Global markets
IEA: We already have the solar manufacturing we need by 2030
But the cleantech project pipeline is uneven, and needs to expand especially for wind and heat pump manufacturing, a new report found.
Boom or bust: European solar manufacturers struggle to survive
The European Union is taking action to support PV producers. It may be too late.
Report: Clean tech mining is getting less extractive as efficiency improves
Research from the Breakthrough Institute found that clean energy options, including nuclear, have much smaller mining footprints than fossil fuels.
Building a supply chain for rare earth elements
China’s ban on the export of key technologies raises alarms about the supply of rare earth elements, which are used in EVs, turbines, and other electronics.
Electron, National Grid are pushing 'portable data' for UK flexibility markets
The partnership aims to encourage higher participation levels in National Grid’s electricity distribution network.
EV makers have the chance to catalyze the clean steel and aluminum markets
Vague promises between automakers and their suppliers miss the opportunity to make a major dent in emissions.
The Big Switch: Are batteries the new oil?
Batteries are at the center of the clean energy economy. Will they shape geopolitics in similar ways to oil?
Five charts mapping the global renewables race
Though China leads in investment, Europe and the United States are catching up in clean energy deployment.
What’s so hard about building a circular battery economy?
From design to disassembly, lithium-ion batteries pose unique challenges to setting up a successful battery recycling system.
Can a new generation of DAC companies overcome the tech’s big challenges?
Hundreds of startups are experimenting with tech and business model changes, but serious headwinds remain.
Why are critical mineral prices dropping?
Clean energy was supposed to supercharge demand for materials — but instead their prices have plunged.
Australia's outages make the resiliency case for solar and batteries
When fierce February weather toppled transmission towers, distributed resources were key to averting widespread failures.
Indonesia’s nickel industry is the ‘poster child of tradeoffs’ for the battery economy
The critical supplier of battery minerals faces growing criticism for environmental and social harms. How do we balance the harms and benefits?
The mining conundrum for critical minerals
The battery economy is still an extraction economy. Can we build it differently?
What will the U.S. do with a glut of solar modules?
A key tariff waiver ends in June. In the meantime, companies are importing far more solar supplies than the market demands.