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.

Marine transport

Offshore wind farms could double as electric charging stations for ships

Shipping giant Maersk and other firms are developing tech to help the maritime industry ditch dirty diesel and run on wind power.

By Maria Gallucci . 14 February 2022
Geothermal

Geothermal startup Quaise raises $40M for ultra-deep drilling

The MIT spinoff wants to unleash the vast geothermal resources today's technologies can't reach.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 February 2022
Wind

Chart: How 11 states are building the US offshore wind industry from scratch

Dozens of offshore wind farms are proposed for the East Coast and beyond. The country will still lag behind Asia and Europe — but it's a start.

By Maria Gallucci, Maria Virginia Olano . 4 February 2022
Wind

New York takes early lead as large-scale offshore wind starts rolling in the US

Following years of false starts in the fledgling industry, construction is set to begin on South Fork Wind farm near Long Island.

By Maria Gallucci . 1 February 2022
Air travel

Hydrogen-powered planes could handle a third of passenger air travel, study finds

Airbus has designed zero-emissions concept aircraft, but they won't be ready for short-range commercial operations until 2035.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 January 2022
Carbon capture

The buzz around carbon removal is drawing jobseekers in droves

Workers say the growing urgency of the climate crisis and pursuit of a meaningful career path are big pulls.

By Maria Gallucci . 24 January 2022
Transportation

One way to clean up dirty trucks and ships? Design smarter routes

New tools can help freight companies chart more fuel-efficient voyages — and start plotting a path away from fossil fuels.

By Maria Gallucci . 18 January 2022
Geothermal

Geothermal project hits roadblock in Nevada, but sector poised to surge nationwide

Judge pauses project over tribal and environmental concerns. Still, technical advances and the huge need for 24/7 renewable power mean geothermal has bright prospects.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 January 2022
Marine transport

Sailing into 2022 with wind-powered cargo ships

Use of wind-propulsion devices like towing kites and rotor sails set to double in 2022, experts say.

By Maria Gallucci . 3 January 2022
Marine transport

Amazon invests in ammonia fuel tech to curb cargo ship emissions

The e-commerce giant is backing startup Amogy, which is developing an ammonia-driven power system for the enormous ships that carry goods across the planet.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 December 2021