Carbon capture
Can carbon-capture startups make it big with small-scale tech?
We need to remove gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere. These companies think they've found a way to do it more affordably.
By Jeff St. John .
Fossil fuels
Politics
How Trump’s second term could derail the clean energy transition
The Inflation Reduction Act might not be completely repealed, but plenty of other climate policies could be undone — and fossil fuels could be unleashed.
By Jeff St. John .
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Hydrogen
Green growth for the Gulf
A huge clean hydrogen project leverages the region's oil and gas know-how for first-mover advantage.By Julian Spector .
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Policy & regulation
The US will struggle to meet its climate goals without penalties for utilities that fail to cut emissions, report finds
New analysis shows how Sen. Manchin's demand to cut the Clean Electricity Performance Program from the reconciliation bill would kneecap climate policy.By Jeff St. John .
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Emissions reduction
What to do about leaky methane
The EPA and the oil and gas industry are contemplating high-tech sensors to spot and eliminate leaks of this planet-warming gas.By Julian Spector .
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Fossil fuels
Aerial and satellite imagery can find methane leaks. Will EPA bake the tech into new rules?
High-altitude detection methods are a vital tool in reducing methane emissions, experts say. Making them work in federal regulations is a trickier matter.By Jeff St. John .
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Fossil fuels
Carbon capture strikes out Down Under
Should governments keep throwing finite funding at far-fetched technologies?By Julian Spector .
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Carbon capture
The carbon capture project that couldn't: Chevron misses targets for its huge Australia facility
If one of the richest companies on earth can't get CCS to work as promised, what does that say about the embattled technology?By Jason Deign .
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Clean energy
What's the trick to keep grids humming along on solar, wind and batteries alone?
A Department of Energy program is testing a new type of "grid-forming" inverter that could make it possible.By Jeff St. John .
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Corporate procurement
Should Google and Microsoft focus on sourcing their own 100% clean power or cleaning up the dirtiest grids?
Major companies are spending billions on clean energy. New measurement tools can help them get the most climate impact from their investments.By Jeff St. John .
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Opinion
Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?
In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead.By Yesenia Rivera, Ruth Santiago .
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