Heat pumps
Replacing ACs with heat pumps: A backdoor way to decarbonize heating
The idea has huge emissions-slashing potential, and regulators across the U.S. are starting to take it seriously.
Jeff St. John is director of news and special projects at Canary Media. He covers the intersection of technological, economic and regulatory issues influencing the global transition to low-carbon energy in the electricity, transportation and building sectors. He is the former managing editor and senior grid edge editor of Greentech Media, and he previously reported for The Fresno Bee, the Tri-City Herald and the Anchorage Daily News. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife Tara Donoghue and his dog Lily, and enjoys hiking, gardening and playing guitar with his nieces and nephews.
His areas of expertise include renewable energy, smart grid, distributed energy resources, energy storage, demand response and electric vehicles.
He earned a master’s degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism in 2001.
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Fossil fuels
Natural gas is the pillar of the US electric grid. It’s also unreliable
Pro-fossil groups argue gas is more reliable than clean energy. But in extreme cold, gas pipelines and power plants are failing to deliver when they're most needed.
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Public transit
The US' billion-dollar EV bus program can’t keep up with demand
A new round of $1.7B in clean-bus grants saw $8.7B in applications. A carve-out for low-emissions fossil-fueled buses further limits federal EV bus funding.
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Heat pumps
Steam made by heat pumps can help clean up industry and manufacturing
Startup AtmosZero wants to make all-electric, high-efficiency heat pumps the technology of choice for industrial heat.
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Batteries
DOE offers record-breaking $9.2B loan to build EV batteries in the US
The conditional loan to Ford–SK On joint venture BlueOval will back another massive investment in the rapidly expanding Battery Belt taking shape in the Southeast.
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Electrification
Lunar Energy bets on a seamless 'ecosystem' for home electrification
Tesla's former residential energy chief raised $300 million to bring a vertically integrated home battery and energy controls system to market. Here's the result.
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EV charging
Tesla has pulled ahead on EV charging. Now, the hard part begins
Ford, GM and most EV charging companies have announced plans to use Tesla’s charging tech in North America — but pivoting an entire industry won’t be simple.
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EV charging
California is getting its biggest electric truck charging station yet
Forum Mobility is building a 96-truck charging depot in Northern California — a significant step toward the state’s goal of decarbonizing trucking by 2035.
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Clean energy manufacturing
Battery maker wins $850M DOE loan to build first US factory
Kore Power will use the conditional loan to try to open a gigafactory in Arizona by 2025. The move comes as battery manufacturing surges in the U.S.
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Electric vehicles
The US has big EV goals. Can the domestic EV industry meet them?
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