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Midwest Energy News

New app helps avoid grid bottlenecks

By Andy Balaskovitz . 27 May 2026
Energy storage

The hidden innovation behind Antora’s massive new heat battery

The startup is turning on a 200-battery project in South Dakota — and pioneering an electric utility rate that could help boost thermal energy storage more widely.

By Maria Gallucci . 27 May 2026
Energy storage

Startup unveils heat battery it says can decarbonize almost any factory

Electrified Thermal Solutions has started operating its first superhot, commercial-scale thermal battery in Texas to help manufacturers curb emissions.

By Maria Gallucci . 29 January 2026
Clean industry

Redoxblox raises $31M to commercialize its energy storage ‘booster’

The startup says its novel thermochemical storage system is a cost-effective way to provide clean heat to fossil fuel–reliant heavy industries.

By Jeff St. John . 30 October 2024
Clean energy

Exowatt aims to repurpose old tech to deal with new AI power demand

The startup has an ambitious goal of providing cheap, around-the-clock clean power to data centers. Exowatt's plan? String together a bunch of old energy technologies.

By Eric Wesoff . 17 September 2024
Energy storage

Heat-based batteries are a surprisingly versatile tool

Brenmiller Energy’s boxes of hot rocks are being deployed to turn electricity into steam heat, boost campus heat-and-power systems, and make power plants more efficient.

By Jeff St. John . 26 August 2024
Workforce diversity

This VP helps turn clean energy into high heat to decarbonize industry

Antora Energy’s Nicole Geneau talks to Canary about tackling industrial emissions and the need to be direct. Plus job moves and a panel on growing power demand.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 23 May 2024
Energy storage

Cheap clean energy could unleash the power of thermal storage

A growing crop of startups plans to use heat and rocks to tackle some of the hardest decarbonization problems, from chemical production to long-term grid storage.

By Eric Wesoff . 29 February 2024
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: This Birkenstock-wearing venture capitalist means business

Canary chats with Victoria Beasley, a partner at Gigascale Capital. Plus, updates on big cleantech career moves and tips on how to electrify your life.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 23 February 2024
Clean energy manufacturing

Clean energy factories, thermal storage get boost from new tax credits

The IRS just released rules on incentives for clean energy manufacturers that make stuff in the U.S. Long-duration storage and thermal batteries could benefit the most.

By Julian Spector . 15 December 2023

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13 Results

New app helps avoid grid bottlenecks

The hidden innovation behind Antora’s massive new heat battery

Startup unveils heat battery it says can decarbonize almost any factory

Redoxblox raises $31M to commercialize its energy storage ‘booster’

Exowatt aims to repurpose old tech to deal with new AI power demand

Heat-based batteries are a surprisingly versatile tool

This VP helps turn clean energy into high heat to decarbonize industry

Cheap clean energy could unleash the power of thermal storage

Charging Up: This Birkenstock-wearing venture capitalist means business

Clean energy factories, thermal storage get boost from new tax credits