Solar
Agrivoltaics finds new fans in US Senate
Agriculture and solar: a winning combination for farmers, the climate and now — thanks to two recently introduced bills — maybe the Senate, too.
Land use
Solar
Can America’s canals double as solar farms?
Studies show that putting solar panels over waterways could boost clean energy and conserve water. The first U.S. pilot project is getting underway in California.
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Food and farms
Video: How solar panels and crops can thrive side by side
Step into the field to see agrivoltaics up close.
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Food and farms
Can agriculture and solar farms coexist? It depends
At a test site in Colorado, researchers and farmers are collaborating to figure out what works — and what doesn't — when it comes to agrivoltaics.
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Solar
Manhattan's largest rooftop solar array is about to come online
Developer Siemens overcame design obstacles to build the Javits Center rooftop solar system, which also includes a 3.5-megawatt indoor battery.
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Podcast
Climatetech's surprising bottleneck: Land access
How geography, landscape and the rights to physical spaces could hinder key climate technologies.
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Food and farms
Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis — and the climate crisis, too
It’s crazy to put more food in our fuel tanks when there’s a war on. Or when there isn’t.
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Carbon capture
Carbon storage gets dirty: The movement to sequester CO2 in soils
U.N. climate report promotes soil as a tool to reduce emissions, but scientists are still figuring out how it works.
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Geothermal
Geothermal startup Quaise raises $40M for ultra-deep drilling
The MIT spinoff wants to unleash the vast geothermal resources today's technologies can't reach.
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Energy storage
How NineDot Energy will use $100M to install distributed batteries in NYC
Investment from private equity firm Carlyle could put the startup’s battery parks on the map — if it can navigate a complex urban energy market.
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Sponsored
This data-driven banana farm in Australia is embracing climate-friendly agriculture
From solar-powered sensors to AI modeling, Bartle Frere Bananas pairs age-old practices with cutting-edge tools.
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