Consumers Should Control Their Electric Meter Data
The data they generate must be standardized and widely available to be useful. Right now, it mostly isn’t.
Storing Renewable Energy, One Balloon at a Time
To decarbonize the electrical grid, companies are finding creative ways to store energy during periods of low demand.
Energy Department Offers $2.3 Billion Loan to Boost Lithium Production
Demand for lithium, which is used in electric vehicle batteries, has soared but domestic production of the metal has lagged behind other countries.
Will Biden’s Climate Law Change Your Life Before November 2024?
Why I’m worried about the next phase of the Inflation Reduction Act’s ro
Energy Dept. Announces $12 Billion to Help Factories Convert to Electric Cars
The grants and loans, provided under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, are meant to keep autoworkers’ jobs in their communities.
How to Make Sure Federal Climate Money Helps Everyone
The Biden administration is spending billions to transform how Americans use and consume energy. How can we make that process more equitable?
Ford’s Battery Joint Venture to Get $9.2 Billion Government Loan
The money will help finance three plants the automaker and its partner, SK On, are building in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Energy Department Will Loan $2 Billion to Redwood Materials
The loan will help accelerate Redwood Materials’ plans to produce components for electric car batteries from new and recycled sources.
Inside the Saudi Strategy to Keep the World Hooked on Oil
The kingdom is working to keep fossil fuels at the center of the world economy for decades to come by lobbying, funding research and using its diplomatic muscle to obstruct climate action.
Biden Expands Effort to Lower Gas Prices and Secure Energy Independence
Draining of emergency oil reserves draws criticism that the White House is trying to lower gas prices with midterm election politics in mind.