Phoebe Skok

Phoebe is an editorial intern for Latitude Media.

Phoebe Skok is a contributing writer to Latitude Media.
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BlackRock, Temasek close inaugural decarbonization fund at $1.4 billion

The Decarbonization Partners close comes as BlackRock and other investors walk back climate ambitions — and focus on funding energy transition startups.

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Apr 26, 2024

Hitachi Energy pours $1.5 billion into transformers

In the next three years, the Swiss company plans to build out its production capacity in an effort to shorten lead times.

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Apr 24, 2024
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The EPA just gave rooftop solar a $7 billion boost

Bound for disadvantaged communities, the federal investment in new residential solar could yield more than 200,000 new green jobs.

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Apr 22, 2024
A new geothermal power plant in California is under construction.

Trellis Climate offers a leg up for first-of-a-kind cleantech projects

The new catalytic capital program promises to fill a financing gap for promising but unproven technologies and infrastructure projects.

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Apr 18, 2024
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New funding in hand, Arcadia plans expansion of utility data platform

CEO Bhatraju said the $50 million will help the company adapt to enterprise customers’ demand for new data solutions.

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Apr 17, 2024
Workers install electricity transmission lines.
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Large solar hybrid projects are surging — and so are wait times for grid connection

According to new data from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, connecting renewable energy to the grid is taking longer than ever, while project completion rates are falling.

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Apr 11, 2024
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Climate VCs weigh the impact of Biden's green bank fund

$20 billion in federal funding is set to de-risk cleantech investment and stimulate private dollars.

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Apr 10, 2024
A ''fishery-solar hybrid project'' photovoltaic power plant in China
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Five charts mapping the global renewables race

Though China leads in investment, Europe and the United States are catching up in clean energy deployment.

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Apr 4, 2024
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Startup Dryad Networks raises $6.1 million for ultra-early wildfire detection

The company uses AI-fueled sensors to sniff out fires, unlike its many peers in the growing market that rely on visual indicators.

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Mar 21, 2024
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Automation and off-grid assets will power Hy Stor’s Mississippi hydrogen hub

A new partnership with Schneider Electric is set to integrate automation management into green hydrogen production and storage.

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The Brattle Group: 45V could help push green hydrogen costs to parity with gray

Green hydrogen tax incentives can cut green hydrogen costs in half, a new analysis found.

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Mar 11, 2024
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DOE: Failing to invest in grid-enhancing tech will be a 'massive miss'

A liftoff report coming this spring will focus on innovations in grid deployment — including how to bolster the existing grid without adding capacity.

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Mar 7, 2024
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Dysfunctional grid interconnection processes leave most ISOs swamped

But ERCOT and CAISO are best-prepared to get their projects connected to the grid, an industry analysis found.

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Feb 28, 2024
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Report: Electrothermal energy storage can yield consistent renewable electricity for industry

ETES’ unique combination of heat electrification and storage can rebalance electricity demands — and help industry decarbonize to boot.

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Feb 26, 2024
Pools of brine containing lithium carbonate in Chile.

Report: Falling costs of clean tech commodities offset by high inflation rates in 2023

Critical material prices largely normalized last year, per BloombergNEF report, but other challenges persist.

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Feb 22, 2024