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Transportation

The hottest electric vehicles at New York’s auto show have two wheels

Buzzy e-bikes and scooters boost micromobility's profile at an expo that used to be all about sports cars and SUVs.

By Maria Gallucci . 15 April 2022
Transmission

The US has more clean energy projects planned than the grid can handle

Without major policy reforms and grid upgrades, much of the 1.4-terawatt queue of solar, wind and battery projects may never get built, two new reports find.

By Jeff St. John . 20 April 2022
Policy & regulation

The US needs to build a bigger, stronger grid. FERC has a plan for that

A new federal proposal would task grid operators, states and utilities with planning a grid that can support clean energy over the long term — and fairly share the costs of building it.

By Jeff St. John . 25 April 2022
EV charging

Is ‘vehicle-to-everything’ charging ready for prime time?

Bidirectional charging could provide home backup power, stabilize the grid and decrease costs for EV owners. A new consortium aims to make it mainstream.

By Jeff St. John . 27 April 2022
Hydrogen

Massive green hydrogen hub in Utah wins $504M federal loan guarantee

DOE's Loan Programs Office backs a project that will convert renewable power to hydrogen, store it underground and use it to generate electricity for Utah and Los Angeles.

By Jeff St. John . 27 April 2022
Clean energy

Chart: Renewable energy beat out nuclear in the US in 2021

Wind, solar, hydro and other renewables combined contributed more electricity to the U.S. grid last year than nuclear power — but the total was still just shy of coal.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 29 April 2022
Energy efficiency

Startup Enervee has a new way to help people finance efficient appliances

Enervee's consumer-friendly online marketplace helps utilities get energy-efficient products into more homes. Its new low-interest microloan program could expand its reach.

By Jeff St. John . 5 May 2022
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: Climatetech career moves at Stripe, Highland, AES, Array Technologies, RWE, Microsoft and more

Plus, a Q&A with Karen Miao, Senior Director of Renewable Structuring at JERA Americas.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 17 May 2022
Workforce diversity

Inspired by a superhero, Shawn Jones became a climatetech engineer

Canary talks to BlueWave's head of storage development about big batteries, climate justice and bringing more people of color into clean energy.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 31 May 2022
Policy & regulation

Here are ways to connect clean energy projects to the grid more quickly

It won’t be easy to fix the massive pileup of energy projects that need to be connected to the transmission grid, but regulators and developers are ready to try.

By Jeff St. John . 31 May 2022