Clean industry

Clean industry

The 'clean cement' projects getting $1.5B in Biden admin funds

From carbon capture to alternative cement chemistries, the U.S. is funding a range of projects that aim to slash the enormous CO2 footprint of the cement industry.

By Jeff St. John . 27 March 2024
Clean industry

US pledges up to $1B for two pioneering 'green steel' projects

Steelmakers Cleveland-Cliffs and SSAB could get up to $500M each to build novel facilities that can make iron for steelmaking using hydrogen.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 March 2024
Clean industry

Biden admin invests $6B to cut carbon from steel, cement — and snacks

The Energy Department’s historic new investment aims to decarbonize the dirty, energy-intensive sectors that underpin the modern global economy.

By Maria Gallucci . 25 March 2024
Clean industry

Why a shrinking US aluminum industry is tricky news for clean energy

Once the world’s top aluminum producer, the U.S. is now making much less of it — just as cleantech industries drive up demand for the metal and advocates try to drive its emissions down.

By Maria Gallucci . 19 March 2024
Hydrogen

The brewing rift within the Biden admin’s clean hydrogen strategy

The Energy Department's seven hydrogen hubs oppose the administration’s strict rules that aim to ensure the new 45V tax credits reward truly clean hydrogen.

By Julian Spector . 29 February 2024
Energy storage

Cheap clean energy could unleash the power of thermal storage

A growing crop of startups plans to use heat and rocks to tackle some of the hardest decarbonization problems, from chemical production to long-term grid storage.

By Eric Wesoff . 29 February 2024
Hydrogen

Clean hydrogen has a serious demand problem

Experts worry that U.S. policies to make clean hydrogen cheaper aren’t enough to convince today’s dirty hydrogen users to make the switch.

By Jeff St. John . 30 January 2024
Clean industry

World's first major green steel project locks down $5B in funding

Swedish firm H2 Green Steel says construction is “well underway” at its first-of-a-kind facility. It aims to start churning out low-carbon steel in late 2025.

By Dan McCarthy, Jeff St. John . 23 January 2024
Clean industry

These startups are teaming up to decarbonize cement and concrete

Producing these key materials takes a toll on the climate. A new alliance aims to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon solutions.

By Maria Gallucci . 17 January 2024
Video

Video: Canary discusses cleaning up heavy industry on the Weather Channel

Reporter Maria Gallucci shares the highlights from our week of in-depth coverage on decarbonizing steel, concrete and chemicals.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 November 2023