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Solar
Could the Inflation Reduction Act revive solar manufacturing in the US?
The largest climate investment in U.S. history could mark the dawn of an actual domestic industrial policy for solar power and other clean energy technologies.
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Heat pumps
Window heat pumps will help electrify New York City’s apartments
A $70 million initiative will deploy 30,000 electric heat pumps to bring climate-friendly comfort to residents of NYC's aging public housing units.

Politics
Chart: Most voters support climate bill, including majority of Republicans
A poll of likely voters finds overwhelming support for the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes big investments in clean energy and good jobs.
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Climate bill could spur ‘market transformation’ in home electrification
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Charging Up: A chat with Jodi White, CEO of BayWa r.e. Solar Systems
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Energy storage would win long-sought victory with Inflation Reduction Act
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Meet a chef working to electrify commercial kitchens
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This company wants to pack more EV-charging punch into gas stations
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Heat pumps perform well in below-freezing weather, new research finds
Podcasts
Catalyst with Shayle Kann
What the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would mean for climatetech
If passed, the broad-reaching bill could drastically cut annual U.S. carbon emissions by 2030 and help transform U.S. energy industries.
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Clean energy
US solar and wind projects stalled in Q2. What happened?
The Auxin Solar tariff investigation and uncertainties around tax incentives tanked progress, according to a new American Clean Power report.
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Solar
New Biden program will bring solar to low-income families
The administration plans to build a digital platform to connect low-income households with community-solar projects that can save them money on their electric bills.
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Transmission
How to move more power with the transmission lines we already have
Grid-enhancing technologies enable us to get more out of existing power lines. Here’s an in-depth look at one such technology: dynamic line rating.
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Fun stuff
Here are some of climatetech’s best online communities
Finding the right internet niche can be a big social and professional boost. Canary rounds up some of the best climate and cleantech online communities.
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Politics
Chart: Most US voters prefer candidates who care about climate change
A recent survey found that nearly 60% of registered voters prefer political candidates who will take action on climate change — including more than a quarter of Republicans.
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Politics
Clean energy would get big boost from new climate bill. Just how big?
Sens. Schumer and Manchin reach breakthrough deal that offers $370 billion for renewables, EVs, environmental justice and more. Here's how the money would be spent.
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Energy storage
Grid energy storage is still pulling in big bucks, recession be damned
Three recent deals showcase investor confidence in the long-term growth of the battery storage market despite near-term turbulence elsewhere in the economy.
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Batteries
EV battery plants in US anticipate boost from $2.5B federal loan
A DOE loan to Ultium Cells, a joint venture of GM and LG Energy Solutions, is aimed at upping domestic production of EV batteries, a sector now dominated by China.
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Solar
Solar manufacturing picks up in the US despite lack of policy support
Qcells, First Solar, Nextracker and GAF Energy are all expanding capacity to produce solar products in the U.S. — no thanks to Joe Manchin and the Republicans in Congress.
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Solar
China owns the solar supply chain, jeopardizing the energy transition
A new International Energy Agency report traces how China came to dominate the global solar supply chain — and how that puts the rest of the world at risk.
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Clean energy
Why we need to recycle clean energy technologies — and how to do it
Millions of tons of spent solar panels, wind turbine blades and lithium-ion batteries could be wasted in landfills — or put back to use for the clean energy transition.
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Clean energy
Take a look inside a lithium-ion battery, solar panel and wind turbine
Recycling clean energy technologies is complicated. These interactive graphics will help you understand why.
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Electric vehicles
EV battery recycling is costly. These 5 startups could change that
Meet the American companies making lithium-ion battery recycling more profitable and sustainable than it’s ever been.
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Wind
Four smart ideas for keeping wind turbine blades out of landfills
As wind energy expands, researchers and manufacturers are developing ways to repurpose and recycle blades that can be as long as airplane wings.
