Long-duration energy storage
Newsletter: DOE goes long on long-duration storage
Plus, California's gas fixation threatens its ambitious climate goals.
By Julian Spector .
Julian is a senior reporter at Canary Media, where he covers batteries and emerging technologies to store clean energy and unlock a carbon-free grid. He also reports on the budding clean hydrogen industry, and chases down clean energy breakthroughs in far-flung locales.
Prior to the launch of Canary Media in 2021, Julian covered the rise of the grid storage industry for much-loved industry news outlet Greentech Media. Previously he covered clean energy and transportation for CityLab at The Atlantic, and conducted grant-funded climate journalism in Bangladesh. His stories have appeared in The Guardian, HuffPost, Al Jazeera America, and other outlets. He speaks regularly at energy-related events and on podcasts. He graduated from Duke University and still misses Carolina barbecue, but enjoys investigating local cuisine wherever his reporting takes him.
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Hydrogen
Newsletter: The physical footprint behind the hydrogen economy hype
If the world goes big on green hydrogen, it would entail a massive buildout of wind and solar.By Julian Spector .
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Transmission
Newsletter: The rooftop solar vs. transmission showdown that wasn't
Reports of a clean energy schism are generating a lot of solidarity.By Julian Spector .
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Climatetech finance
Newsletter: 3 more clean energy SPAC updates you should know about
Clean energy startups are going public at a rate I've never seen in my years covering this sector.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Heliogen goes SPAC to revive concentrated solar power
Will an infusion of cash help the California-based startup resuscitate this neglected technology?By Julian Spector .
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Utilities
Newsletter: A Southern energy plan that's not what it SEEMs
Two camps square off over the future of the Southern grid. Plus, a leading solar developer finds a European buyer.By Julian Spector .
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Climatetech finance
Major US solar developer Cypress Creek snapped up by huge European investment firm
The deal caps a dramatic turnaround for the solar firm — and promises more growth to come.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Newsletter: A bubbly bet on breakthrough solar tech
How quickly will a new technology revolutionize the solar industry?By Julian Spector .
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Energy storage
Newsletter: Oxnard won independence from an unwanted gas plant, and you could too
This giant battery is a perfect fit for one California farming community.By Julian Spector .
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Energy storage
Environmental-justice activists in California fight off a new gas plant, get a giant Tesla battery instead
Oxnard creates a model for the energy transition by fusing environmental justice with cutting-edge technology.By Julian Spector .
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