Clean energy

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
Solar

In Biden solar tariff compromise, installers win

The president tried to please both sides, but U.S. solar manufacturers are fuming while U.S. solar developers are pretty darn pleased.

By Julian Spector . 8 June 2022
Climatetech finance

New fund boosts climatetech startups run by people of color and women

A first-of-its-kind debt fund expands capital access to underrepresented climate entrepreneurs with low-interest, no-collateral loans.

By Jeff St. John . 8 June 2022
Solar

Biden to halt solar tariff threat for two years

The president will restart the U.S. solar industry by waiving new tariffs for 24 months, and he’ll spur more U.S. manufacturing of solar panels by invoking the Defense Production Act.

By Eric Wesoff . 6 June 2022
Solar

Chart: Most US solar jobs are in installation, not manufacturing

The Auxin trade probe aims to support U.S. solar manufacturing, but if it succeeds, it could kill jobs in the much larger installation and development sector.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 3 June 2022