Clean energy

Solar

Is US solar ready to prove its panels aren’t made with Uyghur forced labor?

A new federal law meant to combat mistreatment of Uyghurs in China means that importers of solar panels must demonstrate a clean supply chain.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 21 June 2022
Workforce diversity

This innovative cleantech job-training program is changing lives

BlocPower's Civilian Climate Corps is hiring people in underserved NYC areas to make their own neighborhoods more energy-efficient.

By CJ Clouse . 21 June 2022
Transmission

FERC has a new plan to connect clean energy to the grid more quickly

Federal regulators have proposed major reforms to clear huge backlogs of solar, wind and storage projects waiting to interconnect to U.S. power grids.

By Jeff St. John . 20 June 2022
Clean energy

6 big takeaways from Canary Media’s Recycling Renewables series

Your handy guide to the major concepts, innovations, facts and figures that came to the fore during Canary's week of special coverage.

By Alison F. Takemura . 17 June 2022
Clean energy

15 companies working to recycle wind turbines, solar panels and batteries

We need to figure out cheap and efficient ways to recycle clean-energy hardware. From startups to incumbents, here are the innovators tackling this challenge.

By Canary Staff . 17 June 2022
Podcast

What to do with clean energy waste?

As production and deployment of solar, wind and batteries ramps up, we are beginning to grapple with how to recycle and reuse them.

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By Julia Pyper . 23 min . 16 June 2022
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.

By Alison F. Takemura . 16 June 2022
Video

Video: Watch Canary Media reporters talk recycling renewables

Canary journalists share key takeaways and insights from our special series on how to handle end-of-life solar panels, wind turbines and EV batteries.

13 June 2022
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.

By Jeff St. John . 13 June 2022
Grid edge

OhmConnect raises $55M to enlist more homes to prevent blackouts

This summer will be tough on U.S. power grids. Startup OhmConnect is ready to pay 200,000-plus households to help out by saving energy.

By Jeff St. John . 9 June 2022