This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how DOGE broke America’s weather machine and using AI to create new materials for green hydrogen and batteries
The U.S. just approved a bid to mine the Pacific seafloor for EV battery metals—bypassing the UN’s ocean authority and triggering global backlash.
UK energy management startup Boldr has raised $5 million in a pre-SeriesA round to expand its technology for connecting residential energy equipmentand turning it into flexible capacity for the power …
Tesla has discontinued Solar Roof, its solar panels designed to look like regular roofing tiles, Electrek reports. Sources “close to the program” told the publication that Tesla has informed its third-party installer network that Solar Roof is no longer available to order, and that only conventional solar panels will be supplied going forward. While Tesla […]
Exelon Foundation’s 2c2i bets small equity checks can rival a corporate VC arm on climate impact. See how Buckstop and Public Grid are testing that model.
Exelon Foundation’s 2c2i bets small equity checks can rival a corporate VC arm on climate impact. See how Buckstop and Public Grid are testing that model.
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at big funds flowing into long-duration battery makers and the impact of a big proposed cut to NOAA’s budget.
Form Energy raised $750 million to boost output of iron-based batteries that hold power for over 100 hours, on the heels of Antora raising $550 million for thermal batteries made from carbon
Should the U.S. buy cheap imported solar panels to power the AI boom or reshore manufacturing? Washington faces a trade-off between energy security and affordable power.
Who pays for the enormous grid investment required to serve data centers — the companies building them or consumers?