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Clean energy

California tees up 7.5GW procurement to replace Diablo Canyon. Is it enough?

Can solar and batteries, geothermal power and long-duration energy storage replace the state’s last nuclear plant by mid-decade without increasing carbon emissions?

By Jeff St. John . 6 April 2021
Grid edge

How distributed energy can harden the Texas power grid

Natural-gas microgrids and battery-backed solar can hedge against climate change risk — maybe even without major policy changes.

By Jeff St. John . 7 April 2021
Solar

Software will eat solar: Driving utility-scale solar prices below 1 cent per kilowatt-hour by 2025

Terabase Energy is on a mission to get utility-scale solar power prices below $0.01 per kWh by 2025 using software, as opposed to the DOE's hardware strategy.

By Eric Wesoff . 8 April 2021
Climate crisis

RMI launches Canary Media, independent energy journalism powered by former Greentech Media staff and David Roberts

Canary Media will cover the global effort to combat climate change from business, technology and policy perspectives. Editors include Eric Wesoff, Jeff St. John and David Roberts.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 6 April 2021
Transmission

LineVision lands $12.5M to enlighten the transmission grid

Rising renewables will require more transmission capacity. Dynamic line rating technology can help find it on the grids we already have.

By Jeff St. John . 7 April 2021
Carbon-free buildings

Pandemic raises the profile of decarbonization — and clean air — tech for buildings

As office buildings start to reopen around the world, they must balance increased energy efficiency with indoor air quality.

By Ingrid Lobet . 12 April 2021
Long-duration energy storage

Long-duration storage roundup: News, players and technology

Long-duration storage keeps on slipping into the future.

By Eric Wesoff . 12 April 2021
Batteries

Why lithium-ion batteries are so important

The kickoff to a new battery series explains how LIBs became the workhorse of the electric vehicle and energy storage fleet.

By David Roberts . 14 April 2021
Electric vehicles

How to get the US to 100% electric vehicles by 2035

A new study finds massive carbon, health and jobs benefits to fast EV rollout — if policies can align to make it happen.

By Jeff St. John . 15 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