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Clean Energy

The technologies and innovations enabling the decarbonization of the global energy economy and disrupting business-as-usual.

AI, Defense Spending Fuel the Rush to Mine Minerals, Report Says

The global mining industry says more extraction of rare earth minerals is necessary to fight climate change. But a new report says conventional industries, AI and defense are driving much of the demand.

By Katie Surma

 A worker extracts a drill core at a copper mining project in the Andes mountain range of Calingasta, Argentina, on April 21. Credit: Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images
A solar farm near Lancaster, Calif. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Even With Tariffs and Tax Changes, Solar Power Is Soaring

By Dan Gearino
A delivery drone takes off from Amazon’s SXT8 warehouse in Richardson, Texas. Credit: Andrew Liu/Inside Climate News

Drone Delivery Could Cut Pollution. Can Communities Live With the Noise?

By Andrew Liu
An ecobee smart thermostat is set up in a home in Toronto, Ontario. Credit: Richard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves

By Dan Gearino
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference on June 25. Credit: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

New Florida Law Bans Local Net-Zero Emissions Policies

By Amy Green
Plug-in solar panels sit on the balconies of a building in Erfurt, Germany. Credit: Martin Schutt/picture alliance via Getty Images

The ‘Guerrilla Solar’ Era Has Arrived, and Here’s What to Know

By Dan Gearino
Philadelphia schools planned to use federal tax credits to help fund projects as part of the statewide Solar for Schools program. Credit: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘Short-Sighted’ Cuts Jeopardize Philadelphia’s Clean Energy Future

By Daniel Perrin
Inside the London Stock Exchange Group’s headquarters in London on April 28. Credit: Justin TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Green Economy Hits $10 Trillion in Market Value

By Ajani Stella
Peak Energy completed this sodium-ion battery system in Watkins, Colo., in 2025. Credit: Courtesy of Peak Energy

Why General Motors Is Betting on Sodium-Ion Batteries

By Dan Gearino
An aerial view of the Altamont Pass wind farm on Jan. 13 in Livermore, Calif. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Trump Administration Abandons Fight Against Wind Energy as Clean Energy Output Surges

By Aman Azhar
A Microsoft data center is seen under construction behind a recently constructed Amazon data center in Aldie, Va., on Jan. 20, 2023. Credit: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Microsoft’s Clean Energy Reversal Collides With Virginia’s Climate Goals

By Charles Paullin
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, is plunging, causing hydropower generation at Hoover Dam to decline.

Hoover Dam Approaches a Hydropower Cliff

Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
A worker with Base Power installs a home battery system that can send energy back to the grid during peak times in Houston on Feb. 18, 2025. Credit: Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

As Energy Demand Rises, More States Turn to Virtual Power Plants

By Dan Gearino
HVAC technicians install a heat pump system at a home in Charlotte, Vt., on July 21, 2025. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images

DOE Restarts Home Efficiency Rebates, and Electrification Is the Biggest Loser

By Dan Gearino
A solar farm in Iola, Texas. Credit: Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images

How Utility Companies and States Shaped America’s Clean Energy Transition

By Dan Gearino
Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a primary election night event on May 19 in Warminster, Pa. Credit: Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images

Pennsylvania’s Governor Has a Plan to Make Data Centers Bring Their Own Energy. Now Comes the Hard Part.

By Kyle Bagenstose
Existing transmission lines run through Goochland and Louisa counties. The support structures are similar to those that would be used for Valley Link. Credit: Charles Paullin/Inside Climate News

Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia

By Charles Paullin
The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is likely to be completed next year. Credit: Dominion Energy

NextEra Energy to Join the Offshore Wind Club, But Does It Matter?

By Dan Gearino
The campus of NextEra’s headquarters is seen on Monday in Juno Beach, Fla. Credit: Marco Bello/Getty Images

A Utility Mega-Merger Is All About Data Centers

By Dan Gearino, Amy Green, Charles Paullin

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