Climatetech finance
Fossil fuels and climatetech finance digest
A roundup of recent energy and climatetech finance news.
Politics
Politics
3 ways Minnesota is crushing it on climate action
The Midwestern state has passed a barrage of policies in recent days and months meant to cut carbon emissions from the state’s buildings, cars and electricity system.
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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.
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Solar
Solar industry is parsing the fallout from Biden sanction on key solar material
Solar analysts are split on the likely impact of the move.
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Climate crisis
There is no such thing as 'moderate' climate policy
Bold climate action is radical, but inaction is even more radical.
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Solar
Solar High Rollers: A new column on the big wins and growing pains of utility-scale solar
Want to get up to speed on utility-scale solar? Our kickoff column is a digest of breaking big-solar news and market themes.
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Clean energy
North Carolina energy bill pits clean energy advocates against Duke Energy's plans for new gas plants
New GOP legislation would boost solar but replace coal plants with natural gas and scuttle many of the Democratic governor's proposed reforms.
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Policy & regulation
Will Illinois finally manage to pass this massive clean energy bill?
A dispute over the future of fossil fuel power plants has tripped up a bill that would save solar and nuclear power and support energy workers and environmental justice.
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Solar
First Solar plans factory expansion in Ohio, hands Biden administration a US manufacturing win
The largest U.S. solar manufacturer will open another plant in Ohio.
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Politics
Newsletter: Biden wants to build batteries better
Batteries are quickly becoming crucial to the future of the grid and the auto industry.
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Batteries
Biden admin aims to make the US a world leader in lithium-ion batteries
The fast-growing lithium-ion battery sector is the key to powering EVs and decarbonizing the grid — and the U.S. doesn’t want to be left behind.
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