First new nuclear reactor in the US in over 40 years goes live, GM partners with Tesla on EV charging infrastructure, State-level restrictions are increasingly delaying renewable energy projects
State Farm stops selling new insurance policies to homeowners in California, Texas avoids potential damaging measures that could have impacted its thriving renewable energy industry, Cities struggle to access funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Solar-storage systems are booming in California, Exxon ventures into lithium mining, Green banks begin to emerge with $27b in funding
Microsoft partners with fusion startup Helion Energy, Biden-Harris admin invests $251M in expanding CO2 transport and storage infrastructure. Charm Industrial receives $53M from Stripe-owned Frontier
First Solar acquires high-efficiency tandem PV technology, EPA challenges the power industry to prove viability of carbon capture, Redaptive lands $50m for energy-as-a-service
Solar tariffs threaten rapid growth of renewable energy sector, Bend secures a $2.5M seed round to take on Brex and Ramp, the rise of Climate Dads and No Mow May
Chevy Bolt discontinued in favor of bigger EVs despite record sales, Climate change lawsuits headed to states after US Supreme Court decision, SPAN raises $96 million for home electrification; Avalanche Energy gets $40 million for mini nuclear reactor
Earth Day week makes for lots of greenwashing, Energy Department commits $3 billion to expand rooftop solar, Canopy Planet has secured $60 million in funding to scale circular fibers for paper and textiles.
Net Energy Metering 3.0 puts California solar adoption at risk, US clean energy backlog jumps 40% to an unprecedented 2 terawatts, $90m for sustainable smart building technology
More big EV news from Walmart, Toyota, and Dodge, including a 500-mile range RAM. Threat of renewed solar tariffs back on the table in Congress. $50M for renewable agriculture, $29M for nuclear, and $6m for sustainable finance.
EV Acceleration Challenge and new guidance on tax credits, $24 billion in climate-related losses for meat and dairy farms, plus $54M for fleet electrification
IPCC report highlights clean energy potential, Ford EV business loses $2b while 711 adds charging stations, $109m to audit supply chains for ESG compliance
