VX News is the editorial voice of the annual VerdeXchange Conference, featuring in-depth interviews with industry leaders and policymakers driving innovation in clean energy, water, transportation, and climate policy.
The largest clean energy investment in North American history announced by Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney
With electricity demand climbing across North America and critical minerals supply chains under strain, Canada is moving to underwrite new generation at a scale not attempted in a generation. VX News here republishes the Government of Canada's backgrounder on the August 17, 2026 announcement by Prime Minister Mark Carney, alongside the premiers of Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador, of up to $10 billion in federal support for a nearly $70-billion package
Building the Next Phase of California’s Hydrogen Market: FPH2’s CEO Jason Caudle
Hydrogen is not new to California. It has long served industrial users, refineries, and critical infrastructure. What is new, and what CEO Jason Caudle (First Public Hydrogen or FPH2) is focused on, is the deliberate expansion of hydrogen into new, scalable market segments, including: public transit, distributed energy, and stationary power.
VX Excerpt: The Future of Clean Hydrogen in Los Angeles
Maressa Brennan provides independent oversight over rate making and investment decisions for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP). Brennan’s article in the Ratepayer Advocate’s Office Blog discusses the clean energy future of Los Angeles in the wake of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cancelling up to $1.2 billion in federal funding for California’s clean hydrogen hub.
Angelina Galiteva Updates on ARCHES & Hydrogen’s Promise in California
Angelina Galiteva highlights the importance of clear, consistent, and transparent policies to drive down hydrogen costs and attract long-term investments, emphasizing that, as with solar and wind, California can reduce the price of hydrogen through scale and security.
Tanya Peacock On California's Hydrogen Landscape, 45V Production Tax Credit, and Carbon Accounting
Tanya Peacock, Managing Director at EcoEngineers and chair of the California Hydrogen Business Council, elaborates, in this VX News interview, on the policies driving investments in low carbon intensity hydrogen – i.e.. the 45V Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, the status of ARCHES—with its $1.2 billion commitment from the federal government—and, the prospects for international and subnational leadership post-election on transitioning energy reliance to renewables.
