New Jersey

Marine transport

Cargo ships turn to ancient tech to curb modern pollution: wind

As shipping companies face mounting pressure to curb CO2 emissions, old-fashioned sails and new designs are helping to reduce the need for fossil fuels.

By Maria Gallucci . 9 December 2024
ENN

As climate focus shifts to states, East Coast partnership offers model for multi-state collaboration

After 20 years, the 11-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative “has weathered the political winds” and is conducting a program review that includes finding ways to expand participation.

By Sarah Shemkus . 3 December 2024
ENN

Grid capacity, data centers among topics at New Jersey hearing on electricity prices

A PJM Interconnection official tells lawmakers to avoid "any policies that are designed to push resources off the system before we have an equal and equivalent amount of replacement resources."

By Nikita Biryukov . 4 October 2024
Wind

Huge New Jersey offshore wind project approved for construction

The 2.8 gigawatt Atlantic Shores project aims to start construction next year and connect to the grid by 2029. It’ll have to beat legal challenges to get there.

By Keaton Peters . 3 October 2024
ENN

Nine states pledge to boost heat pumps to 90% of home equipment sales by 2040

Northeast and Western states seek to make high-efficiency electric technology the norm in residential space heating and cooling and water heating.

By Annie Ropeik . 7 February 2024
ENN

What we know about Alice Parker, a ‘hidden figure’ in modern heating

Beyond mistaken identity and misattributed invention, huge gaps remain in the history of Alice Parker. Here's what one reporter’s research uncovered about the Black woman inventor whose early-20th-century “heating furnace” foretold the modern smart home.

By Audrey Henderson . 28 February 2022
ENN

Massachusetts sees more competition to bulk up offshore wind infrastructure

The state got an early jump on offshore wind development, but recent onshore infrastructure investments in New York, New Jersey and Virginia threaten to cut into the state’s claim as the leading hub for the industry.

By Sarah Shemkus . 6 May 2021
ENN

Online portal aims to be clearinghouse for community solar subscriptions

Massachusetts-based EnergySage announced the soft launch of its community solar marketplace earlier this month.

By Sarah Shemkus . 20 January 2021
ENN

Transportation and Climate Initiative moves ahead amid pandemic uncertainty

It’s unclear if falling gas prices will make the agreement an easier political sell since unemployment is also surging.

By Lisa Prevost . 9 April 2020
ENN

Can Northeast states turn their offshore wind goals into reality?

Northeastern states are engaged in a game of renewable one-upmanship. The question is whether all this new wind power will actually be built.

By ClimateWire . 23 July 2019