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NLR & Blip Energy Collaborate on Smart Home Battery System

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Drop-In Solution Benefits From Laboratory Expertise Through Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator To Cut Electric Bills and Strengthen Grid Reliability A smart home battery and energy management platform by Chicago startup Blip Energy is advancing through the 14th cohort of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), launched in November 2024 and based … [continued]

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U.S. Banks Slash Fossil Fuel Financing As Market Forces Outweigh Politics

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Wall Street’s six largest banks have cut their financing to oil, gas and coal projects by 25% year-on-year through August 1, 2025. In dollar terms, that means about $73 billion this year versus roughly $97 billion in the same period in 2024. The pullback is uneven. Morgan Stanley reduced its … [continued]

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Smart Electrical Panel Startup SPANs NREL’s Accelerator Programs

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Imagine a severe storm knocks out a neighborhood powerline; while most homes go dark, one homeowner seamlessly manages their backup energy, prioritizing critical appliances. This is not the future—it is happening now with SPAN’s smart electrical panel. SPAN is the only startup company to go through two of the National … [continued]

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Will Tesla’s Pivot To MAGA Crash The Company? Has Musk’s Reach Exceeded His Grasp?

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Let me start by saying that I love my Tesla Model Y. It’s a great car: reliable, inexpensive to drive, comfortable, speedy, high tech. But I’ve been heartbroken over the turn of events of the company, to the point that I put on one of the “I bought this car … [continued]

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