Geothermal
Advanced geothermal heats up with $138M round for startup Fervo Energy
Houston-based Fervo uses drilling techniques from the oil and gas industry to tap heat deep in the Earth and turn it into clean electricity.
By Maria Gallucci .
Geothermal
Geothermal
America’s first ‘enhanced’ geothermal plant just got up and running
Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that direction.
By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean energy
How California can get to a reliable, 85% clean grid by 2030
A new report finds that more offshore wind and geothermal power could reduce risks of overreliance on massive solar and battery growth to meet state goals.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
A net-zero future for gas utilities? Switching to underground thermal networks
Three pilot projects in Massachusetts will connect ground-source heat pumps to heat and cool entire neighborhoods.By Jeff St. John .
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Geothermal
Geothermal startup Quaise raises $40M for ultra-deep drilling
The MIT spinoff wants to unleash the vast geothermal resources today's technologies can't reach.By Maria Gallucci .
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Geothermal
Geothermal project hits roadblock in Nevada, but sector poised to surge nationwide
Judge pauses project over tribal and environmental concerns. Still, technical advances and the huge need for 24/7 renewable power mean geothermal has bright prospects.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean industry
Can the US take the lead on cleaner lithium production?
Three companies are attracting private and public funding for their potentially game-changing efforts to extract lithium from brine in California.By Elizabeth McCarthy .
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Climate crisis
How do you know if a climate policy is good? Here’s the test
Clean electrification at warp speed for the next decade is the most important thing of all.By David Roberts .
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Climatetech finance
7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors
Investing in wind and solar is all the rage. But what other cleantech categories are catching the eye of investors in 2021?By Jason Deign .
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Transmission
Western states look to regional transmission organizations to boost clean energy's pathways to market
Bills in Nevada and Colorado would set a 2030 target for utilities to join regional transmission organizations.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
California may build 11.5GW of almost all carbon-free resources to replace its last nuclear plant
Regulators have decided that adding 7.5 GW by 2026 won’t be enough after the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant closes. Can California build so much clean and reliable grid capacity in time?By Jeff St. John .
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