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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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Supply-chain issues and market uncertainty slowed progress last year, but global wind power capacity still inched closer to the 1-terawatt milestone.
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Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A chat with Mariko McDonagh Meier, CRO at Convergent Energy and Power
Plus, climatetech career moves at Qcells, Generac, DOE, Generate, AES Clean Energy, Gage Zero, EPA and more. -
Clean energy
Chart: How much clean energy has been added globally since 2017?
Short answer: A lot. Solar has led the growth in renewable capacity around the world — especially in China. -
Charging Up: A chat with Alicia Barton, CEO of FirstLight Power
Plus, climatetech career moves at DOE, Rewiring America, Cypress Creek, GAF Energy, NYPA, Mission Strategies, Activate Capital and more. -
Clean energy
Chart: Clean energy to make up 84% of new US power capacity in 2023
Solar, wind, nuclear and grid batteries will account for nearly all power plant construction, with batteries beating gas for the first time. -
Electric vehicles
Chart: Is that electric truck greener than a gas-powered compact car?
A new analysis compares the total life-cycle emissions of electric vehicles, hybrids and gas-powered cars. How does your ride stack up? -
Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A chat with Utopia Hill, CEO of Reactivate
Plus, climatetech career moves at Powerhouse Ventures, DCVC, Energy Impact Partners, RockCreek, Advanced Energy United, Rewiring America, PVcase and more. -
Solar
Chart: Who's the leader in utility-scale solar — California or Texas?
After several years running of massive solar capacity buildouts, the Lone Star State is rapidly gaining ground on the long-established renewables leader. -
Workforce diversity
Charging Up: A chat with Alison Berman, senior manager at Valo Ventures
Plus, climatetech career moves at Fluence, Arcadia, Renewable Properties, Arevon, BBG Ventures, Deloitte, DOE, Mission Clean Energy, Boundary Stone and more. -
Heat pumps
Chart: Americans bought more heat pumps than gas furnaces last year
Even before Inflation Reduction Act incentives kicked in, Americans bought more heat pumps than ever before last year — well over 4 million.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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