Clean energy
ARPA-E’s new focus: Bridging the valleys of death for cleantech R&D
The nation's top energy research agency wants to scale up “high-risk and potentially disruptive” tech to meet urgent decarbonization goals.
By Jeff St. John .
Energy storage
Energy storage
Will this startup finally crack the code on flow battery tech?
Germany’s CMBlu just pulled in a 100-million-euro investment, is ramping up manufacturing and has contracts with major utilities. Can it succeed where others have failed?
By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy
California may build 11.5GW of almost all carbon-free resources to replace its last nuclear plant
Regulators have decided that adding 7.5 GW by 2026 won’t be enough after the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant closes. Can California build so much clean and reliable grid capacity in time?By Jeff St. John .
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Transmission
The good news and bad news for clean energy from LBNL’s nationwide interconnection study
Solar, wind and energy storage projects make up a massive share of grid interconnection requests, but they’re taking longer to connect and dropping out more often.By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
Why LS Power is going big into microgrids with Endurant Energy
A major player in power plants, grid-scale batteries and transmission targets investments in distributed energy, from geothermal heat pumps and generators to solar and storage.By Jeff St. John .
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Grid edge
California’s race to secure its grid against summer blackouts
Gigawatt-scale batteries and more demand-side resources are lined up. But weather extremes still threaten to stress California’s grid beyond its limits.By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
Arizona's largest utility restarts battery buildout after fire
Arizona Public Service will pair its solar plants with a major battery fleet built to rigorous new safety standards.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
Newsletter: They could have been (battery) contenders
Every week is Battery Week here at Canary Media.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
Competitors to lithium-ion batteries in the grid storage market
Lithium-ion batteries probably have cars locked up, but what about grid storage?By David Roberts .
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Energy storage
The architecture firm that wants to combine gravity storage with data centers
Data centers have to test their backup generators at least every month. WZMH Architects has a plan for what to do with the energy that is wasted.By Jason Deign .
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Grid edge
Voltus raises $31M to go after the grid value of distributed energy
A VoltApp to aggregate DERs and a regulatory strategy to tap into new markets nationwide.By Jeff St. John .
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