Circuits

As decarbonization projects transition from early-stage innovation to large-scale deployment, access to capital is critical. In this session, equity investors and representatives from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) debt programs will share their perspectives on how DOE debt can serve as a powerful tool to catalyze the scaling of decarbonization projects and companies. With insights […]

Over the past year, Puerto Rico has pioneered a virtual power plant (VPP) program and has seen immediate results through improved grid reliability and reduced brownouts. Through investments such as DOE’s $3 Billion partial loan guarantee for Project Hestia and the Grid Deployment Office’s $450 million to spread through funding opportunities for residential rooftop solar […]

While the U.S. has been supporting research, development, and demonstration of clean energy technologies for decades, BIL, IRA, and CHIPS were both historic investments in decarbonization and technology infrastructure, and a return to/expansion of a federal role in catalyzing strategic industry/sectoral growth. America’s new industrial strategy activated and broadened the government’s conventional toolbelt to help […]

There is no one way to scale technologies especially in more emerging markets, in part because many things need to happen for a deal to come together. For the financing alone, there are multiple approaches to securing capital commitments – preferred stock offerings, tax equity financing, offtake investors, fully wrapped EPC contracts, to name a […]

The investment in a national charging network from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has moved into implementation—and driven innovation across the public and private sectors. From truck stop operators and power companies to communities and state departments of transportation, there are new business models, unexpected partnerships, and technical advancements that are creating a more engaging and […]