Chart of the week
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Solar
Chart: In a first, EU grid got more power from solar than coal in 2024
The bloc’s use of fossil fuels for electricity hit a historic low, but experts say more progress, particularly in the wind sector, is needed.By Akielly Hu .
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Clean energy
Chart: The biggest clean energy projects built in the US last year
We’re living in the era of the clean energy megaproject. Here are the 25 biggest solar, wind, and battery-storage installations completed in the U.S. in 2024.By Dan McCarthy .
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Electric vehicles
Chart: EV sales grew slowly in 2024 — but still set new records
Last year, automakers sold 1.3 million new electric vehicles in the U.S., up just 7 percent from 2023.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
Chart: 96 percent of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024
Solar, batteries, and wind accounted for the vast majority of new electrons on the U.S. grid last year, but fossil fuel use remains high.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
The clean energy transition, in 10 charts
These charts on electric vehicles, clean energy, batteries, and more show where the global clean energy transition stands — and where it’s headed.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean energy
Chart: Wind and solar overtook coal on the US grid in 2024
The renewable energy sources together generated more electricity than coal-fired power plants from January to November of this year.By Carrie Klein .
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Batteries
Chart: Lithium-ion battery prices fall yet again
Batteries got 20% cheaper this year, a continuation of the steady cost declines that have enabled battery adoption to take off in recent years.By Dan McCarthy .
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Solar
Chart: US solar installations hit record high, but could drop in 2025
Utility-scale solar is soaring, with 32 gigawatts expected to be installed across the U.S. this year. A new report says that pace won’t be sustained.By Carrie Klein .
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Policy & regulation
Chart: Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act would harm US businesses
Trump has said he wants to gut the climate law. A recent survey of clean energy companies shows doing so would have a devastating effect.By Dan McCarthy .
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Clean industry
Chart: Green industrial projects are stuck in limbo
Nearly 700 projects to clean up steel, cement, and other industries are in progress worldwide — but developers are struggling to finance and build them.By Maria Gallucci .
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