Clean Energy
The technologies and innovations enabling the decarbonization of the global energy economy and disrupting business-as-usual.
In California’s Central Valley, the Plan to Build More Solar Faces a Familiar Constraint: The Need for More Power Lines
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Republicans Propose Nationwide Offshore Wind Ban, Citing Unsubstantiated Links to Whale Deaths
By Kristoffer Tigue
This Giant Truck Shows Clean Steel Is Possible. So When Will the US Start Producing It?
By Dan Gearino
Women Are Less Likely to Buy Electric Vehicles Than Men. Here’s What’s Holding Them Back
By Jessica Kutz, The 19th
These Small- and Medium-Sized States Punch Above Their Weight in Renewable Energy Generation
By Dan Gearino
Do Solar Farms Lower Property Values? A New Study Has Some Answers
By Dan Gearino
One State Generates Much, Much More Renewable Energy Than Any Other—and It’s Not California
By Dan Gearino
‘Green Hydrogen’ Would Squander Renewable Energy Resources in Massachusetts
By Phil McKenna
Why It’s Time to Officially Get Over Your EV Range Anxiety
By Dan Gearino
Illinois Put a Stop to Local Governments’ Ability to Kill Solar and Wind Projects. Will Other Midwestern States Follow?
By Dan Gearino, Aydali Campa
Community Solar Is About to Get a Surge in Federal Funding. So What Is Community Solar?
By Dan Gearino
Public Lands in the US Have Long Been Disposed to Fossil Fuel Companies. Now, the Lands Are Being Offered to Solar Companies
By Wyatt Myskow
Meet the Millennial Scientist Leading the Biden Administration’s Push for a Nuclear Power Revival
By Dan Gearino
Minnesota Has Passed a Landmark Clean Energy Law. Which State Is Next?
By Dan Gearino
What Is Permitting Reform? Here’s a Primer on the Drive to Fast Track Energy Projects—Both Clean and Fossil Fuel
By Dan Gearino, Kristoffer Tigue
What Lego—Yes, Lego—Can Teach Us About Avoiding Energy Project Boondoggles
By Dan Gearino