Articles

Clean industry

Carbon accounting is hard. These startups want to make it easier

In the absence of policy, can the corporate community decarbonize itself?

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 20 July 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: Dude, where's my battery?

Supply and demand are out of whack in the surging energy storage industry.

By Julian Spector . 20 July 2021
Clean energy

Camus Energy: Grid software for small utilities with big clean energy ambitions

A San Francisco startup with Google software talent is helping rural co-ops and municipal utilities make big gains in renewables and distributed energy — without the high-tech price tag.

By Jeff St. John . 20 July 2021
ENN

Condo owners’ appeal could be last legal hurdle for offshore wind in Great Lakes

Briefs mark the latest milestone toward building Lake Erie’s first offshore energy — a resource that might someday supply up to a fifth of Ohio’s electricity.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 20 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Newsletter: A win for the slow-and-steady school of cleantech investing

What's a decade of investing experience worth in today's heady market?

By Julian Spector . 19 July 2021
Carbon-free buildings

Biden's infrastructure plan should focus more on resilient, low-emissions buildings

The government must support communities with buildings that reduce emissions and are better equipped to handle disasters.

By Mahesh Ramanujam . 19 July 2021
Batteries

The grid battery boom has triggered a supply shortage

Storage developers large and small are grappling with what to do when there aren't enough batteries to go around.

By Julian Spector . 19 July 2021
ENN

In Connecticut, another boost for fuel cell industry reignites subsidy debate

A bill signed into law last week will require electric distribution companies to solicit 30 megawatts of new generation from fuel cells. Critics say the technology should not be considered renewable because of its reliance on natural gas.

By Lisa Prevost . 19 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Veteran investor Ecosystem Integrity Fund raises $250M amid cleantech funding boom

The early-mover investment fund draws on a decade of experience to navigate a heady market.

By Julian Spector . 16 July 2021
ENN

Cities in Ohio want to use the same clean energy financing company that saddled Missouri homeowners with debt

An Ohio city had a low-interest loan program for energy-saving home improvements. Now, the officials who run it plan to turn it over to the same company behind Missouri's troubled program.

By Jeremy Kohler . 15 July 2021