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Clean energy jobs

Chart: Clean energy jobs are booming. What sectors are growing most?

Plus, nearly half of the new clean energy jobs don't require a bachelor's degree, and most pay more than the national median salary.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 20 January 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Amy Francetic, managing general partner at Buoyant Ventures

Plus, climatetech career moves at Google, Fluence, OCI Solar, LineVision, Energize Ventures, Fifth Wall, Intersect Power and more.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 20 January 2023
EV charging

Shell buys EV-charger operator Volta for pennies on the dollar

Volta went public via SPAC at a $2B valuation in 2021 but bled cash and sold to Shell for just $169 million. Building EV charging networks is a costly business.

By Jeff St. John . 19 January 2023
Solar

Community-solar industry shoots for 30GW by 2030

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and solar-power momentum in states, community-solar installations have potential to soar in the U.S., coalition says.

By Alison F. Takemura . 18 January 2023
Clean energy

24/7 carbon-free energy is about to become a reality in California

Peninsula Clean Energy says it can deliver affordable clean energy to its Bay Area territory nearly every hour of the year by 2025. Here’s the data to prove it.

By Jeff St. John . 18 January 2023
Long-duration energy storage

Noon Energy raises $28M for a whole new kind of long-duration storage

With its carbon-based storage tech, startup Noon could be among the first to commercialize clean energy storage that can power the grid for days.

By Julian Spector . 18 January 2023
ENN

Connecticut homeowner associations can no longer block solar installations

The provision was added to the 35-page Connecticut Clean Air Act before it was approved by lawmakers last session. Associations may still adopt rules on the size and placement of solar installations.

By Lisa Prevost . 18 January 2023
Clean fleets

Ports need electric trucks. Forum Mobility has $400M to make it happen

The electric-trucking-as-a-service startup will build charging depots and make electric trucks available to freight haulers serving California's busiest ports.

By Jeff St. John . 17 January 2023
Food and farms

Afraid of high-tech food? Get over it

Too many Americans are squeamish about cultivated meat, alt-protein processed foods and GMOs, but we'll need to get used to them to avert a climate catastrophe.

By Michael Grunwald . 17 January 2023
ENN

In Virginia, carbon emissions drop as data centers boom, thanks to RGGI pact

An environmental policy professor explains how the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is helping Virginia lower its emissions amid a data center building spree that’s expected to drive a 38% increase in electricity use by 2035.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 16 January 2023