Solar

Solar

Can smart solar inverters help keep grid voltages in balance? Sunnova, SolarEdge and National Grid team up to find out

One of the largest tests of its kind will tap thousands of rooftop solar inverters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island — and examine what it’s worth to both utilities and customers.

By Jeff St. John . 27 July 2021
Guest essay

The solar power revolution can benefit working-class people and communities of color

Here's how one group is creating climate solutions rooted in clean energy justice in California.

By Adewale OgunBadejo . 26 July 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Stealthy storage contender Form Energy reveals secret formula: Iron and air

And it raised another $200 million to get to market.

By Julian Spector . 23 July 2021
Grid edge

Could digital circuit breakers make EV charging and home energy controls even smarter?

Startup Atom Power is dragging Edison-era electrical equipment into the 21st century.

By Jeff St. John . 22 July 2021
Opinion

The clean energy economy has a diversity problem. Let’s change that as we build back

The infrastructure package being debated in Washington should include a proposed bill to provide job training for workers from underrepresented communities.

By Paula Glover . 22 July 2021
Solar

Newsletter: Nature abhors a vacuum, carbon accounting edition

Startups are jumping in to fill a policy gap when it comes to business-sector carbon tracking.

By Julian Spector . 21 July 2021
Climatetech finance

Fossil fuels and climatetech finance digest

A roundup of recent energy and climatetech finance news.

By Eric Wesoff . 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
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
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