Hydrogen

Hydrogen

Newsletter: The physical footprint behind the hydrogen economy hype

If the world goes big on green hydrogen, it would entail a massive buildout of wind and solar.

By Julian Spector . 14 July 2021
Hydrogen

How much renewables expansion is needed for a global green hydrogen economy?

And is a massive wind and solar buildout of that scale even feasible?

By Jason Deign . 13 July 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
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Vestas North America gets a new president and more women’s career moves in cleantech

A former FERC chair takes a new perch, hydrogen experts land at Lifte H2 and Hydra Energy, and women assume new leadership roles at CarbonQuest, Smart Wires, WeaveGrid and Arcadia.

By Eric Wesoff . 16 June 2021
Nuclear

Newsletter: Which comes first, nuclear fusion or green hydrogen?

Sooner or later someone will ask you what's up with nuclear fusion or green hydrogen.

By Julian Spector . 9 June 2021
Hydrogen

Los Angeles plans to jump-start a green hydrogen market in the US

LA wants to fuel its public utility with carbon-free hydrogen. Can it break through the nascent industry’s economic and technical challenges?

By Elizabeth McCarthy . 8 June 2021
Solar

Newsletter: Don't bet against solar cost declines

The DOE is back with an update to its wildly successful solar cost challenge.

By Julian Spector . 5 May 2021
Climatetech finance

Mainspring Energy raises $95M for linear generators to clean up the grid

The startup envisions its novel technology as a linchpin of a distributed, resilient and renewable power grid.

By Jeff St. John . 4 May 2021
Hydrogen

Big Hydrogen doesn't want you to read this

Some people go into business to make money. Others do it to make fuel cells.

By Julian Spector . 27 April 2021