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Hydrogen

Is cheap, clean hydrogen possible? The 'green hydrogen' battle, continued

Big oil and energy companies say strict rules for hydrogen tax credits could kill a nascent industry. Clean-energy advocates say that's dead wrong.

By Jeff St. John . 29 March 2023
Hydrogen

The power used to make green hydrogen must be tracked down to the hour

Big fossil incumbents claim that hourly accounting for hydrogen tax credits is too complicated — but plenty of startups and nonprofits are already doing it today.

By Jeff St. John . 30 March 2023
Solar

Tesla has installed very few solar roofs, despite Elon Musk's hype

The Tesla CEO claimed a few years ago that the company would be installing 1,000 solar roofs a week — but last year it averaged just 21 a week, a new report finds.

By Eric Wesoff . 30 March 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: An interview with Stacy Noblet, VP of transportation electrification at ICF

Plus, climatetech career moves at Intersect Power, Sol Systems, Rewiring America, EnergyHub, Onyx Renewables, BayWa r.e., Verra and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 6 April 2023
Geothermal

This Texas geothermal startup is storing energy in the ground

Sage Geosystems says its earthen "battery" system, now undergoing pilot tests in Texas, could be used to store energy to help balance power grids.

By Maria Gallucci . 4 April 2023
Energy storage

Taiwan's rapid renewables push has created a bustling battery market

The densely populated island is snapping up energy storage as it strives to meet aggressive clean-energy targets amid national security and climate concerns.

By Julian Spector . 6 April 2023
Clean energy manufacturing

Suddenly, the US is a climate policy trendsetter

In a head-spinning reversal, other Western nations are scrambling to replicate or counter the cleantech manufacturing perks in Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

By Julian Spector . 7 April 2023
Clean energy

Chart: The US got more electricity from renewables than coal last year

It's a major milestone, but fossil gas remains the market leader by a wide margin.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 7 April 2023
Corporate procurement

Companies need a faster way to buy clean energy. Here’s a new solution

Big corporate wind and solar purchases can take over a year to complete. Google and LevelTen have come up with a way to shrink that down to 8 weeks.

By Jeff St. John . 10 April 2023
Electric vehicles

A persistent EV challenge looms over NY Auto Show: Charging

Amid flashy new electric models on display at one of the nation's top car events, experts worried that EVs will struggle to go mainstream without a lot more places to plug in.

By Maria Gallucci . 11 April 2023