Workforce diversity
Maria Virginia Olano is editorial producer at Canary Media, where she writes the Chart of the Week and Charging Up columns. She also covers climatetech workforce trends and leads editorial digital events.
Before joining the Canary team, she worked on state-level climate policy advocacy, specifically focusing on communications strategies. She previously produced the podcastPolitical Climate and hosted and produced the podcast Cooler Earth. She grew up in Colombia and now lives in Boston.
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Plus, climatetech career moves at QuantumScape, DOE, Fermata Energy, Nextracker, Verse, Aligned Climate Capital, Low Carbon Fuels Coalition and more.
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Energy storage
Chart: The US grid battery fleet is about to double — again
America's energy storage industry is on a tear, installing batteries to store clean wind and solar and make the grid more reliable. -
Fossil fuels
Chart: Coal-fired electricity may have peaked in 2023
The global energy mix is rapidly shifting away from the dirtiest fossil fuel and toward renewables, but the change is not everywhere — or fast enough.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A chat with Malini Balakrishnan, CTO at Anza Renewables
Plus, climatetech career moves at Nextracker, Google, Array Technologies, Erthos, Drilled, the Climate Investment Funds and more. -
Clean energy
10 charts that sum up 2023's clean energy progress
The shift to clean energy is underway. These charts show how, where — and how fast — that transition is happening.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Fossil fuels
Chart: The US hits new highs for oil and gas production
It's the hottest year on record, and the U.N. just set a global goal to phase out fossil fuels — but the U.S. is drilling for more oil and gas than ever before.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Clean energy jobs
Only 2% of US electricians are women. Tonya Hicks wants to change that
As a Black woman, Hicks has faced her share of industry hurdles. Now she's on a mission to electrify buildings, make EVs more accessible and build the next generation of climate-aware electricians.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Solar
Chart: The US installed more solar in 2023 than ever before
The industry saw 55% growth over 2022, according to forecasts — but headwinds threaten to temper the momentum in the years ahead.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A chat with Suzanne Leta, head of policy and strategy at SunPower
Plus, climatetech career moves at Origami Solar, NextEra Energy Resources, Vineyard Offshore, Fermata Energy and more. -
Climatetech finance
Chart: How much are oil and gas firms spending on clean energy? Not much
Fossil fuel companies accounted for just 1% of global climatetech funding last year — while continuing to invest lavishly in their planet-warming products.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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