Clean energy

Policy & regulation

The tax code change unleashing $25B in clean energy investment

The Inflation Reduction Act’s transferability provision is expanding opportunities to turn the value of clean energy tax credits into real-world projects.

By Jeff St. John . 28 October 2024

Grid edge

Swell raises $120M for virtual power plants to link solar and batteries

Getting networks of homes with rooftop solar and batteries to help balance the grid requires innovative tech and financing. L.A.-based Swell Energy is on it.

By Jeff St. John . 22 November 2022
Clean energy

Watch this dynamic map of renewable energy growth around the world

Renewable energy is gaining ground around the world. See which countries are shifting most quickly.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 18 November 2022
Wind

World's largest floating wind farm just started producing power

The first of 11 floating wind turbines in Equinor’s project off Norway is now generating clean electricity — which will be used to power an oil platform.

By Maria Gallucci . 16 November 2022
Sponsored

How EDP Renewables is unlocking solar-plus-storage in rural America

Lining up a roster of talented project partners is the key to making renewables projects work in smaller communities.

By 15 November 2022
Clean energy

Chart: Clean energy installations slowed way down in Q3

On the bright side, energy storage had its best quarter ever, and analysts expect solar and wind to bounce back soon thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 7 November 2022
Podcast

New York’s clean energy puzzle

Huge renewables targets, nuclear closures and transmission constraints. Can New York pull it off?

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By Stephen Lacey . 46 min . 2 November 2022
Guest essay

It's time for solar microgrids to replace dirty diesel generators

In rural sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, costly diesel generators are often the only power source. A concerted push to deploy solar microgrids could change that.

By Manoj Sinha, Joseph Nganga . 28 October 2022
Solar

Enphase to manufacture solar inverters in US, spurred by new tax credits

Clean energy hardware juggernaut Enphase says it will produce millions of solar microinverters in the U.S. by late 2023, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.

By Julian Spector . 27 October 2022
Podcast

Clean energy gatekeepers you’ve never heard of

Some of the most influential people in energy policy are almost completely unknown to the public.

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By Julia Pyper . 35 min . 27 October 2022
Energy storage

Australia to replace coal plant with record-busting 850MW battery

Newcomer Akaysha Energy won backing from investment giant BlackRock and now will build a gargantuan battery in New South Wales.

By Julian Spector . 20 October 2022