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Emissions reduction

Clean electricity is driving down US emissions

A preliminary analysis shows the buildout of renewable energy helped to curb America’s greenhouse gas emissions by 1.9% in 2023.

By Maria Gallucci . 10 January 2024
Solar

The fight over US solar tariffs hasn't gone away — it's just hibernating

A new lawsuit from Auxin Solar is an important reminder that the threat of destabilizing tariffs remains very real for the U.S. solar industry.

By Eric Wesoff . 11 January 2024
Energy storage

Chart: The US grid battery fleet is about to double — again

America's energy storage industry is on a tear, installing batteries to store clean wind and solar and make the grid more reliable.

By Julian Spector, Maria Virginia Olano . 12 January 2024
Hydrogen

Tax-credit rules leave key 'blue hydrogen' issues unanswered

Environmental watchdogs worry the Biden administration’s proposed rules for hydrogen tax credits may allow fossil gas and biogas to pollute at taxpayer expense.

By Jeff St. John . 12 January 2024
EV charging

New guidance makes EV charging incentives widely available

But developers are still awaiting clarity around another key aspect of the tax credit, without which project financials remain murky.

By Jeff St. John . 24 January 2024
Air travel

This Georgia refinery is making low-carbon jet fuel from alcohol

LanzaJet will produce millions of gallons of sustainable aviation fuel this year, just as the Biden administration finalizes rules for lucrative SAF tax credits.

By Maria Gallucci . 25 January 2024
Hydrogen

The clean hydrogen paradox

The world needs to complement clean electricity with some other low-carbon energy. Can hydrogen fill the gap? Canary Media kicks off a special series.

By Dan McCarthy . 29 January 2024
Hydrogen

Clean hydrogen has a serious demand problem

Experts worry that U.S. policies to make clean hydrogen cheaper aren’t enough to convince today’s dirty hydrogen users to make the switch.

By Jeff St. John . 30 January 2024
Hydrogen

US 'hydrogen hub' plan may push clean hydrogen to the wrong users

Critics say the $7 billion program — the country’s chief plan to stoke demand for clean hydrogen — could direct the fuel to industries where it’s mostly a distraction.

By Jeff St. John . 31 January 2024
Hydrogen

Clean hydrogen is driving the next Gulf Coast energy boom

Fossil fuel giants and renewables stalwarts alike are betting they can produce hydrogen without all the carbon emissions.

By Julian Spector . 1 February 2024