Industrial emissions aren’t falling fast enough to meet US climate goals | heavy industry, including steel mills and chemical plants, could soon be the nation’s number one source of CO2 emissions. (www.canarymedia.com)
Looming power grid rules could make or break the US energy transition (www.canarymedia.com)
Can corn ethanol really help decarbonize US air travel? (www.canarymedia.com)
California Replaces Gas Plant with Giant, Billion-Dollar Grid Battery (www.canarymedia.com)
Meanwhile, in Southern California, nonprofit news site Canary Media reports that an old gas combustion plant is being replaced by a “power bank” named Nova....
California derailed its booming rooftop solar buildout. Can it be fixed? California regulators have kneecapped small-scale solar. These lawmakers are trying to bring it back. (www.canarymedia.com)
More demand, more gas: Inside the US Southeast’s dirty power push (www.canarymedia.com)
Texas got more electricity from solar than coal last month (www.canarymedia.com)
Texas got more electricity from solar than coal last month (www.canarymedia.com)
The first all-electric tugboat in the US is about to launch (www.canarymedia.com)
US landfills emit way more methane than previously thought (www.canarymedia.com)
Landfills are the third-biggest source of U.S. methane emissions. But leaks of the potent greenhouse gas are often undetected due to monitoring blindspots....
Burying plant waste removes CO2 from the air. But can it scale? (www.canarymedia.com)
As Europe shifts to clean energy, does it still need so much US LNG? (www.canarymedia.com)
US pledges up to $1B for two pioneering 'green steel' projects (www.canarymedia.com)
Steelmakers Cleveland-Cliffs and SSAB could get up to $500M each to build novel facilities that can make iron for steelmaking using hydrogen.
US pledges up to $1B for two pioneering 'green steel' projects (www.canarymedia.com)
Steelmakers Cleveland-Cliffs and SSAB could get up to $500M each to build novel facilities that can make iron for steelmaking using hydrogen.
Geothermal is the hottest thing in clean energy. Here’s why (www.canarymedia.com)
At the moment, however, these so-called “clean, firm” sources remain elusive. Recent advances in geothermal technologies, demonstrated by a handful of real-world projects, suggest that harnessing the earth’s heat could be among the most promising ways to solve this clean-energy conundrum. But that can only happen if it...
Yes, heat pumps slash emissions even if powered by a dirty grid | Installing a heat pump now is better for the climate, even on U.S. electricity generated mostly by fossil fuels. Here’s why (www.canarymedia.com)
The article doesn’t go into it, but a key advantage they have is that heat pumps move heat, rather then trying to generate it. So they can move a lot more heat into your house than would be generated by running the electricity they use through a resistor. This makes them effectively more than 100% efficient (the exact amount...
New policy proposal dims hopes of reviving community solar in California (www.canarymedia.com)
New policy proposal dims hopes of reviving community solar in California (www.canarymedia.com)
The brewing rift within the Biden admin’s clean hydrogen strategy | hydrogen hubs oppose the administration’s strict rules that aim to ensure the new 45V tax credits reward truly clean hydrogen. (www.canarymedia.com)
This report puts a price tag on the climate impacts of US LNG exports: NYU researchers show that the climate harms of expanding LNG exports outweigh the benefits. (www.canarymedia.com)
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. (www.canarymedia.com)
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EVs are one step closer to becoming roaming grid batteries (www.canarymedia.com)
LNG is controversial. Canary Media fact-checks 5 big claims | The LNG industry frames itself as a tool of foreign policy and a climate solution. We dig into the details. (www.canarymedia.com)
Renters, you too can get a heat pump — a micro one, at least (www.canarymedia.com)
Who should foot the huge bill to switch California homes to heat pumps?Fearful of short-term rate hikes, regulators nixed Southern California Edison’s $744M building electrification plan. (www.canarymedia.com)
