Solyndra’s Ghost Haunts DOE Push for Billions for Technology (1)

The Biden administration is advancing billions of dollars to scale up emerging energy technology it says is needed to meet mid-century climate goals while looking to avoid the risk of another Solyndra—a decade-old, high-profile political failure that clouded those efforts.

The Energy Department hopes to tap into a rare vein of bipartisan support for two technologies in particular—direct air capture and hydrogen production—while selecting regions across the country to demonstrate their viability, department officials said in interviews and public appearances.

The department’s strategy will be on display at a summit Wednesday to build excitement and win over skeptics ...