Articles

Climate crisis

It's always Earth Day at Canary Media

We're celebrating by reporting on the global effort to decarbonize society and avoid catastrophic climate change.

By Julian Spector . 22 April 2021
ENN

Grid congestion caps Minnesota town’s rooftop solar ambitions

A flurry of community solar projects south of the Twin Cities has limited clean energy opportunities in the city of Northfield, where homeowners have been forced to abandon projects due to high interconnection charges.

By Frank Jossi . 22 April 2021
Energy efficiency

How to reduce winter grid peaks from behind the meter

Weatherization, heat pumps and flexible loads could prevent Texas-style disasters, cutting peaker-plant and in-home carbon emissions to boot.

By Jeff St. John . 21 April 2021
Batteries

The many varieties of lithium-ion batteries battling for market share

Even a small niche in a trillion-dollar market is a big prize.

By David Roberts . 21 April 2021
Clean energy

Pepsi and Mars want to squeeze carbon out of their supply chains

Long-overlooked supply chain emissions are getting new focus from the brands that depend on them.

By Julian Spector . 21 April 2021
Climate crisis

How Canary Media will sustain and expand its reporting on the clean energy transition

We plan to deliver the journalism the world needs to combat climate change.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 21 April 2021
Batteries

Newsletter: We are living in a battery materials world

Forgive the pun.

By Julian Spector . 21 April 2021
ENN

Community solar surge strains Minnesota's interconnection queue

Xcel Energy says it received about 400 applications to build community solar projects last year — exceeding the total number of projects completed since 2015 and intensifying complaints about the approval process.

By Frank Jossi . 21 April 2021
Climate crisis

IEA: Post-Covid carbon emissions on the rise

A reminder that carbon emissions must be decoupled from economic growth to yield persistent climate improvements.

By Jeff St. John . 20 April 2021
Batteries

Startup Sionic Energy promises next-gen battery benefits without the wait

Sionic says its silicon anode and customized electrolytes can slip into existing manufacturing lines with ease.

By Julian Spector . 20 April 2021