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Solar

A firsthand look at a California solar farm with 'earth-mounted' panels

Erthos wants to reinvent solar farms with ground-mounted panels that it says can reduce utility solar costs by 20 percent. We went to see how it all works.

By Eric Wesoff . 18 April 2023
Podcast

How to build more hydropower

Adding terawatts of hydropower capacity doesn’t have to increase ecosystem impacts.

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By Lara Pierpont . 55 min . 20 April 2023
Electrification

Span snags $96M to become a 'Swiss Army knife' for electric homes

The smart-electric-panel startup aims to electrify a million homes with its new funding, tapping partnerships with vendors of solar, batteries and electric appliances.

By Jeff St. John . 24 April 2023
Carbon capture

EPA rules may push power plants to capture carbon. Is the tech ready?

The Biden administration is poised to propose new regulations for coal- and gas-burning power plants, which could breathe new life into a long-beleaguered technology.

By Maria Gallucci . 28 April 2023
Transmission

Clean energy transmission line in New England gets go-ahead from jury

The new wires will deliver cheap Canadian hydropower to a region still dependent on gas and oil.

By Jake Bittle . 3 May 2023
Hydrogen

Go big or start small: Picking the right scale for green hydrogen

Startups Electric Hydrogen and Ohmium are both building gigawatt-scale factories. But the electrolyzers they’re making come in very different sizes.

By Jeff St. John . 4 May 2023
Transmission

Talking TransWest and grid transmission policy on The Weather Channel

Watch Canary Media’s Jeff St. John discuss the challenges, costs and benefits of a much bigger grid on the cable channel’s climate show, Pattrn.

By Jeff St. John . 4 May 2023
Workforce diversity

Charging Up: A chat with Jen Betz, CFO at Element Energy

Plus, climatetech career moves at Palmetto, Verne, Rewiring America, Vision Ridge, Tierra Climate, American Clean Power and more.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 4 May 2023
Podcast

Understanding the transmission bottleneck

The lack of transmission could severely limit the energy transition. What can we do to fix it?

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By Shayle Kann . 42 min . 4 May 2023
Food and farms

The investment boom in ‘renewable natural gas’ is sparking debate

Oil and gas giants are spending billions to develop RNG projects from trash, food and manure. But experts say there’s a limited future for the waste-derived fuel.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 May 2023