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Electric vehicles
Panasonic reveals Kansas as site for $4B EV battery megafactory
The state wooed Panasonic with a major incentive package in hopes of kick-starting a regional hub for electric vehicles, batteries and adjacent tech.
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Utilities
Utilities are planning to shift to clean energy — just not too quickly
CEO of electricity research group EPRI says U.S. utilities are poised to go big on solar, wind and batteries — but they aren't ready to give up their gas and coal plants just yet.
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Fossil fuels
Chart: Which power sources are most deadly? Hint — not solar and wind
Fossil fuels kill far more people than renewables and nuclear — and that's just counting deaths from air pollution and accidents, not climate disasters.
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A chat with Nexus Circular CEO Jodie Morgan
Plus, climatetech career moves at AES Clean Energy, Leeward, Evolugen, Volta, Solarcycle, Energize Ventures and more.
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Clean fleets
USPS ups electric truck order to 40% of its new fleet
Critics say the Postal Service should be buying far more electric vehicles, but the new plan is a big jump over the previous order of just 10% EVs.
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Carbon capture
Meet a startup that plans to use mining waste to capture carbon dioxide
Travertine Technologies has backing from Stripe’s carbon-removal fund for a novel system to store CO2 in discarded rocks and help clean up the mining industry.
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Clean energy
Clean-energy workers demand assurances on abortion care benefits
Most cleantech and renewables firms have avoided public statements on the rollback of abortion rights. Now employees are asking them to clarify their stances.
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Solar
Delaware will give free solar panels to low-income residents
The new pilot program will also cover 70 percent of rooftop solar costs for moderate-income participants.
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Grid edge
Smart electric panels in homes could prevent overtaxing the grid
As more homes are electrified, utility circuits could face major upgrade costs. Or smart panels and controls could help save the day, a new study says.
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Fun stuff
Is the energy transition funny? This cartoonist thinks so
Industry insider Wes Andrews' Climatoonist pokes fun at climate and cleantech absurdity.
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Electric vehicles
Chart: Tesla is still trouncing competitors on EV sales in the US
His Twitter bid may have been a bust, but Elon Musk's company owns over 70% of the market share for electric cars.
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Marine transport
Cargo ships are notoriously dirty. A new bill aims to clean them up
The Clean Shipping Act, proposed this week in Congress, would curb CO2 pollution from shipping and accelerate the adoption of nascent technologies.
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Air travel
Can battery-powered airplanes decarbonize air travel?
A new study says not likely, but electric aircraft still have a role to play in cleaning up the aviation industry.
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Climatetech finance
Intersect raises $750M to ditch PPAs and bet big on clean industry
The solar and storage developer plans to pivot from selling clean electrons to using them to power large-scale EV charging and clean up dirty industrial processes.
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Opinion
5 things to know about the Supreme Court’s recent climate ruling
The West Virginia v. EPA decision still allows the EPA to regulate CO2 from power plants, but the process will be slow — and it won’t happen without a fight.
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Clean energy
A grassroots coalition turns to solar and batteries to help New Orleans cope with disasters
Community and faith groups are raising $13.8 million to build clean-powered "lighthouses" across Louisiana and boost post-hurricane grid resilience.
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Guides and how-tos
What is community solar? And how can you sign up?
Canary Media's guide through the dizzying landscape of community solar, a simple concept that can save you money.
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Wind
Chart: China’s offshore wind frenzy drove recent record global growth
Eighty percent of the world's new offshore wind capacity was installed in China last year, and the country is expected to dominate the sector for years to come.
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: Meet Mitalee Gupta, director of commercial operations at LS Energy Solutions
Plus, climatetech career moves at AES Clean Energy, NREL, Longroad, Generate, Sila Nano and more.
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Clean industry
Major construction firms team up to get the carbon out of concrete
The Climate Group’s ConcreteZero initiative will set standards and create markets for low-carbon concrete. Experts say its early goals are well within reach.
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