Clean energy
Take a look inside a lithium-ion battery, solar panel and wind turbine
Recycling clean energy technologies is complicated. These interactive graphics will help you understand why.
By Alison F. Takemura .
Batteries
Virtual power plants
Hundreds of New Yorkers got free batteries to help clean up the grid
A novel collaboration between solar installer Sunrun and utility Orange & Rockland shows how New York could tap household solar generation to advance climate goals.
By Julian Spector .
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Podcast
Get ready for the battery recycling boom
Efforts to recycle lithium-ion EV batteries have so far been niche and costly, but now this industry is growing up and attracting billions of dollars in investment.PlayBy Stephen Lacey .
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Electric vehicles
How to prepare for the coming flood of used EV batteries
Here are four policy ideas to help the U.S. start developing a nationwide system to reuse and recycle electric vehicle batteries.By Julian Spector .
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Video
Video: Watch Canary Media reporters talk recycling renewables
Canary journalists share key takeaways and insights from our special series on how to handle end-of-life solar panels, wind turbines and EV batteries.By
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Electric vehicles
EV battery recycling is costly. These 5 startups could change that
Meet the American companies making lithium-ion battery recycling more profitable and sustainable than it’s ever been.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Los puertorriqueños están impulsando el auge de energía solar en la isla
Los residentes y propietarios han instalado miles de sistemas de paneles solares y baterías después del huracán María. ¿Se unirá el gobierno al esfuerzo?By Maria Gallucci .
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Solar
Puerto Ricans are powering their own rooftop solar boom
Residents and shop owners are installing solar-plus-battery systems in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Will the government get on board?By Maria Gallucci .
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Policy & regulation
California's plan to avoid blackouts relies on fossil fuels as last resort
Gov. Newsom is seeking $1B for home batteries, $300M to reduce demand — and $5.2B that would likely go to gas plants and diesel generators.By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year
What will record-high lithium costs mean for lithium-ion batteries, which are key to electric vehicles and grid energy storage? -
EV charging
Is ‘vehicle-to-everything’ charging ready for prime time?
Bidirectional charging could provide home backup power, stabilize the grid and decrease costs for EV owners. A new consortium aims to make it mainstream.By Jeff St. John .
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