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Inside Clean Energy

When Will We Hit Peak Fossil Fuels? Maybe We Already Have

Kingsmill Bond, energy analyst and author, describes the circumstances that hastened the transition of the electricity sector—plus four reasons he’s optimistic about our planet’s future.

By Dan Gearino

Solar panels and wind turbines are pictured on a barren mountain at Shenjing Village on July 2, 2018 in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province of China. Credit: VCG
Newly installed solar panels at the Local 103 headquarters in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Credit: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Renewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon

By Dan Gearino

View from below of panels on a solar carport under a blue sky at a parking structure in Walnut Creek, California, March 8, 2019. Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

In the Race to Develop the Best Solar Power Materials, What If the Key Ingredient Is Effort?

By Dan Gearino

Deepwater Wind installing the first offshore wind farm at Block Island, Rhode Island on Aug. 14, 2016. Credit: Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Four Big Things to Expect in Clean Energy in 2023

By Dan Gearino

A large array of solar panels, located one hour north of Los Angeles in Kern County, is viewed on Nov. 15, 2022, near Mojave, California. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

Finally, Some Good Climate News: The Biggest Wins in Clean Energy in 2022

By Dan Gearino

Hyundai Home energy ecosystem products on a tiny home with a Hyundai IONIQ 5 electric vehicle being charged in Fountain Valley, California on Oct. 26, 2021. Credit: Hyundai

Car Companies Are Now Bundling EVs With Home Solar Panels. Are Customers Going to Buy?

By Dan Gearino

Roger Garbey, from the Goldin Solar company, installs a solar panel system on the roof of a home on Jan. 23, 2018 in Palmetto Bay, Florida. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Rooftop Solar Is Becoming More Accessible to People with Lower Incomes, But Not Fast Enough

By Dan Gearino

Aerial view of a complementation power station combining agriculture and photovoltaic power generation on Nov. 5, 2021 in Yuanqu County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province of China. Credit: Yan Xin/VCG via Getty Images

Why the Feared Wave of Solar Panel Waste May Be Smaller and Arrive Later Than We Expected

By Dan Gearino

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Our Next Energy's ribbon cutting ceremony in Novi, Michigan. Photo Courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor of Michigan

The EV Battery Boom Is Here, With Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories

By Dan Gearino

A jumble of electricity producing wind turbines are viewed along Interstate 10 on May 9, 2022 in Palm Springs, California. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

Once Cheap, Wind and Solar Prices Are Up 34%. What’s the Outlook?

By Dan Gearino

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's scientist Kyu Taek Cho observes the behavior of a flow battery's chemistry. Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

How a New ‘Battery Data Genome’ Project Will Use Vast Amounts of Information to Build Better EVs

By Dan Gearino

Wheatridge wind turbines

A Clean Energy Trifecta: Wind, Solar and Storage in the Same Project

By Dan Gearino

A project engineer checks the paperwork for the installation of a Daikin 7KW heat pump on a model house within the Octopus Energy training facility on Nov. 2, 2021 in Slough, England. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Feeling Overwhelmed About Going All-Electric at Home? Here’s How to Get Started

By Dan Gearino

An array of electricity producing wind turbines are viewed along Interstate 10 on May 11, 2022 near Palm Springs, California. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

The Pathway to 90% Clean Electricity Is Mostly Clear. The Last 10%, Not So Much

By Dan Gearino

The batteries inside Zeekr's new electric vehicle models have a range of 621 miles. Photo Courtesy of Zeekr

An EV With 600 Miles of Range Is Tantalizingly Close

By Dan Gearino

Wind turbines generate electricity at the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm near Palm Springs, California, with snow-covered Mt. San Jacinto in the background. Credit: Robert Alexander/Getty Images

Remember That Coal Surge Last Year? Yeah, It’s Over

By Dan Gearino

Traffic backs up at the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge toll plaza on Aug. 24, 2022 in Oakland, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California Just Banned Gas-Powered Cars. Here’s Everything You Need to Know

By Dan Gearino

Wind turbines spin at sunset on May 10, 2021 near Bernau, Germany. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: The Idea of 100 Percent Renewable Energy Is Once Again Having a Moment

By Dan Gearino

The 6-megawatt Stanton Solar Farm outside of Orlando, Florida is seen in this aerial view. Credit: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: ‘Solar Coaster’ Survivors Rejoice at Senate Bill

By Dan Gearino

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