Clean energy

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
Policy & regulation

Here are ways to connect clean energy projects to the grid more quickly

It won’t be easy to fix the massive pileup of energy projects that need to be connected to the transmission grid, but regulators and developers are ready to try.

By Jeff St. John . 31 May 2022
Workforce diversity

Inspired by a superhero, Shawn Jones became a climatetech engineer

Canary talks to BlueWave's head of storage development about big batteries, climate justice and bringing more people of color into clean energy.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 31 May 2022
Utilities

Why are blackouts looming? Blame extreme weather, not wind and solar

Heat, drought and fires could push the grid to its limits this summer. The solution is a flexible system with a wide range of power sources, not reliance on big power plants, experts say.

By Jeff St. John . 27 May 2022
Fossil fuels

Chart: Fossil fuels are a big driver of inflation

Speeding up the switch to renewables will free consumers from the price volatility of dirty energy.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 27 May 2022
EV charging

EV-charging microgrids are worth more than the sum of their parts. Here's why

Scale Microgrid Solutions says pairing electric trucks with solar, batteries and backup power can help fleet operators, financiers and utilities alike.

By Jeff St. John . 23 May 2022
Solar

Chart: Which 12 US cities outshine the rest in solar energy?

A new report ranks cities by total amount of solar power capacity and solar per capita — and most of the top contenders are not in California!

By Maria Virginia Olano . 20 May 2022
Solar

BNEF says Auxin misinterpreted its research in calling for solar tariffs

Researchers from BloombergNEF say Auxin Solar used data inaccurately in petitioning the Commerce Department to consider new tariffs on imported solar panels.

By Julian Spector . 18 May 2022