Renewable Energy
Vox’s news coverage and updates on the latest in renewables like solar power, wind energy, storage, and batteries.
Claudia Sheinbaum, la nueva presidenta, ya está remodelando su industria energética.
The strategy comes at a cost for the planet.
Arcane permitting rules are holding back clean energy. Speeding it up could have some big drawbacks.
And a few things you can do about it.
Obesity will go down, electric cars will go up, and a nuclear bomb might just fall.
Electric school buses are better for kids’ health. The propane industry has other ideas.
Clean hydrogen can be a lot dirtier than it seems, especially when the fossil fuel industry gets involved.
Despite record power demand, the grid largely avoided blackouts. Don’t take this for granted.
Geothermal’s “breakthrough,” and the challenges ahead, explained.
The superconductor frenzy, explained.
One winner: Natural gas.
Biden hopes the third time is the charm for the first-ever regulations for power plant climate pollution.
We can’t truly switch to renewable energy without a breakthrough.
Time to approach your landlord or consider a window unit heat pump.
Make a home energy audit your resolution for 2023.
Climate change is pushing the power grid to the limit. Energy storage could help.
Americans are terrible at recycling. Electric cars are a chance to change that.
Blaming blackouts on wind and solar power totally misses the point.
The new climate law is more than just tax credits.
What Biden meant when he called climate change an emergency.
How batteries can help power homes, buildings, and the grid.
Buildings waste a lot of energy. One low-tech solution could fix that.
The US is spending millions to explore a surprising source of untapped power.
Automakers, industries, and governments are betting on hydrogen again. Will it work this time?
How countries like India can have economic growth and cleaner air.
To outcompete Big Oil, the clean energy industry needs to unionize.
Europe has already invested in offshore wind power. Now the US is getting onboard.
Freight and coal drove emissions up in 2021.
New York City is phasing out gas in new buildings. It’s a milestone in the fight to clean up climate pollution.
Congress will inject unprecedented funding into replacing dirty school buses, lead pipes, and more.
The natural gas industry was losing in cities across the US. Then came an obscure partisan tactic called preemption.
A clean electricity standard could be “the biggest change in our energy policy since the lights went on.”
In recent weeks, you’ve either had power problems or you’ve heard about them.
America’s EV charging station infrastructure is woefully lacking.
The road to the 2030 goal is clear. The road to 2050 is a little murkier.
“The infrastructure we have built right now really isn’t ready.”
It’s time for the world to get more ambitious with its emissions targets.
The world needs clean heat, and geothermal energy has it.
Voters could require the state’s electricity supplies to shift to 50 percent renewable energy by 2030.
China just stepped up its climate goals. Is it enough to avert climate chaos?
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