Emissions reduction
What to do about leaky methane
The EPA and the oil and gas industry are contemplating high-tech sensors to spot and eliminate leaks of this planet-warming gas.
By Julian Spector .
Fossil fuels
Clean energy
How $7.3B will help rural co-ops build clean power—and close coal plants
This Inflation Reduction Act program is offering 16 rural electric co-ops financing to overcome the up-front costs of shifting from dirty coal to clean power.
By Jeff St. John .
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Fossil fuels
Aerial and satellite imagery can find methane leaks. Will EPA bake the tech into new rules?
High-altitude detection methods are a vital tool in reducing methane emissions, experts say. Making them work in federal regulations is a trickier matter.By Jeff St. John .
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Fossil fuels
Carbon capture strikes out Down Under
Should governments keep throwing finite funding at far-fetched technologies?By Julian Spector .
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Carbon capture
The carbon capture project that couldn't: Chevron misses targets for its huge Australia facility
If one of the richest companies on earth can't get CCS to work as promised, what does that say about the embattled technology?By Jason Deign .
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Clean energy
What's the trick to keep grids humming along on solar, wind and batteries alone?
A Department of Energy program is testing a new type of "grid-forming" inverter that could make it possible.By Jeff St. John .
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Corporate procurement
Should Google and Microsoft focus on sourcing their own 100% clean power or cleaning up the dirtiest grids?
Major companies are spending billions on clean energy. New measurement tools can help them get the most climate impact from their investments.By Jeff St. John .
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Opinion
Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?
In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead.By Yesenia Rivera, Ruth Santiago .
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Policy & regulation
The House’s big budget reconciliation bill would be a bonanza for clean energy
Tax credits and direct pay for clean energy, storage and transmission. Funding for EVs and electrification. A program to get utilities on board. But will the Senate go along?By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
Biden’s FERC nominee could pave the way for the administration's massive clean energy agenda
D.C. utility regulator Willie Phillips would give Dems the upper hand as the agency tackles transmission, pipelines and distributed energy policies.By Jeff St. John .
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EV charging
Newsletter: How clean is your ride?
It's already possible to lower carbon emissions from EV charging based on when you charge.By Julian Spector .
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