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Generate Capital secured funding for emerging asset classes like community solar and EV charging.

Generate Capital’s $1B Raise Draws Global Infrastructure Funds to Cleantech

“It matters a lot that they’re paying attention,” said co-founder and President Jigar Shah.

by Julian Spector
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Limerick, Ireland is bringing energy-efficiency measures to neighborhoods with old buildings.

Europe’s Plan for Districts That Produce Energy, Rather Than Using It

As many as 100 “positive energy districts” could be up and generating across Europe by 2025.

by Jason Deign
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A wind rotor blade being transported to a project site in Kansas.

Midwestern Utility Evergy Pledges Carbon Cuts in Line With Paris Accord

Kansas and Missouri aren’t asking much of their utilities when it comes to renewable energy. Evergy is forging ahead anyway.

by Jeff St. John
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Stem Confirms It’s Looking for Potential Buyers

The energy storage pioneer has a new growth story to tell around selling through solar installer partners.

by Julian Spector
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WoodMac: 6 Cleantech Startups to Watch
Research Spotlight

WoodMac: 6 Cleantech Startups to Watch

Pretend you’re a cleantech VC. Which companies should you be keeping an eye on right now?

by Chloe Holden
Utilities 5
It's a new day for Arizona's biggest utility.

Arizona Public Service’s Historic Shift

This week on The Energy Gang: We dissect the factors behind APS’ carbon-free goal.

by Stephen Lacey
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Total acquired European battery maker Saft in 2016 with an eye on the renewables market.

Total and Opel Consider Gigafactory-Sized Battery Plants in France and Germany

French oil giant Total and European automaker Opel will collaborate on EV cell manufacturing as the global race for battery factories heats up.

by John Parnell
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Tesla reported record storage deployments in Q4 2019.

Has Tesla Ended Its Solar Slide?

Tesla reported a rebound in solar growth and record storage deployments in late 2019; it predicted even bigger numbers for 2020.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant
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DistribuTech: Itron and Landis+Gyr Take Smart Meter Energy Disaggregation Mainstream

DistribuTech: Itron and Landis+Gyr Take Smart Meter Energy Disaggregation Mainstream

Itron partners up with Bidgely to mine historical data, while L+G will embed Sense’s real-time technology into its new Revelo smart meters.

by Jeff St. John
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Statkraft and Enovo will power Daimler's German operations with 100 percent renewables. (Credit: Daimler)

Daimler Signs Corporate Renewables Deal Covering All of Its German Power Needs in Real Time

The deal offers a glimpse of the future as corporations look to secure 24/7 renewable power.

by John Parnell
Grid Edge 1
DistribuTech 2020 Kicks Off With Look at Host Utility CPS Energy’s Transition Plans

DistribuTech 2020 Kicks Off With Look at Host Utility CPS Energy’s Transition Plans

“Solar’s great,” says Paula Gold-Williams, CEO of San Antonio utility CPS Energy. “You just have to wrap something around it to make it effective.”

by Jeff St. John
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Not as easy as it looks: Electric vehicle sales declined in the U.S. last year.
Industry Perspective

Why Is It So Hard to Buy an Electric Car in Many Parts of America?

Even in California, the nation’s largest EV market, many consumers have limited options, the author writes.

by Justin Gerdes
Grid Edge 0
The startup offers standardization in the traditionally bespoke microgrid space.

Modular Microgrid Startup Raises $300 Million

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus saw an opportunity to tap the commercial resilience market with its investment in Scale Microgrid Solutions.

by Julian Spector
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Peer-to-peer energy trading remains the holy grail for many companies, but its use is limited today.

Energy Blockchain’s Most Obvious Use Case Is Not What You Think

“Not all green energy is equally green”: The rise of corporate demand is driving scrutiny onto the provenance of renewable energy supplies.

by Jason Deign
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Volkswagen's new Shanghai EV factory, a partnership with local firm SAIC Motors. (Credit: Volkswagen)

Carmakers Ask Europe to Introduce Mandatory EV Charging Infrastructure Targets

Manufacturers warn of job losses and missed decarbonization targets without help to reach the EU’s Green Deal goals.

by John Parnell
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McNamee plans to retire from FERC to spend more time with his family.

Bernard McNamee, Trump-Appointed FERC Commissioner, Announces Resignation Plan

Coal-friendly commissioner won’t seek a second term at FERC, but will stay on until a replacement is confirmed to ensure a quorum.

by Jeff St. John
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Utilities deploy the smart meter collar to help monitor behind-the-meter resources. (Credit: ConnectDER)

ConnectDER Draws Investment From Avista in Latest Funding Round

The grid edge startup is set to roll out its next generation of devices, which help monitor and orchestrate behind-the-meter solar and storage.

by Jeff St. John
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What Would an Accelerated Global Energy Transition Look Like?
Research Spotlight

What Would an Accelerated Global Energy Transition Look Like?

The world is on a 3-degree warming trajectory. Wood Mackenzie analysts look at what it would take to bend that to 2 degrees.

by David Brown and Prakash Sharma
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Tightrope: America's big utilities have taken remarkably different approaches to climate change.

How 4 Top US Utilities Are Grappling With Climate Change and the Energy Transition (or Not)

Renewable energy is reshaping America’s electricity sector. Some utilities are doing it better than others.

by Jeff St. John
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Sunshine, batteries and nuclear power will drive a push for carbon-free electricity in Arizona.

Arizona Utility APS Commits to Carbon-Free Power by 2050

“We don’t actually know how to get there right now,” CEO Jeff Guldner says of the commitment, which comes in a state without sweeping climate legislation.

by Julian Spector
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California has targeted $613 million in battery incentives for customers and communities most vulnerable to wildfires and blackouts.

California Finalizes Plan Shifting Key Energy Storage Incentive Toward Blackout Resilience

State to spend half a billion dollars by 2024 helping vulnerable customers install on-site batteries, a big change for the market.

by Jeff St. John
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The National Grid-led project hopes to use renewable power to restart the grid in the event of a full system shutdown.

Can Renewables Restart the Grid? The UK Investigates

Far from bringing the grid down, clean energy could help save it.

by Jason Deign
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No sure thing in current trade policy.

Trump Administration Lowers Import Tariffs on Chinese Batteries

The drop from 15 percent to 7.5 percent will improve project economics, but uncertainty lingers.

by Julian Spector
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Australia's electricity demand typically surges in late January, the height of bush fire season.

Australia’s Fire-Hit Grid Braces for an Even Bigger Threat

Bush fires aren’t the biggest worry for grid operators during Australia’s searing summer.

by Jason Deign
Energy Storage 5
Can cheap zinc and simple engineering succeed where many other technologies have failed? (Credit: e-Zn)

Canada’s e-Zn Raises Millions to Commercialize Long-Duration Zinc Energy Storage

Startup bets on cheap and abundant zinc — and the emergence of a market for long-duration storage.

by Julian Spector