The Wild World of ESG
Before the pandemic, one of the biggest news stories of the year was BlackRock’s decision to make climate risk a central part of its investment strategy. This isn’t your average family office; this is...
21 Aug 202030min
The 'Climatetech' Hype Cycle: Buy, Sell or Hold?
We’re constantly going through waves of hype in different energy sectors: flexible solar panels, vertical-axis wind, electric planes, vehicle-to-grid, the smart home, blockchain. Some are real, some a...
13 Aug 202041min
The Summer of Battery Storage
We may be facing one of the worst economic downturns in American history, but it hasn’t stopped the surge in battery storage development.We’re constantly hearing the phrase “world’s largest” or “recor...
7 Aug 202036min
Cleantech Venture Capital in a Pandemic
The world looked bleak for startups in the spring. According to figures from Crunchbase, venture capital deals were down 44 percent from March to June compared with last year. Seed-stage deals took th...
31 Jul 202046min
How Covid Is Reshaping Urban Transportation
Coronavirus is reshaping the way we move around. Will we emerge from this pandemic with smarter planning? Or will it dismantle already-weakened public transportation systems?When economies across the ...
23 Jul 202040min
The Next Solar Behemoth: Sunrun Buying Vivint
Earlier this month, Sunrun, the largest residential solar company in the U.S., declared its intent to acquire Vivint Solar, the second largest installer. It’s an all-stock transaction that would value...
16 Jul 202044min
Is the 'Carbon Transparency' Era Coming?
This week: is carbon transparency finally coming?Electronics maker Logitech became the most recent company to offer carbon labels on its products. Logitech CEO Bracken Darrell called carbon “the new c...
26 Jun 202054min
Data Centers: The Epicenter of the Clean Energy Economy
There is a widely-held perception that data centers -- the giant facilities that hold networks of society’s supercomputers -- are an out-of-control energy suck.We’ve all seen headlines like this: “You...
19 Jun 202049min
