Julian is a senior reporter at Canary Media, where he covers batteries and emerging technologies to store clean energy and unlock a carbon-free grid. He also reports on the clean hydrogen industry, and chases down clean energy breakthroughs in far-flung locales.
Prior to the launch of Canary Media in 2021, Julian covered the rise of the grid storage industry for much-loved industry news outlet Greentech Media. Previously he covered clean energy and transportation for CityLab at The Atlantic, and conducted grant-funded climate journalism in Bangladesh. His stories have appeared in The Guardian, HuffPost, Al Jazeera America, and other outlets. He speaks regularly at energy-related events and on podcasts. He graduated from Duke University and still misses Carolina barbecue, but enjoys investigating local cuisine wherever his reporting takes him.
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Solar
New Qcells plant doubles current US capacity to make solar cells
The company’s Cartersville, Georgia, factory is the largest of its kind in the nation — and it just started producing the key solar panel component.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Pioneering grid battery nudges California closer to 24/7 clean energy
The Tumbleweed installation just went online in Kern County. It can store clean energy and discharge it for eight hours straight, a harbinger of what’s to come.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy
24/7 renewables could happen sooner than you think
Grouping wind, solar, and batteries together can already be more affordable than building a coal or gas plant in prime locations, new report finds.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
How big can solar go? These 3 projects show us the gigascale future
A handful of sensationally large developments are underway around the world, testing just how big solar can get.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Solar to overtake coal on Texas grid for the first time ever this year
The Trump administration likes to cast renewables as a socialist scam, but solar has soared in the competitive markets of the Lone Star State.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
US battery startup builds factory in China after nixing Kentucky plant
With $300M in new funds, EnerVenue says China is in fact the best spot to scale its NASA-inspired tech — making the firm an outlier as peers grow U.S. manufacturing.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Are long-promised solar perovskites finally hitting mass production?
Tandem PV has built an automated factory line in California to produce glass coated with materials that it says can improve solar panel efficiency by one-third.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
Battery recycling still isn’t easy. Just ask Ascend Elements.
The startup’s recent bankruptcy filing speaks to the larger headwinds facing American battery recyclers as automakers scale back EV plans. -
Batteries
Big grid batteries are finally on a roll in New England
The region's largest battery yet recently came online in Massachusetts, where state climate policies aimed at cleaning up the grid are boosting the tech.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
AES pulls out of San Diego area battery project after local opposition
Was the developer pushing the boundaries of proximity, or are today’s new battery designs just fine for residential areas?By Julian Spector .
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