As we wrap up #industry week, read our article with Maria Gallucci from Canary Media on the state of the industry transition. We discussed signs of progress since #ClimateWeekNYC last year, the barriers still to be overcome, and aims for this year: ow.ly/hM7B50T4ULb

The U.S. is pretty much only building clean energy these days, and mostly solar and batteries. That’s good news — but power sector emissions are still on track to tick up by 1% this year, Dan McCarthy writes in Chart of the Week canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

A former editor unearthed this hard-hitting investigation I wrote a million (15) years ago on rainy season attire in Mexico City. Just in case you don't know what to do when the skies open up:

.@Calectra_ is the latest startup vying to decarbonize heavy industry using thermal energy storage. Industrial heat accounts for a quarter of global energy use. Reporting by Maria Gallucci: ow.ly/pG6V50T6mip

Another tech giant is getting in on the geothermal renaissance. Sage Geosystems and Meta agreed to a 150MW geothermal power agreement, with a target online date of 2027. More here for Canary Media canarymedia.com/articles/geoth…

.Eric Wesoff will be at #RE2024 discussing the future of green steel. Join him and speakers from BHE Renewables , Nucor and Nextracker to learn about the challenges and opportunities of decarbonizing the steel industry. Register here: ow.ly/pRLA50T3p5U

Relentless heat has caused Texas to keep breaking electricity-demand records this summer, including just last week. But as Jeff St. John reports, solar power and batteries in the state are breaking records, too canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

There's huge potential to electrify homes equitably, but plenty of barriers still exist. Alison F. Takemura spoke with a Detroit-based contractor about 3 ways to speed up home efficiency and electrification upgrades, for her latest Electrified Life column⚡️ canarymedia.com/articles/elect…

California lawmakers & Gov. Newsom's office have crafted a last-minute push to address the state's electricity affordability crisis—by gutting low-income energy programs. Critics say the cuts will do more to hurt than help residents, Jeff St. John reports canarymedia.com/articles/polic…

A staggering 428 gigawatts' worth of solar was installed worldwide last year, up by 76% from 2022, per new BloombergNEF data. That’s more than double the industry's recent growth rates. Carrie Klein & Dan McCarthy have the details: canarymedia.com/articles/solar…

Oakland, CA has the country's biggest fleet of electric school buses. Now startup Zūm is working to harness the batteries inside those 74 yellow vehicles to support the power grid. Jeff St. John visited the bus depot for his latest story: canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

A big new solar array will soon be assembled atop an ancient lake bed near Las Vegas. The 200MW solar + 600MW storage installation is the latest renewable energy project to be approved on public land, Keaton Peters reports canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

After the courts squashed Berkeley's first-in-the-nation natural gas ban, the California city has emerged with a new strategy to curb use of the fossil fuel: taxing large buildings that use it, Akielly Hu reports for Canary Media canarymedia.com/articles/carbo…

From Ford to Mercedes-Benz, major automakers are walking back aggressive EV goals they set just a few years ago. Tim Stevens looks at why traditional car companies are suddenly getting cold feet canarymedia.com/articles/elect…

Horseshoe crabs truly are majestic…and at risk of being wiped out across much of their range. Nice piece by Carrie Klein on the effort to save these ancient arthropods