Malta nabs funding from Siemens, Alfa Laval for thermal energy storage

The investors join existing shareholders Chevron and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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Maeve Allsup
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A close-up of a hand and an F-150 charging

PG&E kicks off V2X pilot program with Ford, Sunrun

Phase one of the bidirectional charging program is focused on connecting vehicles to homes.
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Maeve Allsup
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A man walking in front of a large solar installation

To triple renewables capacity by 2030, solar is a boon — and a potential problem

Solar will play an outsized role in the world’s ability to meet the goal set by COP28 power players. But other renewables need to balance the mix.
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Maeve Allsup
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Gravel tinted in pinks and purples

The startups betting on pulverized rocks for carbon removal

Enhanced rock weathering fuses natural processes with engineered solutions, but remains nascent — and its future is uncertain.
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Emma Foehringer Merchant
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Climeworks targets a million tons of carbon removal in Canada

The Swiss company’s Canadian expansion comes as a proposed carbon tax credit heads to Parliament.

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Maeve Allsup

A view from the start line for direct air capture

Heirloom’s new plant will remove carbon for big name investors, but not in big quantities.

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Maeve Allsup

Building on brownfields: A first-in-the-U.S. storage project lands on a coal site

A utility-led project shows the promise — and challenges — of developing climatetech projects on used sites.

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Emma Foehringer Merchant
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The ripple effect of rising wind costs

With crucial low-emissions technologies dependent on renewable energy, there’s a risk that they could be less financially viable than predicted.

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