Clean energy

Offshore wind

New England labor unions call for faster offshore wind buildout

A new report by unions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut recommends tripling the region’s 2040 offshore wind goals and centering workers.

By Carrie Klein . 26 November 2024

A wind turbine stands in the water off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. — Revolution Wind's first turbine was installed in September 2024 off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut. (Revolution Wind)

Podcast

More 2023 trends: EVs, onshoring and the three ages of decarbonization

Part two of our conversation on the biggest trends in climatetech with Nat Bullard.

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By Shayle Kann . 49 min . 2 March 2023
Clean energy

Here's the good and bad news on the US clean energy transition

A comprehensive new report from BNEF lays out 2022's mixed bag of wins and losses on EVs, emissions, energy storage, climate disasters and much more.

By Jeff St. John . 1 March 2023
Clean energy

California ups renewables target again with new plan to add 85GW by 2035

The updated carbon-cutting goals will require immense amounts of solar, batteries, offshore wind, geothermal and transmission. Can it all be built fast enough?

By Jeff St. John . 24 February 2023
Podcast

2023 trends: biomass, ESG, batteries and more

Part one of a conversation with Nat Bullard, who delivers us a monster slide deck on the biggest trends in climatetech.

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By Shayle Kann . 42 min . 23 February 2023
Politics

Minnesota's new climate bill is ambitious: 100% clean energy by 2040

The legislation, which is about to be signed into law, will move the state to all carbon-free electricity, streamline permitting and set pay standards for energy workers.

By Zoya Teirstein . 6 February 2023
Carbon-free buildings

Interactive: Turn this old house into your clean-energy dream home

How can you make a home more climate-friendly and more comfortable? Here's the technology you need, plus the steps to get you there.

By Alison F. Takemura . 6 February 2023
Fossil fuels

Clean energy is cheaper than coal across the whole US, study finds

Almost every coal-fired power plant in the country could be cost-effectively replaced by local solar or wind and batteries, according to a groundbreaking new analysis.

By Jeff St. John . 31 January 2023
Podcast

The journey to monetizing distributed energy resources

Customers are adopting DERs, but cumbersome rules are hampering more widespread deployment.

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By Shayle Kann . 47 min . 26 January 2023
Batteries

Here's a plan for cutting US demand for lithium by up to 90%

A new report says smaller EV batteries, more battery recycling and less driving could curb the amount of lithium needed as the country shifts to clean energy.

By Lylla Younes, Blanca Begert . 26 January 2023
Podcast

The make-or-break moment for America's energy transition

Getting a climate bill passed was just the start. Jigar Shah and Katherine Hamilton explain the hard work ahead for kick-starting the era of mass deployment.

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By Stephen Lacey . 40 min . 19 January 2023