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.
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Solar
Chart: Solar installations set to break global, US records in 2023
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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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Clean energy
Chart: Wind and solar are outperforming coal on US grid this year
Renewables are making progress in replacing coal, but to decarbonize U.S. electricity by 2035, they'll need to replace fossil gas too.By Dan McCarthy .
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Liquefied natural gas
Chart: The US is now exporting more LNG than ever before
As the country pushes for clean energy at home, it is still sending record-breaking amounts of planet-warming fossil gas abroad.By Maria Virginia Olano .
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