Articles

Climate crisis

Inside the industry-enviro partnership that scored a big climate win on HFCs

The US is now poised to curb use of super-climate-warming refrigerants, one of this century's most significant climate mitigation efforts.

By Jay Stein . 14 June 2021
ENN

Electric trucks alone won’t deliver environmental justice, say neighbors of Chicago warehouse site

A Target distribution center planned at the site of a former coal plant has local activists concerned about sustainability — both for the environment and the economy in the surrounding Little Village community.

By Audrey Henderson . 14 June 2021
ENN

Connecticut neighborhood pushes back against planned fuel cell power plant

The proposed facility would convert natural gas to electricity through a chemical process that emits carbon but eliminates other air pollution associated with combustion power plants.

By Lisa Prevost . 14 June 2021
Solar

Newsletter: Solar power has a wildfire problem

Turns out solar panels are not great at coping with historic wildfires blotting out the sun with smoke.

By Julian Spector . 14 June 2021
Sponsored

Clubhouse with Canary: Corporate clean energy deals broaden scope to include environmental justice and community benefits

In 2020, corporations around the world purchased a record 23.7 gigawatts of clean energy via long-term agreements.

By . 11 June 2021
Solar

First Solar plans factory expansion in Ohio, hands Biden administration a US manufacturing win

The largest U.S. solar manufacturer will open another plant in Ohio.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 11 June 2021
Solar

Is space-based solar ready for liftoff?

Caltech plans to advance a solar-from-space concept that was first proposed by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in the 1940s.

By Jason Deign . 11 June 2021
ENN

Massachusetts group tests new model for solar on affordable housing projects

The Solar Technical Assistance Retrofits will offer financial and technical assistance to community development agencies interested in rooftop solar, with private investors providing the upfront capital.

By Sarah Shemkus . 11 June 2021
Climate crisis

Western wildfires suppressed solar output in 2020

Wildfires exacerbated by climate change darkened the skies above solar projects across the U.S. West last year.

By Emma Foehringer Merchant . 10 June 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Long-duration energy storage can help clean up the grid, but only if it's super cheap

To compete with clean firm generation, long-duration storage needs to come down massively in price.

By David Roberts . 10 June 2021