Grid edge

Climatetech finance

Energy storage leader Fluence preps for old-school IPO, bucking SPAC trend

The grid-scale battery sector is poised for massive growth. Fluence is playing a major role — but it has a lot of competition.

By Jeff St. John . 28 September 2021
EV charging

New York City needs a lot of EV chargers. How can its power grid support them all?

Startup Revel's Brooklyn superhub is the first of many charging centers NYC will need to meet its EV goals. Can it be replicated at scale?

By Jeff St. John . 23 September 2021
Utilities

Alphabet's R&D hub is marshaling its computing muscle to model fast-changing electrical grids

X (formerly known as Google X) wants to virtualize power grids to speed clean energy adoption. Will utilities and grid operators get on board?

By Jeff St. John . 17 September 2021
Opinion

Making rural minigrid economics work for investors

CrossBorder Energy Access is bundling small-scale village power systems in Africa to unlock a multibillion-dollar electrification opportunity.

By Olubunmi Olajide . 16 September 2021
Energy equity

Newsletter: When lack of power turns deadly

In the U.S. and abroad, substandard grid infrastructure can be a life-and-death matter.

By Julian Spector . 16 September 2021
Opinion

Minigrids could bring power to half a billion people in Africa and Asia

Small solar-and-battery systems can reach communities without grid connections. Public-private partnerships are key to making it happen.

By William Brent . 15 September 2021
Transmission

Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price

Advocates tried for years to build local grid resilience.

By Julian Spector . 2 September 2021
Carbon-free buildings

We already have the low-cost tools we need to cut the carbon hidden in buildings

A new report from RMI shows how materials and technologies available today can slash "embodied carbon" nearly in half.

By Jeff St. John . 24 August 2021
Utilities

California's biggest utility plans to bury 10,000 miles of power lines. How much will that cost residents?

Wildfires and other climate disasters are pushing PG&E to put lines underground, but it's a notoriously expensive process.

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 6 August 2021
Batteries

Enphase wants customers to know exactly how much money they earn with batteries

Basic transparency could encourage homeowners to use their batteries for the benefit of the grid.

By Julian Spector . 4 August 2021

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Grid edge

Energy storage leader Fluence preps for old-school IPO, bucking SPAC trend

New York City needs a lot of EV chargers. How can its power grid support them all?

Alphabet's R&D hub is marshaling its computing muscle to model fast-changing electrical grids

Making rural minigrid economics work for investors

Newsletter: When lack of power turns deadly

Minigrids could bring power to half a billion people in Africa and Asia

Newsletter: New Orleans leaders put off building microgrids, and now the people are paying the price

We already have the low-cost tools we need to cut the carbon hidden in buildings

California's biggest utility plans to bury 10,000 miles of power lines. How much will that cost residents?

Enphase wants customers to know exactly how much money they earn with batteries