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Clean energy

California ups renewables target again with new plan to add 85GW by 2035

The updated carbon-cutting goals will require immense amounts of solar, batteries, offshore wind, geothermal and transmission. Can it all be built fast enough?

By Jeff St. John . 24 February 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Utopia Hill, CEO of Reactivate

Plus, climatetech career moves at Powerhouse Ventures, DCVC, Energy Impact Partners, RockCreek, Advanced Energy United, Rewiring America, PVcase and more.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 2 March 2023
Marine transport

America's pandemic shopping haul arrived on dirty cargo ships

A new report assesses the environmental toll of transporting goods for Walmart, Target, Home Depot and other major U.S. retailers in the frenzied year of 2021.

By Maria Gallucci . 1 March 2023
Electrification

BlocPower raises $155M to speed up its all-electric building retrofits

The startup partners with cities and uses software and financing to make electrification pay off for low- and moderate-income residents.

By Jeff St. John . 1 March 2023
Podcast

More 2023 trends: EVs, onshoring and the three ages of decarbonization

Part two of our conversation on the biggest trends in climatetech with Nat Bullard.

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By Shayle Kann . 49 min . 2 March 2023
Grid edge

This startup turns electric water heaters into grid batteries

Shifted Energy is tapping water heaters in lower-income communities to create virtual power plants that help balance the grid, starting in Hawaii.

By Jeff St. John . 6 March 2023
Podcast

What the oil and gas boom means for clean energy

Supermajors are doubling down on extraction and slowing investments in renewables. We try to make sense of the market shift.

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By Stephen Lacey . 8 March 2023
Hydropower

Giant 1GW pumped-hydro energy storage project enters final review

Planned for White Pine County, Nevada by developer rPlus, it would be one of the first large-scale pumped-hydro projects built in the U.S. in decades.

By Julian Spector . 8 March 2023
Podcast

A theory of change for climate investing: A partner-supported episode

A conversation with Carbon Collective CEO Zach Stein on how to maximize the climate impact of investment portfolios.

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By Stephen Lacey . 9 March 2023
Clean industry

DOE launches $6B program to slash emissions from heavy industry

The Biden administration announced it will help fund projects to clean up the production of steel, cement, aluminum and other hard-to-decarbonize sectors.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 March 2023