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2026 Results

Air travel

A giant solar microgrid is coming to New York City’s JFK airport

Some 13,000 solar panels will cover a new terminal being built at JFK, giving the airport a clean power supply that can keep operations running even in a blackout.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 January 2023
Podcast

The journey to monetizing distributed energy resources

Customers are adopting DERs, but cumbersome rules are hampering more widespread deployment.

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By Shayle Kann . 47 min . 26 January 2023
Video

Video: I measured pollution from my gas stove. There was a lot of it

Want to know how bad your gas stove really is? Put air-quality monitors in your home and then talk through your findings with an air-quality expert.

By Michael Thomas . 27 January 2023
Grid edge

Texans can now sign up for virtual power plant to help grid, make money

Tesla, Octopus Energy and other power retailers are offering customers compensation to use their solar and batteries to make the grid more efficient and clean.

By Julian Spector . 27 January 2023
Long-duration energy storage

Xcel to install Form’s long-duration batteries at retiring coal plants

The utility is testing Form’s 100-hour storage tech to achieve its lofty carbon-reduction goals — and at a scale bigger than nearly any battery plant on earth.

By Julian Spector . 27 January 2023
Clean industry

Green steel startup Boston Metal raises $120M for its fossil-free tech

The MIT spinout said its latest funding round, led by steel giant ArcelorMittal, will allow the company to build its first full-scale green steel plant.

By Maria Gallucci . 27 January 2023
Liquefied natural gas

Inside the high-dollar race to sell natural gas as low-carbon

Special report: Rival U.S. firms lob differing, and debatable, climate claims as they market “green” liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to a warming world.

By Jeffrey Ball . 30 January 2023
Liquefied natural gas

How the LNG export boom clashes with climate goals — visualized

Interactive graphics: The U.S. is about to become the global leader in exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG. What does that mean for the climate?

By Geoff McGhee, Canary Staff . 30 January 2023
Liquefied natural gas

Can an economic giant clean up natural gas — and then swap in hydrogen?

Special report: South Korea, a top importer of U.S. natural gas, wants to curb its carbon emissions and ultimately shift to cleaner energy. Will its bid work?

By Jeffrey Ball . 31 January 2023
Hydrogen

This utility is blending hydrogen into fossil gas. Can it scale?

Some households in Minnesota have been using a gas blend with 5% hydrogen to cook and heat their homes. Results have been positive so far.

By Frank Jossi . 31 January 2023

2026 Results

A giant solar microgrid is coming to New York City’s JFK airport

The journey to monetizing distributed energy resources

Video: I measured pollution from my gas stove. There was a lot of it

Texans can now sign up for virtual power plant to help grid, make money

Xcel to install Form’s long-duration batteries at retiring coal plants

Green steel startup Boston Metal raises $120M for its fossil-free tech

Inside the high-dollar race to sell natural gas as low-carbon

How the LNG export boom clashes with climate goals — visualized

Can an economic giant clean up natural gas — and then swap in hydrogen?

This utility is blending hydrogen into fossil gas. Can it scale?