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Public transit

This East Coast bus depot will make its own carbon-free fuel

The project, located in Maryland's most populous county, will use a solar microgrid to produce enough "green" hydrogen for 13 new fuel-cell buses.

By Maria Gallucci . 18 May 2023
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Unpacking EPA’s newly proposed power emissions rule

The proposed rule would regulate emissions from existing power plants for the first time. If it passes legal hurdles, what will it mean for U.S. power plants?

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By Shayle Kann . 60 min . 18 May 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Charlin Bodley of RMI’s Energy Transition Academy

Plus, climatetech career and board moves at Nextracker, Tesla, Arcadia, American Clean Power, The Engine, Kevala, The Guardian, sonnen and more.

By Maria Virginia Olano, Eric Wesoff . 22 May 2023
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4 ways to store sunlight

Renewables are going to need a lot of backup. Low-carbon storage technologies could be the answer.

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By Shayle Kann . 57 min . 25 May 2023
Politics

Clean energy dodges a bullet in the Texas legislature

Proposals to kneecap renewables and stick Texans with costly new gas power plants were removed from bills at the very end of the legislative session.

By Jeff St. John . 31 May 2023
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Will a copper shortage hinder the energy transition?

Copper is a key component of climatetech. How can we avoid a looming supply crunch?

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By Shayle Kann . 49 min . 2 June 2023
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The carbon market’s quality problem

Only a small fraction of the carbon credits on voluntary markets actually do what they say they do. Could better credit-rating systems help?

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By Shayle Kann . 49 min . 8 June 2023
Clean energy manufacturing

Battery maker wins $850M DOE loan to build first US factory

Kore Power will use the conditional loan to try to open a gigafactory in Arizona by 2025. The move comes as battery manufacturing surges in the U.S.

By Jeff St. John . 9 June 2023
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AI for climate: A real-world test

We challenged a non-coder to use ChatGPT to write battery software. The results were surprising.

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By Shayle Kann . 80 min . 15 June 2023
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Building out a US solar supply chain

To reach net zero, the American solar industry will have to meet ambitious installation targets while navigating IRA rules, supply-chain shortages and looming tariffs.

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By Shayle Kann . 45 min . 22 June 2023