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Geothermal

Geothermal project hits roadblock in Nevada, but sector poised to surge nationwide

Judge pauses project over tribal and environmental concerns. Still, technical advances and the huge need for 24/7 renewable power mean geothermal has bright prospects.

By Maria Gallucci . 6 January 2022

Solar

How to turn trash into treasure: Put solar panels over landfills

Building solar on closed landfills can add costs and complications, but it could bring gigawatts of clean energy to underserved communities, a new report says.

By Jeff St. John . 30 November 2021

Guest essay

Earth to Glasgow: Biodiversity is fundamental to a healthy climate

All eyes are on the climate COP, but there's an equally critical biodiversity COP process.

By Siddarth Shrikanth, Gretchen C. Daily . 5 November 2021

Batteries

Newsletter: A play-by-play from the frontlines of Hawaii's race to replace coal

Plus, a new twist on our newsletter.

By Julian Spector . 25 October 2021

An empty parking lot with many blue EV chargers

EV charging

New York City needs a lot of EV chargers. How can its power grid support them all?

Startup Revel's Brooklyn superhub is the first of many charging centers NYC will need to meet its EV goals. Can it be replicated at scale?

By Jeff St. John . 23 September 2021

Solar

Can solar developers and farmers find common ground?

Clashes over siting of solar projects are happening across the U.S., but collaboration is also taking root in many areas.

By Andy Kowalczyk . 12 August 2021

Grid edge

Why vertical farms could be the next big microgrid market

Building on-site power supplies is one way plant factories can manage their hefty electricity bills. Playing them into grid markets is another.

By Jeff St. John . 21 July 2021

Solar

Solar High Rollers: A new column on the big wins and growing pains of utility-scale solar

Want to get up to speed on utility-scale solar? Our kickoff column is a digest of breaking big-solar news and market themes.

By Eric Wesoff . 28 June 2021

Solar

Erthos eliminates trackers in utility-scale solar, mounts PV panels on the ground

If solar panels were free, how would you build the ideal utility-scale solar plant? This startup's answer: "You'd put them on the ground."

By Eric Wesoff . 14 June 2021

Transmission

Biden administration boosts support for transmission jobs and clean energy benefits

An ACEG report finds that interstate transmission projects could drive 1.2 million jobs and increase wind and solar capacity by 50 percent. A new $8.25 billion federal loan commitment could help.

By Jeff St. John . 28 April 2021

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Land use

Geothermal project hits roadblock in Nevada, but sector poised to surge nationwide

How to turn trash into treasure: Put solar panels over landfills

Earth to Glasgow: Biodiversity is fundamental to a healthy climate

Newsletter: A play-by-play from the frontlines of Hawaii's race to replace coal

New York City needs a lot of EV chargers. How can its power grid support them all?

Can solar developers and farmers find common ground?

Why vertical farms could be the next big microgrid market

Solar High Rollers: A new column on the big wins and growing pains of utility-scale solar

Erthos eliminates trackers in utility-scale solar, mounts PV panels on the ground

Biden administration boosts support for transmission jobs and clean energy benefits