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Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Thais Lopez Vogel, co-founder of the VoLo Foundation

Plus, new board members at Span and Arcadia, and cleantech career moves at Shell, PowerFlex, PosiGen, Mainspring Energy, Strategen, Clean Energy Ventures and more.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 23 November 2022

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Climate crisis

What to watch at COP27: Climate justice, clean technology and money

Will breakthroughs happen at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt? RMI CEO Jon Creyts shares thoughts on the urgency of the moment and opportunities to make gains.

By Jeff St. John . 4 November 2022

An employee plugs in an electric transit bus in a large industrial facility

Clean fleets

The country’s biggest electric bus microgrid is open for business

Low-cost solar and batteries plus backup power come together in one Maryland county’s all-electric transportation hub.

By Jeff St. John . 1 November 2022

Guest essay

It's time for solar microgrids to replace dirty diesel generators

In rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, costly diesel generators are often the only power source. A concerted push to deploy solar microgrids could change that.

By Manoj Sinha, Joseph Nganga . 28 October 2022

Podcast

Climatetech for developing economies

To build low-carbon economies in developing countries, we need to deploy the technology we already have.

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By Shayle Kann . 49 min . 27 October 2022

Batteries

Can electric buses serve as backup batteries on wheels?

A California pilot project is testing transit buses as a source of mobile backup power. If it works, they could replace dirty diesel generators during blackouts.

By Jeff St. John . 18 October 2022

A colorful mural on a small solar-powered shed that shows two hands holding soil and a seedling

Energy equity

Building resilient communities: Soulardarity's plan for energy democracy

This Detroit-area collective is installing solar streetlights, exploring community solar and advocating for policy change in pursuit of a carbon-free future.

By Jeff St. John . 14 October 2022

Solar

Puerto Rico’s solar users are still among 'fortunate few' with power

Most Puerto Ricans remain in the dark after Hurricane Fiona, thanks to a grid plagued by problems. Owners of solar-plus-battery systems are faring better.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 September 2022

Solar

How Puerto Rico could call on rooftop solar to avoid blackouts

Puerto Rico energy officials mull plans for "virtual power plants" to boost an island grid faulty enough to catch heat from chart-topping rapper Bad Bunny.

By Maria Gallucci . 16 August 2022