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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.

The partnership aims to encourage higher participation levels in National Grid’s electricity distribution network.

Vague promises between automakers and their suppliers miss the opportunity to make a major dent in emissions.

Batteries are at the center of the clean energy economy. Will they shape geopolitics in similar ways to oil?

Though China leads in investment, Europe and the United States are catching up in clean energy deployment.

From design to disassembly, lithium-ion batteries pose unique challenges to setting up a successful battery recycling system.

Hundreds of startups are experimenting with tech and business model changes, but serious headwinds remain.

Clean energy was supposed to supercharge demand for materials — but instead their prices have plunged.

When fierce February weather toppled transmission towers, distributed resources were key to averting widespread failures.

The critical supplier of battery minerals faces growing criticism for environmental and social harms. How do we balance the harms and benefits?

The battery economy is still an extraction economy. Can we build it differently?

A key tariff waiver ends in June. In the meantime, companies are importing far more solar supplies than the market demands.

And renewables can achieve the high heats needed for a large share of industry’s needs.

A roundup of 2024 highlights from a longtime climate tech analyst

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide tax incentives for green hydrogen produced in the country. Will they close a policy gap?