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Liquefied natural gas
Inside the high-dollar race to sell natural gas as low-carbon
Special report: Rival U.S. firms lob differing, and debatable, climate claims as they market “green” liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to a warming world.
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Long-duration energy storage
Xcel to install Form’s long-duration batteries at retiring coal plants
The utility is testing Form’s 100-hour storage tech to achieve its lofty carbon-reduction goals — and at a scale bigger than nearly any battery plant on earth.

Liquefied natural gas
How the LNG export boom clashes with climate goals — visualized
Interactive graphics: The U.S. is about to become the global leader in exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG. What does that mean for the climate?
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This utility is blending hydrogen into fossil gas. Can it scale?
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Can an economic giant clean up natural gas — and then swap in hydrogen?
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Green steel startup Boston Metal raises $120M for its fossil-free tech
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Video: I measured pollution from my gas stove. There was a lot of it
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Texans can now sign up for virtual power plant to help grid, make money
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A giant solar microgrid is coming to New York City’s JFK airport
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Batteries
Here's a plan for cutting US demand for lithium by up to 90%
A new report says smaller EV batteries, more battery recycling and less driving could curb the amount of lithium needed as the country shifts to clean energy.
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Fossil fuels
Stuck with a gas stove? Here's how to protect your health
Some practical ways to reduce indoor air pollution and electrify some of your cooking.
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Podcasts
The Carbon Copy
The make-or-break moment for America’s energy transition
Getting a climate bill passed was just the start. Jigar Shah and Katherine Hamilton explain the hard work ahead for kick-starting the era of mass deployment.
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EV charging
Renters need EV charging at home. These companies aim to provide it
Neither tenants nor landlords want to pay for EV chargers. Maybe third-party infrastructure finance can solve the conundrum.
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Nuclear
A small modular nuclear reactor just got US approval — a big milestone
Modular reactor pioneer NuScale finally got one of its designs certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but the company is still years away from a deployment.
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Energy storage
5 reasons why thermal storage may finally be set to take off
As the push to decarbonize buildings gains momentum, the simple concept of using ice to reduce AC use is becoming more appealing.
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Carbon-free buildings
VC firm Fifth Wall to bankroll deployment of carbon-free building tech
Despite the building sector's massive emissions, little investment has flowed into real-estate decarbonization so far. Fifth Wall wants to change that.
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Air travel
Hydrogen-powered aviation reaches milestone with ZeroAvia's flight
The California startup's 19-seat hydrogen-electric prototype plane successfully completed a short test flight as efforts to curb air-travel emissions scale up.
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Energy equity
5 big takeaways on the grassroots clean energy revolution
U.S. communities are taking control of energy decisions and building clean energy projects. Follow Canary's week of special coverage, Power by the People.
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Energy equity
With renewables, Native communities chart a path to energy sovereignty
From Arizona to Maine and beyond, a new generation of Indigenous entrepreneurs, activists and government leaders are making strides — and money — with clean energy.
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Solar
How neighbors are banding together to get cheaper rooftop solar
Nonprofit Solar United Neighbors helps demystify the buying process and win better deals by bundling customers. It's also become a force for solar advocacy.
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Guides and how-tos
What are public utility commissions? A beginner's guide
Utility regulators hold the keys to the transition from fossil fuels. Here's how to engage with the clean-energy gatekeepers you've never heard of.
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Clean energy jobs
Chart: Clean energy jobs are booming. What sectors are growing most?
Plus, nearly half of the new clean energy jobs don't require a bachelor's degree, and most pay more than the national median salary.
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A chat with Amy Francetic, managing general partner at Buoyant Ventures
Plus, climatetech career moves at Google, Fluence, OCI Solar, LineVision, Energize Ventures, Fifth Wall, Intersect Power and more.
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EV charging
Shell buys EV-charger operator Volta for pennies on the dollar
Volta went public via SPAC at a $2B valuation in 2021 but bled cash and sold to Shell for just $169 million. Building EV charging networks is a costly business.
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Solar
Community-solar industry shoots for 30GW by 2030
Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and solar-power momentum in states, community-solar installations have potential to soar in the U.S., coalition says.
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Clean energy
24/7 carbon-free energy is about to become a reality in California
Peninsula Clean Energy says it can deliver affordable clean energy to its Bay Area territory nearly every hour of the year by 2025. Here’s the data to prove it.
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Long-duration energy storage
Noon Energy raises $28M for a whole new kind of long-duration storage
With its carbon-based storage tech, startup Noon could be among the first to commercialize clean energy storage that can power the grid for days.
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Clean fleets
Ports need electric trucks. Forum Mobility has $400M to make it happen
The electric-trucking-as-a-service startup will build charging depots and make electric trucks available to freight haulers serving California's busiest ports.
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Food and farms
Afraid of high-tech food? Get over it
Too many Americans are squeamish about cultivated meat, alt-protein processed foods and GMOs, but we'll need to get used to them to avert a climate catastrophe.
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Energy efficiency
Which states could gain the most from energy-saving building codes?
There's federal money on the table to help states modernize their building energy codes. But some states could benefit from it more than others.
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Solar
How to get solar to low-income families? Rhode Island has a new plan
Solar companies will partner with the state government to install and lease solar arrays with the aim of saving money for homeowners from the start.
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Batteries
Nevada lithium mine project gets $700M conditional loan offer from DOE
Federal loans for Ioneer's Rhyolite Ridge lithium mining project could expand domestic supplies of a key material for EVs and batteries.
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Fossil fuels
Chart: Here’s why everyone is freaking out over gas stoves
The performative outrage over a nonexistent ban on gas stoves is overblown. The clear proof of the harmful health impacts of fossil gas isn't.
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Fossil fuels
Why are gas stove bans in the news? Here's the sordid tale
A study found that gas stoves cause asthma. A federal official suggested the government might take action. The right wing freaked out. And more!
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Air travel
The smelly, greasy truth about how sustainable aviation fuel is made
Join our reporter as she tags along with a truck driver dumpster-diving for used cooking oil — all in the name of curbing aircraft emissions.
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Fossil fuels
Can clean-energy advocates stop new gas plants in North Carolina?
Duke Energy wants new gas plants and limits on new solar. Regulators are going along for now. But opponents say federal incentives make clean energy the best choice.
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Solar
Qcells to invest $2.5B in building out US solar supply chain
Inflation Reduction Act tax credits spur Qcells to make a major investment in Georgia solar factories and to expand its U.S. polysilicon supply.
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Clean energy jobs
We need a lot more electricians if we're going to electrify everything
The U.S. has a shortage of electricians to install clean equipment like EV chargers, heat pumps and induction stoves. Those who get into the field can earn big.
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Carbon capture
More NYC high-rises to be outfitted with novel carbon-capture system
Startup CarbonQuest had a successful pilot project in a New York City apartment building and now has a contract to roll out its technology at more buildings.
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Climate crisis
US carbon emissions rose in 2022. Can clean energy get them on track?
Historic investments in renewable energy will help the U.S. get closer to halving emissions by 2030, but there's a lot more work to do, a new report warns.
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Solar
Silicon Ranch raises $600M for its holistic take on solar development
The company owns solar plants for the long haul, grazes sheep among its panels and works to be a good neighbor in rural communities.
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