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New appliances can help keep people in their homes, but upfront costs are a big obstacle

Organizations in Chicago help residents connect with grants and rebates for upgrades, which can result in significant energy savings.

By Audrey Henderson . 21 June 2022
Workforce diversity

This innovative cleantech job-training program is changing lives

BlocPower's Civilian Climate Corps is hiring people in underserved NYC areas to make their own neighborhoods more energy-efficient.

By CJ Clouse . 21 June 2022
Transmission

FERC has a new plan to connect clean energy to the grid more quickly

Federal regulators have proposed major reforms to clear huge backlogs of solar, wind and storage projects waiting to interconnect to U.S. power grids.

By Jeff St. John . 20 June 2022
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Climatetech career moves at Pine Gate Renewables, Fluence, Form Energy, Wattch, AES and more

Plus, a Q&A with Julie Blunden, renewables sector power player.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 20 June 2022
Clean energy

6 big takeaways from Canary Media’s Recycling Renewables series

Your handy guide to the major concepts, innovations, facts and figures that came to the fore during Canary's week of special coverage.

By Alison F. Takemura . 17 June 2022
Clean energy

15 companies working to recycle wind turbines, solar panels and batteries

We need to figure out cheap and efficient ways to recycle clean-energy hardware. From startups to incumbents, here are the innovators tackling this challenge.

By Canary Staff . 17 June 2022
Batteries

Chart: China is trouncing the US on battery recycling

In Asia and Europe, policy is driving the growth of lithium-ion battery recycling. The U.S. still lacks rules that would spur industry momentum.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 17 June 2022
ENN

Maine energy efficiency plan puts priority on equity, electrification

As the state increasingly feels the strain of rising energy prices, the $300 million plan includes commitments to helping low-income and rural residents weatherize homes and access electric vehicle chargers.

By Sarah Shemkus . 17 June 2022
Fun stuff

Why did this beloved source of climate memes disappear?

Canary memorializes gone-but-not-forgotten Climemechange and curates a list of its greatest meme hits.

By Mike Munsell . 17 June 2022
Solar

This startup aims to bring back concentrated solar power

GlassPoint is back from liquidation with big plans to decarbonize heavy industry using solar-powered steam — and funding from BlackRock to make it happen.

By Eric Wesoff . 16 June 2022