Energy

The new code passed by the California Energy Commission will include electric heat pumps as a baseline technology for new construction starting in 2023, taking a towards removing natural gas from buildings and requiring all new builds to be electric-ready. Read More

A new paper, "Decarbonizing our toughest sectors — profitably," makes the case that deep decarbonization isn’t a cost: It’s an investment that will make communities and companies money. Read More

Clusters, or areas with a many companies providing similar goods and services, can give the U.S. monopolies of scale for cutting emissions. Read More

When distributed energy resources are aggregated, these assets can do more than just help the owners; they can help the entire grid become more resilient by providing new, dispatchable resources to utilities.   Read More

Instead of having its tower embedded directly into the ground or the seafloor, a floating wind turbine sits on a platform with mooring lines, such as chains or ropes, that connect to anchors in the seabed below. Read More

The Biden administration should update tax credits to they incentives carbon savings in buildings without being too complicated. Read More

Many other tribes have looked to the success of the Elwha River dam removals in bringing down fish-blocking dams in their lands as well. Read More

A Land Rover ad has stoked a debate over the acceptability of running ads for high carbon products and services that hurt human health and undermine the U.K.’s climate goals Read More

The capacity of new renewable energy contracts disclosed by U.S. companies topped 3.2 gigawatts, beating last year's activity. Read More

Organizational and structural challenges pose barriers to innovation and informed regulatory decision-making that will move states toward a clean energy future. Read More