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Hydrogen

The great 'green hydrogen' battle

Tens of billions in federal tax credits could build a vital low-carbon hydrogen industry — or increase carbon emissions. We tackle the complexities in a series.

By Jeff St. John . 28 March 2023
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
Heat pumps

‘Heat-pump coaches’ help neighbors ditch fossil heat in Massachusetts

Since 2020, at least 14 heat-pump coaching programs have sprung up in the state, all with the aim of making it easier to adopt the increasingly popular appliance.

By Alison F. Takemura . 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

The threat of new US solar tariffs is back

A bipartisan group in the U.S. Congress is trying to undo President Biden's two-year pause on new tariffs on some solar panels imported from Southeast Asia.

By Eric Wesoff . 3 April 2023
Carbon capture

A buzzy new carbon removal plant is catching and releasing CO2

Global Thermostat's demonstration unit was announced with much fanfare, but the company is still sorting out what to do with the carbon dioxide it captures.

By Maria Gallucci . 4 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
Solar

A huge community solar order is latest in US clean manufacturing boom

Solar manufacturer Qcells and developer Summit Ridge announced what they — and the White House — call a record-setting order for the community solar industry.

By Eric Wesoff . 10 April 2023
Electric vehicles

Biden aims to supercharge EV adoption with new emissions standards

A new proposal from the EPA could put the U.S. on track to have EVs make up two-thirds of new car sales by 2032.

By Dan McCarthy . 12 April 2023
Clean energy

Chart: US clean energy backlog balloons to unprecedented 2 terawatts

The huge figure shows that developers are ready to build renewables, but it also underscores a key problem: The country doesn't have enough transmission capacity.

By Eric Wesoff, Maria Virginia Olano . 14 April 2023