Energy storage
A power plant in Maryland ditches coal for batteries, a first for the US
Power producer Talen Energy is installing batteries at a retired coal plant near Baltimore.
By Julian Spector .
Energy storage
Energy storage
Tesla’s battery business is booming
Though its EV business is contracting, the company’s energy storage segment is growing fast, helping it reap the benefits of surging demand for batteries.
By Dan McCarthy .
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Long-duration energy storage
Long-duration energy storage can help clean up the grid, but only if it's super cheap
To compete with clean firm generation, long-duration storage needs to come down massively in price.By David Roberts .
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Batteries
A huge battery fleet is coming to the Philippines
Fluence is delivering 470 megawatts of grid batteries to bolster grid stability in just over a year's time.By Julian Spector .
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Batteries
Biden admin aims to make the US a world leader in lithium-ion batteries
The fast-growing lithium-ion battery sector is the key to powering EVs and decarbonizing the grid — and the U.S. doesn’t want to be left behind.By Jeff St. John .
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Hydrogen
Los Angeles plans to jump-start a green hydrogen market in the US
LA wants to fuel its public utility with carbon-free hydrogen. Can it break through the nascent industry’s economic and technical challenges?By Elizabeth McCarthy .
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Long-duration energy storage
Newsletter: Saudi Aramco plays with blocks
Here at Canary Media, we relish the chance to sift fact from hype.By Julian Spector .
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Long-duration energy storage
Saudi Aramco bets on Energy Vault's block-stacking energy storage
Energy Vault's storage towers should reach customers later this year, according to the CEO.By Julian Spector .
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Transmission
Western states look to regional transmission organizations to boost clean energy's pathways to market
Bills in Nevada and Colorado would set a 2030 target for utilities to join regional transmission organizations.By Jeff St. John .
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Electrification
The case for upfront incentives to electrify everything in US homes
A report from Rewiring America and the Center for American Progress asks policymakers to make the replacement of electric appliances as cheap and easy as possible.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Colorado is poised to give a new boost to distributed solar and battery systems
Pending legislation could expand scope of behind-the-meter and community solar and battery installations.By Jeff St. John .
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