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March Madness: US Energy Transition Edition
Canary Media kicks off a March Madness–style competition to identify the most important trend in the shift to clean energy.
By Canary Staff .
Clean energy
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Startup nabs $60M for high-tech cables to help speed clean energy rollout
The grid needs much more capacity to bring clean energy online. TS Conductor’s tech could help — and federal and state policies are pushing utilities to adopt it.
By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
Finally, a way to tell how clean grid batteries actually are
Batteries can’t distinguish between clean and dirty electrons — a complication for transitioning grids. A Texas battery project shows how software and standards can help.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
Inside the right-wing conspiracy to thwart the clean energy transition
Climate-science deniers, far-right think tanks and fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation online and stoking local opposition to wind and solar projects.By Rebecca Burns .
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Climatetech finance
Chart: US smashes record for climatetech investment in 2023
Huge amounts of money, both public and private, are flowing into the U.S. energy transition. But growth needs to accelerate for the country to get on track to meet climate goals.By Dan McCarthy .
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Energy equity
Free-solo climber Alex Honnold has another mission: Energy equity
The renowned climber translates his passion for heights into high-impact solar projects, powering change one community at a time.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Energy storage
Texas will add more grid batteries than any other state in 2024
With cheap land and a competitive market irresistible to energy storage developers, the Lone Star State will even overtake California in battery deployments this year.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy
Chart: Nearly all new US power plants built in 2024 will be clean energy
Renewables, batteries and nuclear will add up to 96% of all new power capacity constructed this year, per federal data. -
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Smart tech could help fix the biggest barrier to building clean energy
A new report finds that "grid-enhancing technologies” can help gigawatts of solar and wind leapfrog the clean energy logjam — and save a ton of money.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
US climate goals: EVs are on track, but clean power is lagging
Clean Investment Monitor finds that EV sales are on target, but permitting and grid barriers are stalling the wind and solar growth needed to meet decarbonization goals.By Jeff St. John .
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Clean energy
Chart: Wind and solar are closing in on fossil fuels in the EU
European grids are getting cleaner, fast. In 2023, wind overtook gas generation, coal plummeted, renewables rose at a record rate — and electricity emissions fell.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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