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How NOAA is helping utilities face increasingly intense climate threats

The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration is supporting improved forecasting and climate resiliency efforts.

Latitude StudiosJul 9, 202421 min read

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Beyond Chevron: How the Supreme Court is reshaping agency authority

Other recent decisions will also cut into regulators' power.

Erin HardickJul 11, 202435 min read

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Decarbonizing the high seas

Unlike aviation, decarbonizing the world’s ocean-going ships may require a mix of low-carbon fuels.

Shayle KannJul 12, 202431 min read

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Utilities can’t risk ignoring artificial intelligence

The most perilous path forward is in failing to test AI’s ability to improve grid operations, particularly at the grid edge.

Lauren RandallJul 12, 20244 min read

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Should we be paying more attention to geologic hydrogen?

Breakthrough Energy CTO Eric Toone says it’s this era’s most important energy discovery — and no one’s talking about it.

Scott ClavennaJul 15, 20246 min read

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An insider's guide to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

With $150 billion potential investment on the line, here’s what’s needed next according to Banyan Infrastructure.

Nicola Phillips, Latitude StudiosJul 15, 20246 min read

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Is winter coming for climate tech?

After a boom in investment, climate tech now needs some wins.

Michael Sachse, Jim KapsisJul 16, 20245 min read

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What GETs deployment is missing

EPRI's take on what GETs needs to get off the ground — and why pilots are too slow

Maeve AllsupJul 16, 20244 min read

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We need to rethink climate investing

Biotech provides a good model for how climate should think about the future.

Michael Sachse, Jim KapsisJul 17, 20244 min read

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Raising cleantech venture capital funds is harder than ever

Difficult exits, overcommitted LPs, and a liquidity crunch are making fundraising challenging for the funds that startups rely upo

Bianca GiacoboneJul 17, 20246 min read

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Climate dollars are in election limbo

Presidential political turmoil is causing private investors to take a "second hard look" at where they put their money.

Maeve AllsupJul 18, 20248 min read

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Know thyself: Advice for climate tech founders

How to avoid the hype cycle and stay on track

Michael Sachse, Jim KapsisJul 18, 20247 min read

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Rep. Scott Peters sounds the alarm on our 'old, small, and dumb' grid

The six-term Democrat also flags concerns over a second Trump term’s impact on energy policy.

Julia PyperJul 19, 202439 min read

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Investors embrace Cloverleaf’s energy-first approach to data centers

The startup raised $300 million, which will be used first for securing land where power — ideally clean power — is easy to access.

Lisa Martine JenkinsJul 22, 20245 min read

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Can this startup make ocean CDR pencil out, even absent the voluntary market?

Equatic is relying on selling hydrogen, a byproduct of its carbon removal process, to bolster its business model.

Maeve AllsupJul 22, 20244 min read

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Digital channels are making things harder at utility call centers

The shift toward websites and mobile apps is pushing more difficult customer problems to the call centers.

Erin Hardick, Latitude StudiosJul 23, 202423 min read

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The emissions stakes of November’s election

The Rhodium Group found that maintaining Biden-era policies could bring emissions down by 43% by 2030.

Maeve Allsup, Lisa Martine JenkinsJul 23, 20245 min read

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AI and climate don’t have to be at odds

But policymakers and regulators need to act.

Mike HallJul 24, 20244 min read

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The 'relentless optimism' of investing in adaptation

As Tailwind Climate prepares its first fundraiser, co-founder Katie MacDonald on the promise of resilience

Bianca GiacoboneJul 25, 20244 min read

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July heat waves just lengthened VPP season

In both New York and California, the arrival of hotter weather sooner is putting Leap’s VPPs through their paces.

Maeve AllsupJul 29, 20244 min read

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Unpacking the GOP’s nascent climate pivot, from inside the RNC

We go behind the scenes at the 2024 RNC to talk with leading lawmakers and advocates about their top climate priorities.

Julia PyperJul 29, 202433 min read

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Can the UK's Zenobe bring long-term storage contracts across the pond?

Layering contracts and revenue streams has been key to the battery storage and electric fleet startup's success.

Lisa Martine JenkinsJul 30, 20244 min read

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Understanding the growing world of battery recycling

Will battery recyclers have enough used batteries to sustainably feed their operations?

Shayle KannApr 4, 202426 min read

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Five charts mapping the global renewables race

Though China leads in investment, Europe and the United States are catching up in clean energy deployment.

Phoebe SkokApr 4, 20244 min read

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Four technologies for surviving the ‘electricity gauntlet’ for utilities

Andy Lubershane on how to address the grid's twin challenges of booming electricity demand and stalling supply

Daniel WoldorffApr 8, 20247 min read

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Where can hydrogen create climate benefits?

EDF executive warns “we need to proceed on the basis of sound science” when it comes to clean hydrogen deployment.

Erin HardickApr 5, 202438 min read

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The rise of heat batteries

Cheap renewables, bricks, and heating coils might be a key solution to industrial decarbonization?

Stephen LaceyApr 9, 202425 min read

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For 24/7 clean energy, Big Tech has two camps

Companies are lining up behind two strategies for buying clean energy. But will either — or both — have the intended impact?

Emma Foehringer MerchantApr 9, 20249 min read

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Is the IRA luring European cleantech companies? It’s complicated.

There is no question that the Inflation Reduction Act is a big deal — but its impact on transatlantic investment may have been overstated.

Jason DeignApr 10, 20244 min read

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Can direct lithium extraction scale?

Energy companies, automakers, and the government are all betting on this technology to transform the industry. But uncertainties abound.

Daniel ProppApr 11, 20246 min read