A roundup featuring looks inside the recent collapses of Northvolt's Cuberg, Moxion Power, and Ambri — and a potential shakeout of the advanced battery space. Plus: live from the DNC with the Political Climate team, data centers' experiment with green hydrogen, and the inside scoop on Swell Energy's shutdown. All from Latitude Media
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Latitude Media covers the new frontiers of the energy transition through in-depth B2B news, research, events, and podcasts. We go beyond the headlines to provide impactful and actionable coverage on the deals, market dynamics, and technologies that are shaping the energy transition. Our mission is to deliver the news and analysis our industry needs to chart a path forward. Latitude Media helps investors, utilities, energy firms, and startups navigate the next era of the energy transition with rigorous business journalism and industry-leading market analysis. Building on our decades of climate tech coverage, Latitude Media offers a clear picture of where emerging solutions stand today – and where they’re headed. For all the latest news, sign up for The Latitude newsletter: latitudemedia.com/newsletter
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As promised: Live from the DNC with Political Climate. In today’s episode — part one of a two-part dispatch — the team chats candidly with key decision makers — from climate champions like Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts and former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, to activists like Saad Amer and congressional leaders like Representative Sean Casten of Illinois — about the Democrats’ strategy for pitching climate policies in the lead up to November’s election. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eDTXPiSw
DNC dispatches: It’s the climate economy, stupid! | Latitude Media
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In June, infrastructure developer Vertiv joined forces with Ballard Power Systems for a demonstration-scale project using green hydrogen as backup power for data center applications. In August, Equinix said it was temporarily testing out hydrogen fuel cells at a Dublin data center. And Mississippi-based Hy Stor Energy told Latitude Media that it is now “actively pursuing and engaging” in conversations with potential data center customers. But even with these tests – and the apparent interest from major players like Microsoft – using hydrogen to power data centers still faces fundamental constraints. Maeve Allsup spoke with Peter Judge, a senior research analyst at the Uptime Institute, about why. https://lnkd.in/ea9rMKUa
Why data centers aren’t a good use of green hydrogen | Latitude Media
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Last year, oil producers flared 150 billion cubic meters of associated gas into the atmosphere, equivalent to about half the global carbon emissions of aviation over a 30-year period. But gas is valuable. So why are we burning it? On the latest episode of Catalyst, Shayle Kann talks to Tomás Bredariol, an energy and environmental policy analyst focused on methane at the International Energy Agency (IEA). Listen now: https://lnkd.in/e-iyVWAu
Why are we still flaring gas? | Latitude Media
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In a new op-ed for the site, Gavin McCormick (founder and executive director of WattTime.org), Henry Richardson (senior analyst at WattTime), and Pete Bronski (founder and CEO of Inflection Point Agency) dive into a recent Financial Times article, “Big Tech’s bid to rewrite the rules on net zero” — and explain what the article got wrong. https://lnkd.in/ewTrdUCb
What the Financial Times gets wrong about corporate carbon emissions | Latitude Media
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The Latitude team is getting ready for RE+ 2024! Keep an eye out for our reporter Maeve Allsup, plus our team Jenna Herzog, Matthew Casey, Tripp O'Mara, and Andrea Albanez. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eupHSx9a
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Amidst the skyrocketing growth of solar and wind energy projects across the country, utility-scale renewables developers report increasing challenges in dealing with the public. A new study from Berkeley Lab finds that community opposition and ordinances limiting renewable development are the “leading causes of project delays and cancellations,” on par with grid interconnection issues. The amount of industry money spent on it, however, is negligible. https://lnkd.in/enGB8XUc
Local opposition is now a ‘leading cause’ of canceled clean energy projects | Latitude Media
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The Political Climate podcast team attended the #DNC last week to find out how climate and energy issues are playing on the Democratic side of the aisle.⚡️ Are political leaders campaigning on the #InflationReductionAct? Is the #cleanenergy jobs boom resonating with voters? How are candidates addressing high energy costs? Will climate activists show up for Kamala⁉️ VP Harris only made one mention of climate change in her speech. But there was a lot of #climateaction talk happening at other venues ♻️ We spoke to former EPA Administrator and Biden Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, heard from Secretary Buttigieg, Mayor Duggan of Detroit, Adam Met climate activist with the platinum band AJR — and others!🎙️ First episode in our two-part #DNCChicago series drops tomorrow 📲 Subscribe to Political Climate on Apple, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you like to listen! And be sure to check out our two-part dispatch from the #RNC that’s already on the podcast feed 🐘 #sustainability #greentech #election2024 #kamalaharris
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The last few months have illustrated the immense challenge of scaling next-generation battery technologies. A chain of setbacks culminated last week with Northvolt’s decision to shutter its lithium metal subsidiary, Cuberg. “The thesis was that an acquirer like Northvolt would complement us and bring scale and manufacturing capabilities and long-term access to capital,” explained the company’s founder and former CEO Richard Wang. Benjamin Campbell, who oversees the battery team at research and consulting firm E Source, has a more skeptical view. “If Cuberg had been acquired by a legacy company, they’d still be in business.” Both Wang and Campbell see Cuberg’s closure as the sign of a shakeout in the battery industry. https://lnkd.in/e6EEcC_q
How Northvolt’s bet on lithium metal batteries fell apart | Latitude Media
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“The real promise of investing in sodium-ion, and the reason why our customers are interested in the approach, is number one, cost, number two, safety, and number three, supply chain security,” Cameron Dales, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Peak Energy, told Latitude Media in an interview. Peak is developing energy storage technology for the grid and has recently announced a $55 million Series A led by Xora Innovation, with participation from Eclipse and TDK Ventures, among others. The company's ultimate goal is to become “the CATL of America,” a domestic company capable of commercially producing and deploying sodium-ion batteries worldwide, according to Dales. https://lnkd.in/gv4gRbqU
Peak Energy's quest to build US sodium-ion battery dominance | Latitude Media
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