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Julian Spector

Julian Spector

Senior Reporter at Canary Media

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United States
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  • English
Covering topics
  • Energy
  • Automobiles
  • Environment

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This industrial heat pump is cheaper to run than a boiler. Yes, really.

Skyven Technologies is making clean steam in a cost-effective way. The tech could boost efforts to decarbonize heavy industry.
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This startup wants to build pumped hydro storage in the ocean

Sizable Energy raised $8M to build a demonstration plant that stores energy for long durations by pumping brine between inflatable reservoirs in the sea.
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In a first, a data center is using a big battery to get online faster

Aligned Data Centers will pay to build a 31-megawatt battery, an early example of how AI developers can move fast if they’re willing to be flexible.
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California has a new law to prevent big grid battery fires

The state enhanced battery safety rules in response to the Moss Landing fire. The industry is on board, hoping better standards will reassure the public.
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Canceled solar megaproject reveals new Trump-era threat to renewables

The Esmeralda 7 development would have been the largest solar farm in the U.S. But it was sited on federal land, so it needed an OK from the Trump admin.
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Base Power hauls in $1B for mass deployment of huge home batteries

It’s a standout fundraise for the current cleantech market. The Texas startup will use the money to beef up manufacturing and install batteries even…
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Solar is crushing gas power in California this year

The state’s combination of solar and battery plants has pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas…
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As coal fades, Australia looks to realize dream of 100 % renewable ...

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other…
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Carrier wants to pair batteries with air conditioners to help the grid

Utilities are struggling to meet demand as AI data centers surge. Equipping air conditioners with batteries could be an easy and hugely scalable way to…
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The solar industry threw a party in Vegas, and it actually wasn’t sad

After relentless setbacks from the Trump administration, solar and storage pros are finding solace in booming demand for electricity.
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Will this startup be the first to successfully scale up ocean power?

Many companies have failed to harness the sea’s energy. Eco Wave Power thinks its shore-mounted tech, which it just installed at a wharf in LA, can buck…
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Tesla just launched the Megablock, a big, easy-to-deploy grid battery

The new storage product combines four Megapacks and a transformer in one handy package, aiming to pack in more battery cells and streamline installation.
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Colorado goes big on clean energy before tax credits vanish

States are under pressure to expedite wind and solar projects before GOP policies make them more expensive. Colorado is leading the way.
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US solar plant construction is on a record-breaking spree — for now

Solar power is having a bumper year as developers race to complete installations before Trump's policy changes pull the rug out from under the industry.
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Peak Energy’s new battery is cooler than lithium-ion systems

The startup’s first sodium-based grid-battery project has a novel design that cuts costs by virtually eliminating the need for temperature controls.
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This hydrogen microgrid is the first of its kind. Is it a good idea?

Energy Vault, Plug Power, and PG&E partnered on a project that replaces diesel generators with fuel cells to provide backup power for a small town in…
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Used EV batteries could upend the race for long-duration storage

Redwood Materials says second-life batteries are the cheapest form of long-duration storage. If true, battery startups are in trouble — and renewables are…
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A pioneering second-life’ battery startup begins major Texas expansion

Armed with lessons from five years of hooking up used EV batteries to the grid in California, B2U is making a 100-MWh foray into Texas’ volatile energy…
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Powin fueled the US grid storage boom. Then the company crashed.

The Oregon-based battery firm filed for bankruptcy this summer, jeopardizing its 11.3 gigawatt-hours of storage projects installed around the world.
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US solar manufacturers face steeper hill despite some wins in budge...

Manufacturing incentives survived in the GOP budget law, but solar factories will have to navigate subdued demand and detailed new anti-China rules.
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The solar house is on fire, but Dean Solon is rushing back in

The self-made solar billionaire is forging on with a new U.S. manufacturing business, despite tariff uncertainty and the loss of tax credits.