Climatetech finance

Green steel

Electra lands $186M to scale up its clean iron electrowinning process

Purifying iron ore is a key step in steelmaking — and a carbon-intensive one. Big steel and mining players are funding this startup’s all-electric tech to see if it can scale.

By Jeff St. John . 24 April 2025
Solar

Solar recycling startup looks to build $90M facility in Florida

OnePlanet uses a novel process to salvage copper, silicon, and aluminum from broken solar panels. It aims to bring its first full-scale plant online in 2027.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 22 April 2025
Batteries

Base Power lands $200M for rapidly growing home-battery business

The Texas startup wants to become the fastest battery installer in ERCOT by this summer. It will use the new funds to build a factory and expand into other states, too.

By Julian Spector . 9 April 2025
Clean energy

Gutting clean energy incentives would drive up electric bills

Rising energy costs are a problem in the U.S. Ending Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and ramping up fossil fuels would make it even worse.

By Jeff St. John . 20 March 2025
Clean energy

Trump admin says it’s ‘terminated’ $20B green bank in latest escalation

The EPA program, which provides financing to help low-income communities adopt clean energy, has been an ongoing target of Trump’s funding freeze.

By Jeff St. John . 12 March 2025
Clean energy

Cuts to clean energy tax credits will harm North Carolina, advocates say

As Congress weighs budget cuts, advocates work to convince Republicans not to eliminate federal clean energy programs.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 10 March 2025
Batteries

Facing headwinds, Ascend shifts plans for battery recycling in Kentucky

The lithium-ion battery recycler won’t make cathode active materials at its new facility, but it will produce cathode precursors and lithium carbonate.

By Julian Spector . 5 March 2025
Nuclear

A fusion firm that's already making money — but not from selling power

Wisconsin’s Shine Technologies is “practicing fusion” with imaging and medical products before moving on to (hopefully) producing grid electricity.

By Eric Wesoff . 5 March 2025
Solar

Sunnova warns of dwindling cash amid rooftop solar woes

One of the country’s leading residential solar companies could run out of cash in the next 12 months as high interest rates pummel rooftop solar sales.

By Jeff St. John . 4 March 2025
Clean energy

Trump EPA aims to claw back $20B in ‘green bank’ funds

EPA chief Lee Zeldin pledged to seize these IRA funds, which are meant to help disadvantaged groups access clean energy and already in a private bank.

By Jeff St. John . 13 February 2025