Utilities
Newsletter: A Southern energy plan that's not what it SEEMs
Two camps square off over the future of the Southern grid. Plus, a leading solar developer finds a European buyer.
By Julian Spector .
Climatetech finance
Climatetech finance
This MIT-backed fund wants to solve the toughest climate problems
The Engine Ventures just raised $400M to help fill the vast funding gap for “tough tech” companies, including firms working to decarbonize heavy industries.
By Maria Gallucci .
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Climatetech finance
Major US solar developer Cypress Creek snapped up by huge European investment firm
The deal caps a dramatic turnaround for the solar firm — and promises more growth to come.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Will tandem solar be deployed at gigawatt scale by 2022? Would you take that bet?
Direct silicon wafer company 1366 Technologies is merging with a perovskite company to build high-efficiency tandem solar modules.By Eric Wesoff .
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Energy storage
ESS is betting the world is ready for a billion-dollar battery disrupter
The advanced energy storage company already has a working factory, putting it ahead of some recent cleantech SPACs.By Julian Spector .
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Climatetech finance
Ikea and Rockefeller foundations pledge $1B to seed distributed clean energy in developing nations
The funding seeks to empower 1 billion of the estimated 2.5 billion who lack access to reliable electricity.By Jeff St. John .
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Climatetech finance
7 cleantech segments beyond wind and solar that are luring investors
Investing in wind and solar is all the rage. But what other cleantech categories are catching the eye of investors in 2021?By Jason Deign .
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Fossil fuels
Newsletter: Clean energy makeovers for distressed coal plants
This week we saw two new approaches from a group that's been quiet in the post-coal planning conversation: coal plant owners themselves.By Julian Spector .
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Clean industry
G2 Venture Partners will invest $500M in companies cleaning up legacy industries
Buoyed by some initial exits, G2 now has even more money to work with.By Julian Spector .
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Climatetech finance
Diamond List screens climate startups for angels, new sustainability investors
The freely accessible Diamond List includes 75 promising early-stage climate startups for investors to peruse.By Julian Spector .
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Climatetech finance
Newsletter: 3 clean energy SPAC stories you should know about
Wall Street's SPAC frenzy has given dozens of energy-related startups a fast track to public markets.By Julian Spector .
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