The Cleantech 1.0 bust led to a rethink of how the SV model needs to be adapted to actually work for startups addressing climate, including targeting a different type of founder. About 8 years into their journey, it’s clear that Activate has a formula that works.

“Mapo tofu” cream cheese bagel (Szechuan mince topping)

We’re thrilled to announce Cohort 4 of the Breakthrough Energy Fellows Program - 25 incredible innovators across 14 projects are transforming the future of clean energy.

From hydrogen fuel pumps to scaling sodium-ion technology, Fellows are tackling some of the biggest problems in the highest-emitting industries.

This clean energy ain't gonna breakthrough itself

Come meet Standard Potential at #ClimateWeekNYC! - Tues Activate HardTech Showcase (lu.ma/zns7gi1p?tk=Br…) - Wed CEEC Symposium (ceec.engineering.columbia.edu/events/ceec-fa…) - Thurs Newlab New Climate Futures (newlab.com/new-climate-fu…)

As part of a team led by @Argonne , CEEC has won a five-year $62.5 million grant from U.S. Department of Energy to build a national energy storage innovation hub. ⚡️🔋 At Columbia, the effort is being co-led by @chemecu Dan Steingart and @LEMarbella, to develop battery technologies that will

Team Standard Potential showcases the power of sodium: Thank you to our NYC Climate Week partners Activate, Breakthrough Energy, NYS Energy Research and Development Authority, CEEC, & Newlab. It was a huge highlight having ARPA-E Director Dr. Evelyn Wang demo our technology too!

At the Columbia Electrochemical Energy Center (CEEC), Andrew Wang and his team developed a sodium-ion battery technology designed to reduce the cost of batteries. Now, as co-founder and CEO at Standard Potential, he’s applying his research to build a start-up that could

What a thrill to chat batteries with Bill Gates!

The hardest-hit Chinese battery graphite exporter is called "Shanghai Shaosheng Knitted Sweat". Turns out the first step to securing critical mineral supply chains really is onshoring t-shirt knitting 🧶👕 trade.gov/preliminary-de…

We just deployed NYC's largest indoor resi grid active battery fleet & operated them through a brutal heatwave. 🗽⚡️🔋 "NYC Hit 100°F. Here’s What Our 100+ Indoor Batteries Did Next." responsiblegrid.com/blog/blogs/nyc…

“I already keep my AC at a reasonable temperature - there’s not much more I can do to help the grid.” Now there is. 🔋 🗽 Thanks Samantha Maldonado for covering Standard Potential's NYC energy storage pilot Responsible Grid + insights from Jesse D. Jenkins. thecity.nyc/2025/08/08/res…

A New York-based start-up company wants to use batteries to reduce stress on the energy grid and put money back in the pockets of state residents. The pilot program, courtesy of Standard Potential, is called Responsible Grid. Vanessa Murdock reports. cbsloc.al/4ft1z4M

Canary in the coal mine ❌🚭 Canary behind the meter ✅🔋

Lets talk plugging batteries into the grid at Climate Week NYC:

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The lithium iron phosphate battery chemistry was invented by a guy named John Goodenough, which is extremely funny

Chugging DER pills at DERVOS DER Task Force Jesse Peltan #DERVOS

Our responsiblegrid.com permissionless battery program getting a shout out at DERVOS by DER Task Force James McGinniss Standard Potential 🔋🔌 #DERVOS