Climatetech finance
Newsletter: A palate cleanser from cleantech SPAC mania
Grid storage veteran Fluence is going public with real products and revenue.
By Julian Spector .
Transportation
Transportation
Is the country’s e-scooter experiment working? The results are mixed
Electric scooters and other micromobility solutions can help reduce transit emissions — but it depends on how they’re deployed, used and managed.
By Syris Valentine .
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Air travel
Newsletter: High-flying electric aviation startups enthrall investors
But is a whole new category of transportation the best way to help the climate?By Julian Spector .
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Transportation
Uber and Lyft are hurting, not helping, the climate and society
If you care about livable cities and a livable climate, ride-hailing is not the answer, according to a new study.By David Roberts .
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EV charging
Battery-swap startup Ample aims to beat out EV charging stations
Ample's contrarian approach could upend expectations about EV infrastructure.By Eric Wesoff .
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: Women's climatetech career moves at FERC, Sunrun, Sol Systems, DOE, Schneider Electric and more
Plus Power grows its team of women developers, Lightsource bp brings in new talent, and the CEO of Sealed leads an impressive funding round.By Eric Wesoff .
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Transportation
Microgrids + mass transit = resilient mobility in a future clouded by climate change
Transit agencies can use microgrids to cleanly power electric buses and other systems during blackouts, but they'll likely need help building them.By Gordon Feller .
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Climatetech finance
Think the climatetech SPAC scene in the US is wild? You should see what’s happening in China
China has many more publicly traded cleantech companies than the U.S., thanks to its robust solar and EV supply chains.By Hara Wang .
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Transmission
New transmission can prevent power outages during extreme weather — and save tons of money
Transmission could have paid for itself in savings during big Texas blackout, a new report finds. But capturing that value is tricky.By Jeff St. John .
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EV charging
How electrifying Uber and Lyft fleets could pave the way for broader EV charging networks
A report from RMI shows potential for a new California rule to speed up fast-charging investments, reduce pollution and expand equitable EV access.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean fleets
What the electric bus industry could do with a multibillion-dollar federal investment
Major e-bus makers Proterra and Vicinity Motor make the case for a national bus electrification strategy.By Gordon Feller .
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