Climatetech finance
Chart: Clean energy attracting nearly twice as much investment as fossils
But for the world to meet its climate goals, the money needs to stop flowing to fossil fuels — and flow even faster into clean energy.
By Dan McCarthy .
Fossil fuels
Fossil fuels
The battle to block Duke Energy’s new gas plant
In North Carolina, community members and advocates see a path — however narrow — to defeating a proposed gas plant that would threaten state climate goals.
By Elizabeth Ouzts .
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Just transition
The West is making mistakes as it helps developing nations get off coal
As emerging economies look to switch from coal to clean energy, some globally funded initiatives leave workers and communities behind.By Saqib Rahim .
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Solar
How one solar company is succeeding in coal country
Solar advocates in southwestern Virginia say being local, proving the technology works and building a coalition to support it have been key.By Hannah Wilson-Black .
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Hydrogen
The case against the US government’s big 'blue hydrogen' bet
A slice of the $7B in federal “hydrogen hub” funding will go to creating hydrogen with fossil gas and carbon capture. Advocates say that’s an emissions disaster.By Jeff St. John .
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Utilities
Utilities still moving way too slow on clean energy
Despite historic wind, solar and battery subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. utilities remain hooked on fossil fuels.By Jeff St. John .
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Hydrogen
The problem with making green hydrogen to fuel power plants
A new plant in Florida will produce green hydrogen to help power the grid. But experts warn that its approach would be wasteful and ineffective if scaled up.By Jeff St. John .
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Batteries
A big battery is replacing this old Massachusetts fossil power plant
Thanks to a state program incentivizing cleaner peak power, a developer is building a 45 MW grid battery at the site of a fossil power plant shut down in 2022.By Sarah Shemkus .
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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
Hawaii quit coal one year ago. Here's how it's been going
The lights stayed on, but the state's experience offers some lessons on what can go wrong in the transition to clean energy.By Julian Spector .
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Fossil fuels
Natural gas is the pillar of the US electric grid. It’s also unreliable
Pro-fossil groups argue gas is more reliable than clean energy. But in extreme cold, gas pipelines and power plants are failing to deliver when they're most needed.By Jeff St. John .
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