Long-duration energy storage
Saudi Aramco bets on Energy Vault's block-stacking energy storage
Energy Vault's storage towers should reach customers later this year, according to the CEO.
By Julian Spector .
Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels
Booming power demand is slowing climate progress for US utilities
Sierra Club analysis finds that U.S. utilities are planning a huge expansion of fossil-gas plants — a shift that’s incompatible with climate goals.
By Jeff St. John .
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Nuclear
Low prices in PJM’s capacity auction spell trouble for Exelon’s Illinois nuclear fleet
A long-delayed auction yields lower-than-expected prices in the country’s biggest capacity market. That’s bad news for struggling nuclear power plants.By Jeff St. John .
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Opinion
Top 10 state energy legislative issues of 2021
Bill filings show environmental justice, electric vehicles and energy jobs in transition are on state lawmakers’ mindsBy Sarah Steinberg .
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Guest essay
FERC must fix its broken approach to pipelines
Democrats have the opportunity to reshape the pipeline approval process to account for climate impacts.By Max Sarinsky, Sarah Ladin .
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Fossil fuels
Newsletter: Shell's gotta do what now?
It's Friday, it's Memorial Day weekend, so we're going to keep this short and sweet.By Julian Spector .
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Fossil fuels
Activists deal triple blow to oil sector as worries grow over pace of carbon cuts
ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell were all taken to task on the same day by activist groups pushing for stronger action on emissions.By Jason Deign .
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Fossil fuels
The surprising truth about the oil and gas sector’s position on a carbon tax
The industry responsible for the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions is publicly in favor of a tax on carbon.By Jason Deign .
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Geothermal
Newsletter: Win for geothermal while California braces for heat
We've got three key stories for you today.By Julian Spector .
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Fossil fuels
Will the dying coal industry leave its mess for others to clean up?
Coal mining firms haven’t set aside enough money to cover their own cleanup costs, according to environmental groups.By Jason Deign .
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Fossil fuels
Another bad year for coal
U.S. coal shipments hit new lows in 2020, according to new data.
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