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Clean energy

Huge opportunities and huge threats loom for US clean energy in 2023

Wind and solar deployment fell steeply in 2022. Can the Inflation Reduction Act help build it back this year?

By Jeff St. John . 2 January 2023
Clean energy

Top 10 most popular energy charts of 2022

From lithium prices to Russian oil to top EV countries, here's the data that our readers found most fascinating.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 30 December 2022
Transmission

Fixing the US power grid: A challenge for 2023 and beyond

Lack of investment in the country's transmission grids has become a huge roadblock to clean energy and reliable power. Will 2023 be the year things start to change?

By Jeff St. John . 29 December 2022
Nuclear

How did the US nuclear industry fare in 2022?

Nuclear plants big and small are getting support from the feds. Still, problems persist — TerraPower can't source fuel, Oklo and NuScale are tangled in red tape, and more.

By Eric Wesoff . 28 December 2022
Clean energy

The 12 most popular Canary Media stories of 2022

Our most-read pieces from a busy year in cleantech, from the Auxin solar tariff case to innovations in nuclear fusion, electric school buses and heat pumps.

By Alison F. Takemura . 28 December 2022
Climate crisis

States have a huge role to play in enacting the Inflation Reduction Act

Congress finally took action on climate change in 2022, but the federal government can't implement IRA on its own. States will be vital actors in putting the act's incentives to work.

By Jeff St. John . 27 December 2022
Wind

US offshore wind industry to hit major milestones in 2023

After years of delays, the fledgling offshore wind industry finally made headway in 2022. Here's a rundown of the sector's busy year and a preview of what lies ahead.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 December 2022
Solar

Chart: Which country dominates the solar supply chain?

China maintains an iron grip on every stage of solar manufacturing, from raw polysilicon to finished solar panels.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 23 December 2022
Long-duration energy storage

Form Energy to build novel iron batteries in West Virginia steel town

The extremely well-funded long-duration storage startup Form Energy found an eager partner in West Virginia’s state government.

By Julian Spector . 22 December 2022
ENN

How big a role will wind power play in Duke Energy’s Carbon Plan for North Carolina?

The state has tremendous potential for offshore wind, but its high costs may put it at a disadvantage in a blueprint due soon from regulators.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 22 December 2022