It is my great pleasure to announce that I have joined the advisory board of Albo Systems, a TechStars-incubated, Tel Aviv-based start-up that uses high-resolution satellite imagery and cutting-edge AI technology to help human civilization meet the challenge of climate change. Albo leverages Israeli prowess in AI to rapidly assess…

Three companies, Sonnen, Swell Energy, and OhmConnect all stand on the leading edge of a new, promising trend in electrical power grids: VPPs. — This article is one in a series investigating the importance of modernizing and decarbonizing the electric grid. If you want to understand the issue in context, see the article Grid Modernization; for cutting-edge experts’ take on the topic, see the article Here Is How To Create A Clean, Resilient Electrical…

This listed company is developing products to transition our present grid to a more resilient paradigm — This article is one in a series investigating the importance of modernizing and decarbonizing the electric grid. The company we feature in this article — American Superconductor AMSC — is working on improving current grid infrastructure as part of a multi-decade transition upon which we are just embarking.

Exciting news from the ARM world — climate change Adaptation, climate Restoration, and climate change Mitigation — In ClimateTech Update articles, I pass along the latest news about companies and topics I have featured in previous columns. Spring is here and the ClimateTech world is springing to life! This month’s update covers announcements from: Bluesource Pachama Storegga Idealab Abundance Investment

An independent report commissioned by the UK’s Treasury details groundbreaking research into the economics of biodiversity loss — This article is an installment of my column’s Climate Catalysts feature. Climate Catalyst articles highlight cutting edge research into climate science and its implication on economics and investing. This month, rather than covering a climate science paper, I feature an economics paper that quantifies the value of our ecosystem and…

Small-scale, distributed generation resources must take the place of our Industrial Revolution-era grid — This article is one in a series investigating the importance of modernizing and decarbonizing the electric grid. If you want to understand the issue in context, see our article, Grid Modernization. For a look at an innovative company spun out of Stanford University’s labs that have developed a battery with…

Climate change is a force multiplier. The Great Texas Faceplant of 2021 provides a prelude to what we can expect through the rest of this century. — My home state of Texas experienced a massive failure in public energy infrastructure during last week’s historic cold snap. This failure represents a prelude in two ways — one trivial, one profound. First for the trivial… The misery Texans are experiencing now at the hands of their aging electrical system…

A start-up is using emerging research into microscopic oxygen bubble-infused water to help crops improve resistance to climate change. — You can listen to this article on my SoundCloud station: Capitalism vs. Climate Change: Moleaer’s Nanobubbles by Climate Solutions with Erik | Free Listening on SoundCloud The Capitalism vs. Climate Change articles in this column focus on companies innovating in businesses providing solutions related to climate change Adaptation and Mitigation…

News about some of the most exciting ventures in the world: Xpansiv, PrairieFood, Carbon Engineering, and 1PointFive — This article is the first installment of my column’s new feature, ClimateTech Updates. In ClimateTech Update articles, I pass along the latest news about companies I have featured in previous columns. The inaugural update covers: Xpansiv PrairieFood Carbon Engineering 1PointFive Xpansiv