EPA’s new power plant rule spotlights carbon capture role in cutting emissions The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled its final rule to limit carbon pollution from the existing fleet of coal-fired plants and not yet built natural gas fired plants. Latest News Amena H. Saiyid 3 min read
U.S. energy loan chief on hydrogen, peak power demand, pipelines and his coffee mug Q&A Cat Clifford 4 min read
Helping entrepreneurial scientists cross the first ‘Valley of Death’ Many scientists develop breakthrough materials and new processes that could be successful commercial products. But most of these breakthroughs remain in lab notebooks or seminar slides and never translate into startup ideas. Voices David Jaramillo 3 min read
A political surprise in coal country could provide a lesson for oil country Conservative U.S. states like Texas, with deep historical and economic connections to the fossil fuel industry, could learn from Poland, once a fossil fuel stronghold turning toward renewables. Voices Pete Harrison 3 min read
U.S. energy loan chief wants “culture and norms” disrupted Jigar Shah is trying to use his perch overseeing the department’s Loan Programs Office to help move the multi-headed behemoth that is the U.S. electricity industry into a decarbonized future. Latest News Cat Clifford 5 min read
Europe’s grid expansion out of sync with renewables goals Clean energy technologies can be deployed in Europe much faster than transmission lines can be built or upgraded. Data Dives Anca Gurzu < 1
How we know the energy transition is here You may be under the impression the world isn't making much progress on tackling climate change. But several recent data points suggest the energy transition is happening, often faster than even some experts have predicted. Harder Line Amy Harder 6 min read
US investment in carbon removal needs to increase exponentially, finds report To reach net zero by midcentury, the United States will need to be able to remove a gigaton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere per year by 2050, according to Rhodium Group. Data Dives Cat Clifford 2 min read
Australia’s top renewable energy state aims for more, much more The state of South Australia has too much renewable energy. It plans to build way more. Latest News Bill Spindle 5 min read