The Inflation Reduction Act blazes miles upon miles of trail with clear markers in what had been overgrown backcountry. And the inconclusive recent climate negotiations that the United Nations sponsored in Egypt work as charcoal-gray clouds overhead. Where are attentive capitalists placing investment now that scale is possible and challenges...
A long November 17 audio report details one grant from a $350 million Federal batch to develop recycling and reuse of car batteries in a troubled Chicago neighborhood.
This September 16 tidbit details plans that the United States' executive branch has released to foster offshore wind construction, generation and parity with overseas investment.
This April 5 local news story pokes around a promise from General Motors and the American branch of Honda to collaborate on producing electric cars that can sell for around $30000.
On January 25, the New York Times dug into plans by General Motors, Toyota and Ford to build and operate factories for electric vehicles and their batteries in the United States' manufacturing corridor.
This October 18 story details the technology that won a Novi, Michigan startup funding from a group including Breakthrough Energy Ventures for a less flammable version of a car battery.
This June 10 article summarizes a deal between a utility and a public service commission through which Detroit and other communities can expect to draw on community solar.
Putting at least some grantmaking where its goals seem to lie, the Biden Administration has committed $19 million to universities for research into methods for extracting rare-earth minerals in places with a history of coal mining. Does this slide the puck toward a diverse economy in these communities?
This image from a community-solar vendor documents how individuals who normally can't access the solar market can build a revenue stream.
Community solar can provide more energy to more people - especially people currently shut out of the market for residential rooftop panels. Energy developers and marketplace makers have taken note of the potential for community solar programs to drive revenue- and the White House's promise to steer energy infrastructure toward...
