
Bringing small modular solar to the masses
In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Meghan Wood, co-founder of startup Raya Power, says modular solar power systems will revolutionize energy access.
In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Meghan Wood, co-founder of startup Raya Power, says modular solar power systems will revolutionize energy access.
Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. For those of you who recently subscribed, welcome! I use these bi-weekly roundups to highlight important energy transition updates and trends you might have missed. If you like
In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships’ Dave Lis describes what it will take to get heat pumps into the millions of U.S. buildings that need them.
On the sidelines of the Biggest Little Air Show in San Carlos, California, Quitting Carbon got an up-close look at the B23 Energic all-electric plane.
Dear readers, I launched Quitting Carbon last year with a simple goal: provide context on the projects, people, and policies advancing the energy transition. There is no shortage of sites to go to for news, to scroll through headlines. But you won’t understand what is going on in the
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The Trump administration’s all-out assault on U.S. universities and research institutions is a warning for the world’s top scientists: You’re not welcome here.
Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. Ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend, here is another roundup of highlights from what I've been reading. Thanks, as ever, for reading and subscribing. Gas
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright calls himself “a science geek, turned tech nerd, turned lifelong energy entrepreneur.” Why is he standing by as DOGE and the White House destroy his department?
Repowering is well established in the onshore wind business. Is it time to repower solar projects, too?
Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. In my last roundup, I mentioned I was heading to the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) annual conference in Tempe, Arizona. I have a short dispatch from the
In a conversation with Quitting Carbon, Tanksi Clairmont talks about the launch of Tribal Energy Alternatives and the organization’s plans to bring solar energy to tribes across the U.S.
What I'm reading
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Reporting
Spurred by recent legislation, California regulators are planning for the day when wave and tidal energy projects join the grid.
What I'm reading
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Commentary
Voters returned Donald Trump to the White House largely because they were unhappy about the cost of living. So, why does Trump want us to pay more for energy?
What I'm reading
Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. Ahead of the weekend, here is another roundup of highlights from some of what I've been reading. Enjoy! States lagging on energy efficiency: Far too many
Reporting
At a forum last week in Sacramento, stakeholders from government, industry, and academia made it clear that progress is well underway to curb climate pollution from the aviation sector.
Q&As
Enlisting your EV for double duty as a battery that can power your home when the grid goes down is part of the new climate reality, argues climate advocate Justin Guay.
Commentary
The General Services Administration wants to shutter more than 2 million square feet of Department of Interior office space. Who will be left to help Trump achieve “energy dominance”?
What I'm reading
Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. Because we journalists learn about so many more interesting and notable developments each day than we have time to write about them in stories, here is another roundup
Commentary
The California officials who spoke last Friday at a symposium on ports and offshore wind barely mentioned the biggest threat to the industry: President Donald Trump.
Reporting
Regulators just approved a landmark Clean Heat Plan for Colorado’s second-largest gas utility.
What I'm reading
Quitting Carbon is a 100% subscriber-funded publication. To support my work, please consider becoming a paid subscriber or making a one-time donation. Ahead of the long holiday weekend, here is another roundup of highlights from what I've been reading – and listening to. Enjoy! Trump kills GSA’s Green