Sponsored

Urban Energy and Scale Microgrids are teaming up on a new approach to make community solar viable in densely populated neighborhoods.

Transmission

National Grid and LineVision are expanding the capacity of New York’s grid to carry greater amounts of wind power. Why aren’t more U.S. utilities doing the same?

Food and farms

Agrivoltaics — agriculture paired with solar arrays — could help the U.S. tomato industry in increasingly hot and dry regions, research suggests.

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Clean fleets

From small rural districts to statewide fleets, schools are figuring out how to put to use the biggest electric school bus investment in U.S. history.

Marine transport

A new initiative gives report cards to the world’s top ports to show how they’re leading, or falling short, on efforts to decarbonize cargo shipping.

Food and farms

Upside Foods, one of more than 100 startups working on cultivated or lab-grown meat, is the first to earn a key approval from the U.S. FDA.

Workforce diversity

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

Grid edge

Getting networks of homes with rooftop solar and batteries to help balance the grid requires innovative tech and financing. L.A.-based Swell Energy is on it.

Food and farms

Step into the field to see agrivoltaics up close.

Geothermal

The Google spinout installs ground-source heat pumps for households in the frigid Northeast. Now it’s got federal tax credits and energy inflation to help it make the pitch.

Air travel

American, Southwest and United are joining with Airbus, Boeing, RMI and researchers in an effort to mitigate heat-trapping condensation trails.

Guest Essay

In waning hours of U.N. climate conference, there’s optimism about new initiatives, but much frustration over lack of “loss-and-damage” funds for developing nations.

Clean energy

Renewable energy is gaining ground around the world. See which countries are shifting most quickly.

Energy storage

The startup pulled in millions for its novel gravity-based storage design, but most of its deal flow these days comes from garden-variety lithium-ion batteries.

Electrification

Impulse's innovation allows induction stoves to plug into regular outlets so buyers can avoid expensive electrical upgrades.

Guest Essay

Nature took center stage at the U.N. climate conference as Brazil's president-elect reengaged in climate talks, Paris accord leaders called for a "Nature Agreement," and nature-based solutions got a bump.

Batteries

Batteries are the most expensive part of an EV. They’re also a black box. These companies are finding ways to diagnose their health and value.

Wind

The first of 11 floating wind turbines in Equinor’s project off Norway is now generating clean electricity — which will be used to power an oil platform.

Electric vehicles

What was once a popular ballot measure ultimately tanked in last week's election. What does it mean for the future of electric vehicles in California?

Guest Essay

At the U.N. climate conference, projects are helping Africa get minigrids, helping the Caribbean switch to clean energy and helping Indonesia ditch coal.

Long-duration energy storage

Some say it's the key to unlocking a decarbonized grid. Will a new pot of federal funding be enough to push long-duration storage into the mainstream?

Food and farms

At a test site in Colorado, researchers and farmers are collaborating to figure out what works — and what doesn't — when it comes to agrivoltaics.

Sponsored

Lining up a roster of talented project partners is the key to making renewables projects work in smaller communities.

Guest Essay

Week two of the U.N. climate conference kicks off with a focus on curbing methane, greening shipping with hydrogen, and wondering where all the women are.

Electric vehicles

Tenet and Treehouse are crunching the numbers to offer EV buyers cheaper financing and home charging equipment.

Politics

States are already doing the most to shrink electricity-sector emissions. These new Democratic wins and “trifectas” could push even bolder policies forward.