2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: First Solar and its advanced solar panels

October 1, 2024
First Solar is expanding production of its thin-film solar cells and opening new factories to meet a surge of demand. Meanwhile, it’s investing in perovskites—tiny crystalline materials that many view as a key solar technology of the future.  The world needs more electricity than ever, as the AI boom puts intense demand on data centers…

2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Pivot Bio and its nitrogen-delivering microbes

October 1, 2024
Pivot Bio is using genetically edited microbes to deliver just the right amount of nitrogen to crops, cutting climate emissions without reducing agricultural yields. The development of synthetic fertilizer was one of the great achievements of the last century, providing an abundant source of nitrogen that boosted crop yields and helped feed a growing global…

2024 Climate Tech Companies to Watch: Ceibo and its copper mining tech

October 1, 2024
Ceibo seeks to eliminate a major potential speed bump for the clean-energy transition: the looming global copper shortage. The firm’s low-impact extraction technology targets ores that aren’t economical to mine today but could help meet the copper demands of an electrified world. Copper wires form the backbone of the clean-energy economy, connecting cars, buildings, and…