Solar
Newsletter: Rooftop solar leader Sunrun hits the accelerator
If you want to gauge the health of the solar industry, you could do worse than checking on its leading practitioners.
By Julian Spector .
Articles
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Guest essay
Utilities can’t be for the Paris Agreement and against building electrification
Energy companies are making a bad bet on fossil fuels in buildings. Investors don’t want to take the hit.By Lila Holzman, Daniel Stewart .
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EV charging
TeraWatt Infrastructure targets a nationwide charging network for electric vehicle fleets
Google’s former chief energy strategist plans a charging hub empire to meet gigawatt-scale electric transport needs, with $100 million in backing and sites in 18 states.By Jeff St. John .
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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 .
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Guest essay
To meet Biden’s new climate goal, forests and farms must sequester a lot more carbon
A new "One Gigaton Land Carbon Bank" could unlock billions of dollars a year to help U.S. landowners "grow" a hot new commodity: carbon.By Emily McGlynn .
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Solar
Can a new SunShot push the US toward 100% clean energy?
The Department of Energy has a new solar price goal — but getting to carbon-free electricity will require more sweeping changes in electricity strategy, experts say. -
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 .
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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 .
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Electric vehicles
BMW, Ford bet $130M on Solid Power's advanced batteries for electric vehicles
Carmakers are racing to secure next-gen batteries to improve EV range and safety.By Julian Spector .
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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 .
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