Climatetech finance

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 . 15 June 2021
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 . 15 June 2021
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 . 14 June 2021
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 . 8 June 2021
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 . 7 June 2021
Solar

Newsletter: $olar grab$ ca$h

Today's all about that sunny money.

By Julian Spector . 26 May 2021
Solar

Solar design startup Aurora Solar hits the big time with $250M investment

The funding round pops the startup's valuation to $2 billion, big money in the solar software space.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 25 May 2021
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 . 17 May 2021
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 . 10 May 2021
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 . 4 May 2021