Chinese wind turbine orders set a new record in 2023 by reaching 100 gigawatts (GW), according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.
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Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how renters can lower their electricity bills with solar
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Expand Expanding CloseGM makes a $150M deal for sustainable refined graphite with a Canadian miner
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Expand Expanding CloseA massive US solar panel maker just went all in on panel recycling [update]
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Expand Expanding CloseSolar + battery storage will make up 81% of new US electric generating capacity in 2024
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Expand Expanding CloseHere’s how to take the sting out of the cost of installing a heat pump
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Expand Expanding CloseOregon just got its first offshore wind energy areas with 2.4 GW of potential
In a first, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized two offshore wind energy areas (WEAs) off Oregon’s coast.
Expand Expanding CloseTo extend a lithium-metal EV battery’s life, just drain it and let it sit, find Stanford scientists
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Expand Expanding CloseThe race is on to power up with perovskite solar cells in space
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Expand Expanding CloseTexas trailblazes with DC fast chargers with integrated battery storage
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Expand Expanding CloseLG Chem is building a $3B EV battery cathode factory – the largest in the US [Update]
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Expand Expanding CloseWalmart is rolling out its ‘coast-to-coast’ network of DC fast chargers
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Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s first semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh capacity is plowing snow in Norway like a boss
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Expand Expanding CloseThis modular ‘pop-up solar canopy’ charges EVs off-grid
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Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade makes its debut
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Expand Expanding Close68% of US coastal residents support offshore wind farms – here’s why
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Expand Expanding CloseIn a ‘monumental shift’, EU coal and gas collapse as wind and solar ascend
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Expand Expanding CloseToyota to invest $1.3B to build EVs at its Kentucky plant
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