Heat pumps
What if billionaires bought heat pumps for everyone?
It would cost more than $1 trillion, but Americans would reap the benefits of emissions reductions, air quality gains, and lower utility bills.
By Matt Simon .
Clean energy
Offshore wind
New England labor unions call for faster offshore wind buildout
A new report by unions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut recommends tripling the region’s 2040 offshore wind goals and centering workers.
By Carrie Klein .
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Transmission
Startup nabs $60M for high-tech cables to help speed clean energy rollout
The grid needs much more capacity to bring clean energy online. TS Conductor’s tech could help — and federal and state policies are pushing utilities to adopt it.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
Can you ‘Trump-proof’ clean energy gains? Advocates in Ohio are trying
If elected, the former president plans to slash the federal climate and clean energy programs that are pouring money into states across the nation.By Kathiann Kowalski .
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Clean energy
Keeping US carbon cuts on track will hinge on the upcoming election
The Biden admin has made progress on cutting emissions, but a new report says those gains are fragile — and could be undone by a Republican victory in November.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
Goodbye to the first climate president
President Joe Biden has done more to support clean energy than any president before, giving the U.S. a fighting chance to cut emissions at the speed climate change demands.By Jeff St. John, Dan McCarthy .
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Geothermal
Magma and hot rocks: Iceland seeks the future of geothermal energy
Geothermal energy is having a moment globally. Iceland is at the fore, with new research that aims to harness heat from volcanoes and superhot formations.By Maria Gallucci .
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Clean energy
Chart: 85% of new electricity built in 2023 came from renewables
A whopping 473 gigawatts of clean energy capacity was installed last year, yet another indicator of the rapid rise of solar and wind power.By Carrie Klein .
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Energy storage
Intersect Power to build $837M worth of grid batteries in Texas
The three Texas battery installations are expected to be up and running in 2024, helping provide more capacity to the state’s booming storage market.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
Don’t blame clean energy for rising electric bills
A new report links rising U.S. power bills to fossil gas price spikes and utility incentives — not solar, wind, and batteries, as clean energy foes suggest.By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
Biden admin offers $1.2B loan to expand US battery supply chain
DOE's latest loan to boost U.S. EV and battery production will help Oregon-based Entek build a factory in Indiana that will make lithium-ion battery separators.By Jeff St. John .
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