The U.S. solar industry is entering a new phase. Solar installations continue to expand, but the market is also undergoing a major shift in where panels and components are manufactured. After years of relying heavily on overseas supply chains, the U.S. has attracted billions of dollars into domestic solar factories. New manufacturing capacity is emerging […]
Japan Airlines (JAL) has signed a carbon removal deal with Climeworks Solutions that the companies describe as the world’s first designed to meet the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). The deal is a new step for carbon removals in aviation. It combines several […]
The U.S. geothermal energy market could be entering a new phase as the Department of Energy (DOE) moves to unlock resources that conventional geothermal plants cannot easily reach. On September 21, the DOE announced more than $99 million for 21 projects across the U.S. The funding will support field tests of enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) […]
Meta and Apex Clean Energy have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a new 144-megawatt (MW) solar project in Gonzales County, Texas. Called Starling Solar, the project is expected to begin commercial operations in 2027. Meta will receive the project’s environmental attributes, including its renewable energy certificates (RECs). Apex says Meta’s commitment will support […]
The U.S. electric vehicle (EV) market is going through a reality check. New EV sales plunged 46.9% year over year in August 2026, according to Cox Automotive, even as the market showed some month-to-month improvement. Yet the latest outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) paints a very different picture for the years ahead. […]
Apple’s newest iPhone arrives with more than a new camera and faster performance. Behind the glossy launch of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max is another story: how much carbon it takes to make, ship, and use a smartphone. At the same time, Apple is pushing recycled materials deeper into the device, […]
Global healthcare company GSK has signed an eight-year deal with Indian climate company Varaha to cut emissions and enhance carbon removal. It will support regenerative agriculture on 50,000 hectares of smallholder farmland in Punjab and Haryana. The deal was structured by climate investment platform Earthly and covers more than 500,000 carbon credits. The project is […]
The top U.S. battery developer Factorial Energy (Nasdaq: FAC) is bringing in a major Japanese materials company as it works to take its solid-state battery technology from advanced testing to commercial production. It recently announced a strategic partnership with Japan’s Mitsui Kinzoku Company to support industrializing its Solstice all-solid-state battery platform. The deal brings together […]
The biochar carbon removal market is moving toward larger, longer-term deals as corporate buyers look for supply they can actually verify and receive. Exomad Green and Carbonfuture are now expanding their partnership to more than 1.1 million tonnes of biochar carbon removal supply. The additional volume, which includes an allocation already secured for 2026, will […]