Over a decade ago, a cadre of energy companies ascended on the startup scene in Boston and elsewhere, aiming to make cleaner power more practical while heading off the emerging climate crisis. But in their quest to think big, many failed, falling prey to unworkable technology, cheap natural gas, or lower-cost competition from China.
Now, a new generation of innovators in Massachusetts has emerged, aiming their moonshot ideas at a climate crisis that has only gotten worse and made their task all the more urgent.