Solar
Heliogen raises $108M for solar-powered industrial heat
The startup's machine-vision technology makes sunshine a viable alternative for carbon-intensive tasks like manufacturing steel and cement.
By Julian Spector .
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California’s rooftop solar is a benefit, not a cost, to the state
A new study finds rooftop solar will save California $2.3B this year — a rebuttal to the ‘cost-shift’ math that’s led regulators to stifle solar growth.
By Jeff St. John .
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Newsletter: Solar in space, solar on the ground, solar on the radio
We didn't foresee a track called "Solar Power" contending for Song of the Summer when we launched Canary Media in April.By Julian Spector .
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Erthos eliminates trackers in utility-scale solar, mounts PV panels on the ground
If solar panels were free, how would you build the ideal utility-scale solar plant? This startup's answer: "You'd put them on the ground."By Eric Wesoff .
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Newsletter: Solar power has a wildfire problem
Turns out solar panels are not great at coping with historic wildfires blotting out the sun with smoke.By Julian Spector .
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Clubhouse with Canary: Corporate clean energy deals broaden scope to include environmental justice and community benefits
In 2020, corporations around the world purchased a record 23.7 gigawatts of clean energy via long-term agreements. -
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First Solar plans factory expansion in Ohio, hands Biden administration a US manufacturing win
The largest U.S. solar manufacturer will open another plant in Ohio. -
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Is space-based solar ready for liftoff?
Caltech plans to advance a solar-from-space concept that was first proposed by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in the 1940s.By Jason Deign .
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Climate crisis
Western wildfires suppressed solar output in 2020
Wildfires exacerbated by climate change darkened the skies above solar projects across the U.S. West last year. -
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Western states look to regional transmission organizations to boost clean energy's pathways to market
Bills in Nevada and Colorado would set a 2030 target for utilities to join regional transmission organizations.By Jeff St. John .
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Electrification
The case for upfront incentives to electrify everything in US homes
A report from Rewiring America and the Center for American Progress asks policymakers to make the replacement of electric appliances as cheap and easy as possible.By Jeff St. John .
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