Clean energy
Chart: The world is approaching a peak in electricity emissions
Electricity production is the biggest source of CO2 emissions in the world, but a new report suggests the grid’s dirtiest days will soon be behind it.
By Dan McCarthy .
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Solar
Chart: China’s solar export dominance grows with surging European orders
The country produces 80 percent of the world’s solar panels, and Europe is now buying over half of the panels it exports. -
Batteries
Chart: The remarkable rise of California’s grid battery capacity
In 2020, California had 500 megawatts of grid battery storage. Now, just three years later, it has over 5,000 megawatts. -
Solar
Chart: Solar installations set to break global, US records in 2023
Thanks to cheaper solar panels and favorable policy, expect to see a lot more broken solar records in the years to come. -
Clean energy manufacturing
Charts: Which states will benefit most from the Inflation Reduction Act?
The climate law has sparked a wave of clean energy manufacturing investment and job creation, mostly in the Southeast’s burgeoning Battery Belt.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Clean energy
Chart: Renewables are on track to keep getting cheaper and cheaper
A new report says that ongoing improvements in solar and wind tech will keep driving steep cost declines that make them even more competitive against fossil fuels.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Clean energy
Chart: Global renewables deployments to hit record levels in 2023
New IEA figures show the industry is bouncing back from pandemic-related delays and supply-chain woes, thanks in large part to onshore wind growth. -
Climate crisis
Chart: The US can't meet its climate goals unless states step up
But if the 24 states with aggressive emissions-reduction targets make good on their pledges, the country could get within striking distance of its 2030 commitment.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Electric vehicles
Chart: EV ranges are growing, but at a cost
Range anxiety is being replaced by materials anxiety as automakers roll out more powerful batteries that gobble up a greater volume of scarce minerals.By Eric Wesoff .
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Clean energy
Charts: US clean energy developers are hyped about post-IRA prospects
A new survey suggests that in spite of some lingering headwinds, most big-money players in the renewables space are bullish on the market and ready to invest.By Eric Wesoff .
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