Geothermal

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 . 14 October 2021
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 . 9 July 2021
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 . 21 June 2021
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 . 3 June 2021
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 . 26 May 2021
Geothermal

Newsletter: Win for geothermal while California braces for heat

We've got three key stories for you today.

By Julian Spector . 20 May 2021
Corporate procurement

Google taps Fervo Energy's geothermal for corporate clean energy

Startup Fervo Energy will deliver an advanced geothermal plant to supply Google's Nevada data centers next year.

By Julian Spector . 19 May 2021
Solar

Newsletter: Like a solar roof, but it actually exists

Plus: Carbon spotting in space, geothermal heating up, and big bets on batteries.

By Julian Spector . 4 May 2021
Geothermal

Hot and bothered about geothermal energy

Enhanced geothermal could provide gigawatts of low-cost baseload power. VCs, entrepreneurs, governments and the oil industry are paying attention. Here's a news roundup.

By Eric Wesoff . 3 May 2021
Climatetech finance

Clubhouse with Canary: Cleantech investing in 2021

There's a new generation of cleantech investors leveraging more capital, more entrepreneurs and more risk than ever before.

By Eric Wesoff . 30 April 2021