Maria Gallucci

Maria Gallucci

Senior Reporter .

Maria Gallucci is a senior reporter at Canary Media, where she covers efforts to electrify transportation, decarbonize heavy industries and develop emerging clean energy technologies like offshore wind, advanced geothermal and carbon dioxide removal.

She was previously a reporter or contributing writer for publications including Grist, IEEE Spectrum, Inside Climate News, Yale Environment 360 and newspapers in Mexico City. Her reporting has taken her across the Americas and inside cargo ships, power plants, concrete factories and grease-gathering trucks. She hails from Ohio and now resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Solar

Coal-to-solar developer BrightNight lands $440M investment

The funding from Goldman Sachs will help BrightNight to advance its 31-GW pipeline of renewables projects, including the Starfire solar farm in Kentucky.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 October 2024
Clean industry

Meta, Holcim, and other investors ink deals to clean up concrete

Tech firms and building materials giants are pouring money into startups that aim to decarbonize cement — a tricky but crucial task.

By Maria Gallucci . 2 October 2024
Green steel

Big steel buyers make a request for 1M tons of green steel

At Climate Week NYC, tech giants and real estate firms announced a new initiative asking steelmakers to deliver near-zero-emissions metal.

By Maria Gallucci . 24 September 2024
Green steel

Big green steel project in Ohio is on again after CEO waffles

After raising doubts, Cleveland-Cliffs says it’s still pursuing a federal $500M award. The flip-flop points to the challenges of cleaning up the steel industry.

By Maria Gallucci . 19 September 2024
Clean aluminum

Cans to car parts: Inside the complex, crucial world of aluminum recycling

Recycling aluminum involves a vast supply chain, from trash pickers to factories that melt scrap. It’s also crucial to slashing the metal’s carbon emissions.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 September 2024
Clean aluminum

A new green aluminum plant could bring jobs — and clean energy — to Kentucky

The coal-rich state wants to land the first new U.S. smelter in 45 years. But the deal won’t happen unless Kentucky can furnish lots of clean energy.

By Maria Gallucci . 10 September 2024
Energy storage

This startup has a plan to clean up industry: electrified bricks

Calectra is the latest startup vying to decarbonize heavy industry using thermal energy storage. Industrial heat accounts for a quarter of global energy use.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 August 2024
Clean energy manufacturing

Huge EV battery recycling facility comes online in Ohio

Cirba Solutions officially opened its expanded lithium-ion battery processing plant, using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 August 2024
Clean energy

Decarbonizing steel and concrete: “We’re in the age of urgency”

Climate Group's Jen Carson talks to Canary Media ahead of Climate Week NYC about the need to accelerate net-zero steel and concrete production.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 August 2024
Liquefied natural gas

A US court struck down permits for controversial LNG projects in Texas

The D.C. Circuit Court’s decision could hinder progress on several Gulf Coast fossil fuel projects, marking a win for environmental justice advocates.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 August 2024