Solar
Newsletter: Solar in space, solar on the ground, solar on the radio
We didn't foresee a track called "Solar Power" contending for Song of the Summer when we launched Canary Media in April.
Climate crisis
Solar
He couldn’t install solar at home, so he helps nonprofits do it instead
This solar champion shows community groups how to tap Inflation Reduction Act incentives so they can afford solar panels.
John Smillie started helping nonprofits get solar panels after he found couldn’t install them on his own roof. (Photo courtesy of John Smillie)
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Climate crisis
Colorado’s compromise climate bill demands emissions cuts for electricity, industry and oil and gas
Buildings and vehicles won’t have strict emissions caps, but separate bills will help target those key sectors.
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Climate crisis
Inside the industry-enviro partnership that scored a big climate win on HFCs
The US is now poised to curb use of super-climate-warming refrigerants, one of this century's most significant climate mitigation efforts.
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Solar
Newsletter: Solar power has a wildfire problem
Turns out solar panels are not great at coping with historic wildfires blotting out the sun with smoke.
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Climate crisis
Western wildfires suppressed solar output in 2020
Wildfires exacerbated by climate change darkened the skies above solar projects across the U.S. West last year.
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: The latest women's career moves in cleantech
Canary Media is shining a light on women's cleantech career moves and employment issues. This week's coverage includes job moves at Schneider Electric, QuantumScape and the DOE.
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Opinion
Top 10 state energy legislative issues of 2021
Bill filings show environmental justice, electric vehicles and energy jobs in transition are on state lawmakers’ minds
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Heat pumps
ESB and GreenCom's heat pump pilot shows promise for balancing the grid
Ireland's government wants to install 600,000 heat pumps by 2030. That could save energy and shift consumption to times of lower grid demand.
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Guest Essay
FERC must fix its broken approach to pipelines
Democrats have the opportunity to reshape the pipeline approval process to account for climate impacts.
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Fossil fuels
Activists deal triple blow to oil sector as worries grow over pace of carbon cuts
ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell were all taken to task on the same day by activist groups pushing for stronger action on emissions.
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