This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. The shipping industry has been facing an acute crisis. For the first time in modern history, both of the Middle East’s critical waterways — the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea — were effectively closed for the past several…
Fervo Energy is set to complete the first commercial-scale enhanced geothermal power plant in the United States later this year. It won’t be its last. The Houston-based startup filed for its long-awaited initial public offering last Friday, and the document offers a more concrete look into the company’s long-term…
For decades, utilities have used smart thermostats to reduce strain on the grid when electricity consumption is super-high. Paying customers to let utilities turn down air conditioning on hot summer afternoons or electric heating on cold winter mornings is called demand response , and it’s delivering gigawatts of…
Enfield, North Carolina — a small rural town with big clean-energy dreams — just passed a key milestone on its quest to lower costs and strengthen resilience. A seed grant of nearly $300,000 will jump-start a neighborhood form of geothermal energy that can heat, cool, and provide hot water to households. If the…
Perovskites hold a place of honor in the pantheon of much-heralded clean energy breakthroughs that have yet to actually arrive, alongside small modular nuclear reactors and solid-state batteries. In theory, these crystal structures could radically improve solar panels’ capabilities by absorbing wavelengths of light…
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Batteries are reshaping the U.S. energy system , not to mention the automotive and defense industries. But the movement to unlock affordable battery recycling just hit another setback. The startup Ascend…
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . When it comes to clean energy, China makes — and the world takes. The country produces the vast majority of the globe’s solar panels, batteries, and wind turbine equipment, and most of its EVs. Plenty of that tech is used in China itself, but the country…
Canary Media’s “ Electrified Life ” column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Balcony solar is poised to take the U.S. by storm . The DIY systems, which you can hang on a balcony and plug into a normal 120-volt…
Canary Media’s " Eating the Earth " column explores the connections between the food we eat and the climate we live in. In late March, President Donald Trump dramatically expanded the federal mandates for farm-grown biofuels in cars, trucks, and tractors. In front of a cheering crowd that he called “ the single…
Enormous new batteries keep appearing on the grid, making it devilishly tricky to keep track of which is the biggest in a given region. That’s certainly the case in New England, where acute power needs and robust state climate goals are fueling a buildout of big batteries that keep breaking capacity records. Canary…
After years of negotiations, data centers and other large customers of Georgia Power have finally won a pathway to pay for their own new clean energy projects to be built and connected to the utility’s grid. The Georgia Public Service Commission approved the utility’s program last week, allowing these companies to…
Stegra has secured the financing needed to complete its flagship green-steel mill in northern Sweden. The company, formerly H2 Green Steel, said it landed 1.4 billion euros ($1.65 billion) in capital from a group of new and existing investors led by Sweden’s prominent Wallenberg family. The funding will enable…
The historic criminal trial of two former FirstEnergy executives ended with a deadlocked jury and mistrial . Now, they’re set to stand trial for a second time on the same state criminal charges related to Ohio’s House Bill 6 utility corruption scandal. It’s the latest twist in the largest corruption scandal in state…
Vermont’s first neighborhood-scale geothermal project is expected to break ground this summer as part of an affordable housing development, providing what developers hope is a blueprint for cost-effective, all-electric new construction in the Green Mountain State and beyond. “We are decarbonizing and providing the…
RICHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — In a mostly rural stretch of Ohio nestled between Cleveland and Columbus, residents now have a rare opportunity: They get to vote directly on the future of renewable energy in their area. Last July, Richland County banned large-scale wind and solar projects in 11 of its 18 townships. The…
As of January, California requires developers of new multifamily buildings to ensure that residents with parking have access to EV charging at home. It’s one of the most equitable EV-charging policies in the nation, according to climate advocates. But in a bid to reduce costs for builders, a state lawmaker…
This analysis and news roundup come from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. There’s nothing like a common enemy to bring people together. This midterm election year, that enemy may be data centers. As AI grows more powerful and more popular, tech companies are rushing to build…
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the Week” column . It’s not an easy moment for renewable energy in the U.S., but the sector is still setting new records. Just look at what happened last month: Over the course of March, the nation got more electricity from renewables than it did from natural gas, which is…
This story was originally published by Grist . Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter . After taking a beating for the first year of the Trump administration, the beleaguered wind energy industry may finally see a glimmer of hope. President Donald Trump and Interior Department chief Doug Burgum have spent months…
A community north of San Diego has blocked a major grid battery that a developer had hoped to build in a residential area near a major hospital. Independent power producer AES Corp. withdrew its application to develop the Seguro battery system in Escondido, 30 miles from San Diego. The company had intended to fill…
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