Clean energy
ARPA-E’s new focus: Bridging the valleys of death for cleantech R&D
The nation's top energy research agency wants to scale up “high-risk and potentially disruptive” tech to meet urgent decarbonization goals.
Electric vehicles
Clean energy supply chain
New South Carolina plant could process enough lithium for 2.4M EVs a year
Chemicals giant Albemarle said it will build a $1.3B lithium plant — a big step toward the Biden admin goal of beefing up the domestic supply chain.
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EV charging
Newsletter: The electric vehicle problem we need to talk about
We need a lot more chargers in the ground.
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EV charging
EV charger installations in California are bogged down by local permitting
A six-year-old permitting law hasn’t unblocked installation delays — so state lawmakers are now considering mandates.
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Electric vehicles
Martha's Vineyard switches to electric buses with solar and battery backup
The Vineyard's bus fleet is half electric, with a resilient, clean power source sited at the depot.
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Electric vehicles
Newsletter: Ford's Lightning strikes the electric pickup market
Welcome to the age of the Frunk.
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Climate crisis
IEA: World still has ‘narrow’ path to reach net-zero carbon by 2050
Adding clean energy capacity at unprecedented rates and halting all fossil fuel investment could avert the worst climate change impacts — if governments can commit to action.
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Transmission
MISO takes a deep look at electrification’s potential impact on its grid
A new report outlines how EVs and building electrification will pose challenges for the country’s geographically largest grid operator.
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Grid edge
Voltus raises $31M to go after the grid value of distributed energy
A VoltApp to aggregate DERs and a regulatory strategy to tap into new markets nationwide.
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Grid edge
Inside the GridWise Alliance’s plan for $50B in federal funding for the grid edge
Utilities and tech vendors target the gaps between large-scale clean grid investments and EVs, smart buildings and distributed energy.
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