 15 September 2021