How to close the ‘missing middle’ There is a financing gap in the economy for getting so-called ‘first of their kind’ projects to scale. A few solutions could help cleantech companies and investors bridge that gap. Voices Heather Zichal & Ramaswamy Variankaval 4 min read
Private sector “race to the top” crucial for the transition, John Kerry says The energy transition has a price tag in the trillions of dollars. Securing all that funding will depend heavily on the private sector, says the former U.S. climate envoy. Latest News Anca Gurzu 2 min read
Get to know this secret climate tech star Catch up on Cipher's full profile of MIT professor and serial entrepreneur Yet-Ming Chiang. Latest News Cat Clifford 11 min read
How a secret climate star turns ‘stone soup’ into climate progress Professor and serial entrepreneur Yet-Ming Chiang's superpower is getting the right people around a cutting-edge idea and helping bring out their best Latest News Cat Clifford 6 min read
The carbon credit industry attempts a comeback Over the last two years, the industry has faced a barrage of critical news stories, academic studies and lawsuits. But in recent weeks, carbon credits have received some big boosts. Latest News Bill Spindle 4 min read
U.S. energy loan chief on hydrogen, peak power demand, pipelines and his coffee mug Cipher sits down with Jigar Shah, director of the Loan Programs Office in the U.S. Energy Department for a Q&A about the energy transition landscape. Q&A Cat Clifford 4 min read
Helping entrepreneurial scientists cross the first ‘Valley of Death’ Many scientists develop breakthrough materials and new processes that could be successful commercial products. But most of these breakthroughs remain in lab notebooks or seminar slides and never translate into startup ideas. Voices David Jaramillo 3 min read
Changes in US tax rules provide big boost for renewables Changes in how U.S. tax credits can be deployed are giving renewable energy financing a big boost. Explainers Bill Spindle 3 min read
Let’s build an apprenticeship program for climate entrepreneurs It’s time for startups to actively adopt a cleantech apprenticeship model from their inception. The urgency of climate change today means we don't have the luxury of letting apprentice-mentor relationships form organically. Voices Alice Havill 4 min read