Climate

Utilities throughout the U.S. Southeast are claiming {that a} large buildout of information facilities and factories will pressure them to assemble gigawatts of recent fossil gas-fired energy vegetation over the approaching decade — a fleet massive sufficient and soiled sufficient to probably put U.S. local weather targets out of attain. However, critics of those plans say that utilities […] More

Canary Media’s Charging Up column chronicles gender range and notable profession strikes within the climatetech sector. Got a individual or occasion you’d prefer to see us cowl or a sizzling job tip? Let us know! Madelka McCalla: A resilient chief with a toolbox stuffed with instruments  Madelka McCalla is chief company affairs and influence officer at The AES Corporation. This interview […] More

Dear readers, It’s Canary Media’s birthday — we’re now 3 years previous! But wait, that’s not the large information. This is:  After three years beneath the umbrella of RMI, Canary Media is now within the technique of spinning out to grow to be a wholly impartial group. Can you make a reward right now to help us as we […] More

Last 12 months, Texas beat out California for essentially the most utility-scale photo voltaic capability put in (California nonetheless leads in complete photo voltaic, because of its plentiful rooftop installations). Texas has dominated the wind class for years, and its wind surpassed falling coal manufacturing in 2020. This 12 months will mark the primary time […] More

PHILADELPHIA — Steel is a necessary constructing block of contemporary society, utilized in bridges and buildings, transmission towers, wind generators, electrical vehicles and a lot extra. It’s additionally made utilizing extraordinarily soiled processes. Traditional steelmaking contributes as much as 9 % of world carbon dioxide emissions yearly — and produces a poisonous soup of pollution, which hurt close […] More

Still, the electrical tug is anticipated to be inexpensive total to function and preserve than its diesel counterparts, because it makes use of electrical and computer-based methods as a substitute of transferring mechanical components, stated Coulston Van Gundy, vice chairman of Crowley’s engineering providers. In sure locations, the price of electrical energy may be less […] More

This story was first revealed by Grist. When you reside removed from the sprawling fields befitting utility-scale photo voltaic and wind farms, it’s straightforward to really feel like clear power isn’t coming on-line quick sufficient. But renewables have grown at a staggering charge since 2014 and now account for 22 % of the nation’s electrical energy. […] More

“At least within the first half of 2023, the variety of eligible automobiles beneath the $25,000 value level cutoff was fairly small,” Case stated. ​“But we’ve seen that variety of automobiles that can qualify beneath that $25,000 cutoff increase dramatically over the previous 18 months.” Given the advantages of having the ability to promote used […] More

“We can’t be cannibalizing present demand by utilizing these renewables” already on the grid, Behar mentioned. ​“We want a robust 45V rule that can defend towards dangerous local weather impacts. If we now have weak or blurred guidelines, it might probably actually carry vital local weather and emissions dangers that can undermine each the achievement of […] More

Tesla’s distant rivals ChargePoint, EVgo and Blink Charging raised capital on public markets, solely to look at their inventory costs crumble like a crouton within the final 12 months. But the charging market, as with the EV market total, are nonetheless in early, dynamic days. Tesla is opening its Supercharger community to different EV makers, beginning on […] More

The 5 teams that acquired CCIA awards embrace a set of nonprofit ​“CDFI Intermediaries” that present capital to group lenders throughout all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and a number of other U.S. territories. They additionally embrace entities standing up a Green Bank for Rural America to work in coal, power, underserved rural and Tribal communities […] More

Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, ideas and insights to demystify what people can do to shift their properties and lives to wash electrical energy.  Heat pumps are undisputed winners for the local weather. But what about in your pockets? Well, it relies upon. That’s primarily the reply from researchers on the National […] More