Canary Media | Covering the clean energy transition
WEBCanary Media and ENN team up to supercharge clean energy coverage. Canary is joining forces with the Energy News Network so we can increase our state and regional coverage and more comprehensively report on the energy transition. By Eric Wesoff, Lisa Hymas, Nicholas Rinaldi.
Chart: Which countries are leading the green hydrogen race?
WEBFeb 2, 2024 — Source Sans Pro. China is currently the world’s largest consumer and producer of hydrogen. Most of the hydrogen it makes today is fossil-fuel-based, but the country has big plans to scale up its green hydrogen production and use the fuel to decarbonize sectors like steel and chemicals production. Saudi Arabia is …
Yes, it’s possible to electrify a home on just 100 amps
WEB7 December 2023. A 100-amp electrical panel may be all you need to electrify your home. (Binh Nguyen/Canary Media; Square D) Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. In 2022, Wayne Szeto was psyched to ...
Portugal just ran on 100 % renewables for six days in a row
WEBNov 15, 2023 — Portugal just ran on. 100. % renewables for six days in a row. For nearly a week, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels. Wind turbines in the distance at Santa Cruz, Madeira Island, Portugal (Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images) One recent autumn ...
Solar Energy News - Canary Media
WEBSep 10, 2024 — This northwest Georgia community got in early on the national boom in cleantech manufacturing spurred by the climate law, and it's reaping the benefits. Explore the latest news in solar energy and the solar industry, including rooftop solar, community solar, commercial solar and utility-scale solar.
The US is building power lines faster, but not fast enough - Canary …
WEBSep 18, 2023 — US. is building power lines faster, but not fast enough. Major transmission lines and grid plans have been approved in the past two years. But they’re just 10 percent of what the country needs to decarbonize its grid. The U.S. needs a lot more power lines to support its transition away from fossil fuels.
How to protect yourself against solar scams | Canary Media
WEBAug 22, 2024 — Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Canary thanks EnergySage for its support of the column.. Fraudsters can dim even an industry as bright as solar. Solar scams are rare, but on the rise as more and more consumers install panels at their homes.
Chart: Here’s where utility-scale solar is located in the
WEBNov 24, 2023 — Right now, the U.S. has nearly 160 gigawatts of installed solar capacity, more than half of which is utility-scale. More than double that amount of new solar — 358 gigawatts — is forecast to be installed in the U.S. by the end of 2030. So far this year, solar has provided about 6 percent of U.S. electricity.
A $7B power line from Kansas to Indiana moves closer to reality
WEBOct 20, 2023 — The project is the Grain Belt Express — a $ 7 billion undertaking aiming to carry 5, 000 megawatts of power more than 800 miles, from the windswept and sun-soaked western Kansas plains to hungry power grids in Missouri, Illinois and across the mid-Atlantic region. The key go-ahead came from the Missouri Public Service Commission, which last ...
Lunar Energy bets on a seamless - Canary Media
WEBBy Jeff St. John. 21 June 2023. Lunar Energy is betting its integrated home battery and energy controls platform will bring a seamless solar backup and virtual power plant experience to homeowners. (Lunar Energy) There’s a long-running debate in the home-electrification space: Can homes of the future, equipped with solar, battery and digital ...