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Philanthropic funding for adaptation is on the rise

As COP29 unfolds, philanthropies are on track to spend between $650 million and $700 million in 2024.

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Why a decentralized grid is central to Ukraine's efforts to rebuild

Ukraine is making a “strategic shift” toward distributed energy resources.

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Fixing the refrigerant problem

We need to prevent leakage and replace high-impact refrigerants with alternatives.

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The investor appeal of a better air conditioner

Transaera says its tech consumes 40% less energy than incumbents. Could those savings make the startup stand out in a crowded market?

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Power tech vendors tout supercapacitors to improve grid efficiency

The short-duration storage units may be a good fit for regulating voltage in markets with few rotating masses to provide power quality.

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Why climate tech startups get this one thing wrong

Techno-economic analyses help investors and entrepreneurs answer the question of how a technology will compete.

The complex path to market for low-carbon cement

What will it take to get buyers, developers, contractors, and others on board with low-carbon cement?

IEA: AI is 'not a primary driver' of global electricity demand

In its latest global energy outlook, the International Energy Agency incorporates AI for the first time.

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Unpacking China’s cheap battery costs

There’s more to China’s manufacturing advantage than subsidies and cheap labor.

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Are things about to turn around for the U.S. battery sector?

It's been a rough year for U.S. manufacturing of batteries and solar modules. But experts think Chinese oversupply will soon correct itself.

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In Chile, Google X is taking AI-powered grid tools out of pilot purgatory

For the first time, the “moonshot” project known as Tapestry will power a national transmission planning process.

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Is AI to blame for the cleantech funding slump?

AI companies raised more than three times as much as climate tech companies in the first half of 2024, according to BNEF.

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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.

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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 upon.