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Podcast

A groundbreaking long-duration battery nears industrial scale

Form Energy makes an iron-air battery capable of delivering electricity for 100 hours. The startup is now preparing for high-volume manufacturing.

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By Stephen Lacey . 44 min . 12 July 2023
Utilities

Another major utility is accelerating its transition to renewables

Michigan's DTE Energy has announced a plan to spend $11 billion on clean energy construction and close its remaining coal plants sooner.

By Julian Spector . 17 July 2023
Guides and how-tos

What's a home energy audit — and should you get one?

To kick off Canary Media's new Electrified Life column, we break down what to expect from an energy audit and why it's a smart starting point for home electrification.

By Alison F. Takemura . 18 July 2023
Corporate procurement

Big companies seek new paths to deep grid decarbonization

GM, Meta, Walmart and other big clean-energy buyers launch new effort to look at transmission, virtual power plants and other tools beyond clean-energy contracts.

By Jeff St. John . 19 July 2023
Long-duration energy storage

Grid storage innovator Energy Dome closes $60M funding round

The Italian long-duration storage startup is racing to build commercial projects after proving out its CO2-based storage technology for a major Italian utility.

By Julian Spector . 20 July 2023
Air travel

This new factory will turn CO2 into sustainable jet fuel

Startup Twelve broke ground on a commercial-scale facility in Washington state, which it says will be the first in the country to make sustainable aviation fuel from CO2.

By Maria Gallucci . 20 July 2023
Grid edge

Why aren't Texans paid to help prevent blackouts during heat waves?

As the state endures another bout of extreme heat, experts lament its lack of incentives to recruit residents to help ease demand on the stressed grid.

By Jeff St. John . 24 July 2023
Hydrogen

A dispatch from the dawn of the green hydrogen era

Canary gets a firsthand look at electrolyzer maker Verdagy's pilot line. It's one of many companies hoping to cash in on lucrative new subsidies for fossil-free hydrogen.

By Eric Wesoff . 24 July 2023
Solar

Can America's canals double as solar farms?

Studies show that putting solar panels over waterways could boost clean energy and conserve water. The first U.S. pilot project is getting underway in California.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 July 2023
Clean energy

Is the biggest US public utility finally catching up on clean energy?

Tennessee Valley Authority is buying massive amounts of renewables. But critics say it's still relying too much on fossil fuels to serve its 10 million customers.

By Julian Spector . 26 July 2023