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Long-duration energy storage

Why Energy Vault went from disrupting batteries to selling them

The buzzy startup raised a record $110M back in 2019 to transform grid storage with novel long-duration tech, but now it's embracing industry favorite lithium-ion.

By Julian Spector . 16 October 2023
Hydrogen

11 winners from the US’ $7B investment in 'clean hydrogen'

Get familiar with the entities best positioned to shape — and benefit from — the plan to create 7 "hydrogen hubs" around the nation.

By Julian Spector . 18 October 2023
Hydrogen

The case against the US government’s big 'blue hydrogen' bet

A slice of the $7B in federal “hydrogen hub” funding will go to creating hydrogen with fossil gas and carbon capture. Advocates say that’s an emissions disaster.

By Jeff St. John . 18 October 2023
Transmission

The US just made its biggest-ever investment in the grid

The power grid is not ready to handle the energy transition — or extreme weather. The Biden administration hopes $3.5B in new investments will fix that.

By Jeff St. John . 18 October 2023
Hydrogen

We need green hydrogen to clean up heavy industry. Who's making it?

There’s essentially no clean hydrogen produced in the U.S. today, but developers are hustling to build projects to supply low-carbon steel, cement and chemicals.

By Julian Spector . 26 October 2023
Transmission

A $7B power line from Kansas to Indiana moves closer to reality

The Grain Belt Express is an example of what’s required to carry clean power from where it’s plentiful to where it’s needed. Now, it’s almost ready to be built.

By Jeff St. John . 20 October 2023
Video

Video: See how this NYC factory traps CO2 in concrete blocks

Canary Media visits a Brooklyn warehouse and the basement of a Manhattan high-rise to learn how CO2 can be captured and turned into construction material.

By Maria Gallucci . 24 October 2023
Clean industry

'Electrowinning' could help win the race to clean up dirty steel

Startup Electra wants to replace blast furnaces with battery-like systems that use acid solution and clean electricity to pull pure iron out of low-grade ores.

By Jeff St. John . 25 October 2023
Clean industry

The trillion-dollar quest to make green steel

From Arkansas to the Arctic Circle, steel manufacturers are exploring ways to decarbonize the CO2-intensive steel industry.

By Maria Gallucci . 25 October 2023
Clean industry

How to clean up the dirtiest parts of chemicals manufacturing

The government has a blueprint to reduce the carbon pollution of chemical production. Here are some key takeaways.

By Eric Wesoff . 26 October 2023