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Policy 3
We ask how the current EPA squares its deregulatory agenda with protecting the environment.

Exclusive: Top EPA Official Lays Out Post-Pruitt Policy Priorities

In the latest episode of Political Climate, Mandy Gunasekara discusses what’s next for U.S. climate and clean air policy.

by Julia Pyper
Electric Vehicles 119
Are buses a better fit for vehicle-to-grid applications?

What’s Best for Vehicle-to-Grid: Buses or Cars?

It may still be too early to say, but both have potential.

by Jason Deign
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 16
Bloom's latest S-1 reveals the company has faced significant losses in the past two years.

Bloom Sets IPO Terms, Seeks to Raise $270M for Valuation of $1.6B

The fuel cell startup and Silicon Valley “unicorn” wants to sell 18 million shares at $13 to $15 per share. Will investors bite?

by Jeff St. John
Electric Vehicles 4
Tariffs create a new headache for Elon Musk, who has been trying for years to gain a foothold in China’s EV market.

Trump’s Trade War Triggers a Tesla Price Spike in China

Elon Musk is reportedly visiting government officials in Shanghai as import tariffs on his cars go into effect.

by Julian Spector
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Energy Storage 32
Sources of lithium are located far away from shiny EV showrooms.

Lilac Solutions Aims to Get Battery Costs Below $80 per Kilowatt-Hour

The startup claims its extraction process can halve the cost of the lithium material used in EV batteries.

by Eric Wesoff
Energy Storage 18
Cobalt-free chemistries are touted for their use in vehicle electrification.

11 Lithium-Ion Battery Makers That Don’t Need Cobalt

Demand for cobalt is affecting battery markets, but luckily not all lithium-ion batteries require the metal.

by Jason Deign, Julia Pyper
Julian Spector explores the latest must-hear news from the energy storage industry.
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Massachusetts’ Battle for (Storage) Independence

Plus, microstorage gets downsized and Greensmith goes global.

by Julian Spector |
Solar Finance & VC 65
China's solar investment dropped due to a policy change.

Solar Investment Down Nearly 20% From the First Half of 2017

Despite the drop, overall investment remains stable, with wind and other clean energy technologies picking up the slack.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Utility-Scale Solar 2
South Africa tries to get its renewable energy industry back on track.

South Africa Open Again for Renewables After Auction Turmoil

But will developers be interested after the recent problems with the market?

by Jason Deign
Solar-Plus-Storage 4
Massachusetts faces some tough decisions with its energy storage policy.

Massachusetts Faces Make-or-Break Decision on Landmark Storage Incentive

The state’s SMART program could launch an energy storage industry—unless it hands over capacity rights from owners and developers to the utilities.

by Julian Spector
Manufacturing 48
REC Silicon cut 40 percent of its remaining workforce this week.

REC Silicon Lays Off 100 Workers, Warns Trump Is Taking ‘No Action’ to Negotiate a Solar Deal

While solar manufacturers plan new factories in the U.S., a major polysilicon producer suffers.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Regulation & Policy 11
How FERC’s New Ruling Is Upending the Country’s Biggest Capacity Market

How FERC’s New Ruling Is Upending the Country’s Biggest Capacity Market

A 3-to-2 party-line vote to undo and replace PJM’s capacity market will cause major uncertainties for state-subsidized renewables and nuclear.

by Jeff St. John
Energy Storage 116
PG&E picked Tesla and Vistra to build massive batteries to provide local reliability in place of existing gas plants.

PG&E Proposes World’s Biggest Batteries to Replace South Bay Gas Plants

How do you ensure grid reliability with batteries instead of gas? Call in Tesla and Vistra to build incredibly large storage plants.

by Julian Spector
Electric Vehicles 14
Tesla came closer to achieving its Model 3 production goals.

Musk: Tesla ‘Just Became a Real Car Company’

Tesla nearly met its 5,000 a week Model 3 goal over the weekend, but it’s unclear if it can continue the pace.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Solar-Plus-Storage 9
The Sunshine State could benefit from being a storage state, too.
Industry Perspective

Florida Utilities Need to Begin Leveraging Intelligent Residential Energy Storage

On the heels of Florida regulators allowing residential solar leases, utilities should start to deploy intelligent residential storage as a grid asset.

by Andrew Battaglia
Energy Storage 10
Wärtsilä is going all-in on storage and renewables.

Wärtsilä Looks to Storage for Its 100% Renewable Energy Ambitions

Energy storage to play a major part in the company’s transformation.

by Jason Deign
Electric Vehicles 3
ChargePoint adds a new company to its portfolio.

ChargePoint Acquires E-Mobility Software Company Kisensum

Exec says the acquisition marks “the next generation of electrification.”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
Energy Storage 14
$40 million is the tip of the iceberg for Ice Energy.

Ice Energy Gets $40 Million From an Infrastructure Fund, Aims for Hundreds of Millions

“They would not have done this deal if they thought that $40 million was it.”

by Julian Spector
Electric Vehicles 18
Volkswagen is getting serious about battery breakthroughs.

VW Invests $100M in QuantumScape, a Battery-Building Unicorn

Can it commercialize a solid-state lithium metal battery? “Many generations of battery scientists have tried and failed to create a commercial viable lithium metal battery that is rechargeable.”

by Eric Wesoff
Electric Vehicles 0
BP's electric vehicle push continues.

BP Buys Chargemaster, Britain’s Largest EV Charging Company

The grid edge “shopping spree” continues for majors.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
4 Bold State Clean Energy Road Maps
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4 Bold State Clean Energy Road Maps

Massachusetts advances legislation to reach 100 percent renewables, Nevada stakeholders share road map to adding 92,000 clean energy jobs, and more.

by Julia Pyper |
Water 6
The U.S. government is putting millions into solar desalination.

DOE Awards $21M in Grants to Cut Costs of Solar Thermal Desalination

The Energy Department sees massive potential to use the sun’s heat to purify seawater and industrial wastewater—but it needs new technologies to bring down the costs.

by Jeff St. John
Batteries, Storage & Fuel Cells 86
Where large-scale storage is needed, ammonia could play a role.

Siemens Tests Ammonia as a Form of Energy Storage for Renewables

The company has opened a novel new facility to study the efficiency of converting electricity to hydrogen, and then to ammonia, and back.

by Jason Deign
Utilities 32
Are gas meters doomed in SMUD territory?

Sacramento Utility Pushes All-Electric Homes: ‘California Is Wasting Money to Build Homes With Gas’

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District offers electrification rebates worth up to $5,000 for new homes and up to $13,750 for existing homes.

by Justin Gerdes
Electric Vehicles 19
This marks a massive expansion of SCE's existing Charge Ready program.

SoCal Edison Seeks $760M to Build 48,000 New EV Charging Stations

The new proposal would encourage greater use of renewable power through time-of-use price signals and other load management strategies.

by Julia Pyper