Chart of the week

Wind

Chart: Which US states are leading the way on offshore wind?

The offshore wind sector has huge potential — and equally large ambitions — but progress has been slow going in the U.S.

By Carrie Klein . 12 July 2024
Energy storage

Chart: The US battery market is on track for its best year yet

Overall storage installations — meaning utility-scale, home, and commercial projects — grew 84 percent in Q1. Grid battery installations grew even faster.

By Dan McCarthy . 5 July 2024
Clean industry

Chart: Aluminum has a big CO2 problem. Here’s how to clean it up

To hit global climate goals, carbon emissions from aluminum production have to drop 92 percent by 2050. Step one? Building a ton of clean energy.

By Carrie Klein . 28 June 2024
Fossil fuels

Chart: Electric vehicle growth is slowly eating into global oil demand

As EV adoption rises, oil demand is starting to level off — and IEA forecasts consumption of the planet-warming fossil fuel will peak later this decade.

By Carrie Klein . 21 June 2024
Climatetech finance

Chart: Clean energy set to attract double investment spent on fossil fuels

In a first, more than $2 trillion will be invested in clean energy this year. It’s a staggering sum, but much more is needed to transition from fossil fuels.

By Carrie Klein . 14 June 2024
Climatetech finance

Chart: US sets new record with $71B in clean energy investment

In the first quarter of this year, private investors poured 40% more money into clean energy and electric vehicles than they did in Q1 2023.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 7 June 2024
Solar

Chart: Which 10 countries generated the most solar power in 2023?

China was the top solar power producer last year, but it's not the only nation that saw a big leap in solar production.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 31 May 2024
Clean industry

Chart: Which sectors are the biggest industrial emitters in the US?

Industry is set to become the country's largest source of CO2 emissions, largely driven by chemical manufacturing and oil and gas refining.

By Maria Gallucci . 24 May 2024
Clean energy manufacturing

Chart: Global clean energy manufacturing, by the numbers

China has a huge lead in building the technologies of the energy transition. Can the U.S. and Europe catch up?

By Maria Virginia Olano . 17 May 2024
Clean energy

Chart: Renewables generated a record 30% of global electricity in 2023

Solar and wind are cleaning up the global power grid — so much so that research firm Ember says global power sector emissions may have peaked last year.

By Eric Wesoff . 10 May 2024