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 . 26 November 2024

A wind turbine stands in the water off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. — Revolution Wind's first turbine was installed in September 2024 off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. (Revolution Wind)

Climate crisis

The policy pathways to cut US carbon emissions in half by 2030

Energy Innovation's models show that technologies and policies can cost-effectively meet President Biden’s carbon-cutting commitments. The politics are another matter.

By Jeff St. John . 22 April 2021
Climatetech finance

Congruent Ventures raises $175M fund for early-stage climate tech

Investors want a piece of the startups that could build a low-carbon society.

By Julian Spector . 22 April 2021
Clean energy

Pepsi and Mars want to squeeze carbon out of their supply chains

Long-overlooked supply chain emissions are getting new focus from the brands that depend on them.

By Julian Spector . 21 April 2021
Climate crisis

How Canary Media will sustain and expand its reporting on the clean energy transition

We plan to deliver the journalism the world needs to combat climate change.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 21 April 2021
Climate crisis

IEA: Post-Covid carbon emissions on the rise

A reminder that carbon emissions must be decoupled from economic growth to yield persistent climate improvements.

By Jeff St. John . 20 April 2021
Wind

Renewable energy in the time of floods, droughts and hurricanes

Renewable energy plants are built to last decades. How will climate change alter the weather patterns they're designed for in the years to come?

By Jason Deign . 19 April 2021
Batteries

How do lithium-ion batteries actually work?

It's still battery week, and it's finally time to get anodes and cathodes straight.

By David Roberts . 16 April 2021
Solar

Expanding solar access in Africa through artificial intelligence

It's hard to measure risk for solar investing in sub-Saharan Africa. Nithio has raised $30M to change that.

By Jason Deign . 16 April 2021
Climate justice

California targets low-income communities for grid flexibility tools and rewards

OhmConnect will use a $3 million state grant to reach out to disadvantaged communities for help in solving the state’s peak grid challenges.

By Jean Haggerty . 15 April 2021
Clean energy

US now ‘halfway to zero’ on electricity-sector carbon emissions

An LBNL report highlights the technology and economic changes that broke through pessimistic forecasts — and the challenges of cutting the rest of the power sector’s carbon footprint.

By Jeff St. John . 13 April 2021