Articles

Long-duration energy storage

Energy Dome is the rare long-duration storage firm that's moving fast

The Italian firm landed a deal for a 100MWh plant just two years after launch.

By Julian Spector . 9 December 2021
ENN

Meet a clean water activist fighting to protect Virginia streams from the Mountain Valley Pipeline

David Sligh, conservation director for the nonprofit Wild Virginia, is one of several scheduled speakers for a Mountain Valley Pipeline protest in Richmond on Dec. 11, three days before state regulators consider a permit for the project.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 8 December 2021
EV charging

BP is buying Amply, a startup that helps bus and truck fleets go electric

A European oil major stakes a claim in U.S. EV charging and software to lower the cost of electrifying fleets.

By Jeff St. John . 8 December 2021
Marine transport

Move over, electric cars: E-boats are coming — and investors are on board

Companies including Pure Watercraft and Arc Boats are aiming first at the small-boat sector but have visions of adapting their technologies for water taxis, ferries and larger vessels down the line.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 December 2021
ENN

What’s next for the Line 5 court battles?

Michigan Democrats have just one legal track left in their fight to decommission Line 5, which has transported oil under the Straits of Mackinac for decades.

By Laina G. Stebbins . 8 December 2021
Transmission

Grid operator MISO's transmission plan would split its region in two

Divvying up costs between MISO's north and south regions could solve a long-running fight over who pays for new transmission lines. But will the plan pass muster with federal regulators?

By Andy Kowalczyk . 7 December 2021
ENN

How tree planting can seed climate resilience in communities of color

A Chicago effort to plant 75,000 new trees aims to identify areas in greatest need of additional tree cover and prioritize restoring a green canopy in these under-resourced neighborhoods disproportionately affected by climate change.

By Audrey Henderson . 7 December 2021
Batteries

What's better than a big battery? How about a big battery you can move around

Power Edison is putting megawatt-scale batteries on truck trailers and barges to bring more flexibility to a costly yet valuable energy-storage resource.

By Jeff St. John . 6 December 2021
ENN

Wind turbines proposed near a Japanese American incarceration camp prompt outrage

By Kylie Mohr . 6 December 2021
Electric vehicles

Prototype of electric moped with 90-second charge time set to hit the streets in 2022

The secret sauce is a novel lithium-carbon battery chemistry.

By Jason Deign . 6 December 2021