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Clean energy

Decarbonizing steel and concrete: “We’re in the age of urgency”

Climate Group's Jen Carson talks to Canary Media ahead of Climate Week NYC about the need to accelerate net-zero steel and concrete production.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 August 2024
Clean energy

Chart: Almost all new US power plants are carbon-free

The U.S. is pretty much only building clean energy these days, and mostly solar and batteries. That’s good news — but the pace still needs to pick up.

By Dan McCarthy . 23 August 2024
Clean energy manufacturing

Huge EV battery recycling facility comes online in Ohio

Cirba Solutions officially opened its expanded lithium-ion battery processing plant, using funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 August 2024
Energy storage

Heat-based batteries are a surprisingly versatile tool

Brenmiller Energy’s boxes of hot rocks are being deployed to turn electricity into steam heat, boost campus heat-and-power systems, and make power plants more efficient.

By Jeff St. John . 26 August 2024
Energy storage

This startup has a plan to clean up industry: electrified bricks

Calectra is the latest startup vying to decarbonize heavy industry using thermal energy storage. Industrial heat accounts for a quarter of global energy use.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 August 2024
Transmission

Midwest grid operators submit $1.7B plan to build cross-border power lines

MISO and SPP are seeking approval for a joint transmission project that could unlock gigawatts of clean energy — and create a template for similar collaborations.

By Jeff St. John . 27 August 2024
Geothermal

Sage Geosystems and Meta sign 150MW geothermal power agreement

Sage’s Meta partnership and other recent announcements underscore how next-gen geothermal is gaining traction as a potential source of 24/7 clean power.

By Dan McCarthy . 26 August 2024
Clean energy

Solar and batteries are helping Texas weather heat waves. Here’s how.

Relentless heat has caused Texas to keep breaking electricity-demand records this summer. Good thing solar and batteries are breaking records, too.

By Jeff St. John . 28 August 2024
Virtual power plants

Xcel Minnesota looks to mimic power plants with solar and storage

The utility’s “virtual power plant” proposal taps an emerging model to replace retiring fossil fuel generation, but advocates say the devil is in the details.

By Frank Jossi . 28 August 2024
Solar

Chart: Solar power is shattering global records

A staggering 428 gigawatts of solar capacity was installed last year — more than in the previous two years combined.

By Carrie Klein, Dan McCarthy . 30 August 2024