Clean & renewable energy

This archive tracks real progress in clean and renewable energy — from solar and wind expansions to grid breakthroughs and policy wins. More than 850 articles document what’s working, where it’s scaling, and who’s driving the shift away from fossil fuels. If you follow energy news for signal rather than noise, this is a useful place to start.

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Bus rapid transit stations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania are getting EV charging stations

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Tanzania has one of the most advanced Bus Rapid Transit systems on the African continent. Known as the DART, Dar Rapid Transit Agency began operations in 2016 and has 29 stations around Tanzania’s largest city, Dar es Salaam. In a significant step towards promoting sustainable transportation in Tanzania, the DART has signed a landmark contract with TRÍ to install an advanced electric charging system within the DART infrastructure.

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Norway becomes world’s first country to have more fully electric cars than gas cars

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Electric vehicles in Norway have officially overtaken gasoline cars on the road, a first for any country. Out of roughly 2.87 million passenger vehicles nationwide, battery electric cars now lead — a stunning flip from 2004, when just 1,000 EVs shared the road with 1.6 million gas cars. The shift came not through bans but through years of steady incentives: tax breaks, cheaper tolls, and accessible charging that made going electric the obvious choice. Diesel could be the next domino to fall, possibly as soon as 2026. Norway’s quiet, two-decade transformation offers the rest of the world a hopeful blueprint — proof that a car-loving country really can rewire its roads within a single generation.

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Qatar and Saudi Arabia announce four mammoth new solar projects totaling 7.5GW

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Four massive new solar projects are under development in the Middle East, with a 2GW solar project proposed for Qatar, and three projects worth a cumulative 5.5GW securing financing in Saudi Arabia. State-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy will build a 2GW solar power plant, doubling the country’s total solar capacity in one fell swoop. Saudi Arabian energy giant ACWA Power has also announced that it has secured financing for three large-scale solar PV projects worth a total of $5.5 billion USD.

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World’s largest air-to-water heat pump to warm 30,000 homes in Finland

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Helsinki’s new heat pump can warm 30,000 homes on renewable electricity alone, even when winter temperatures drop to -4°F. Built by MAN Energy Solutions for Finnish utility Helen Oy, it’s the largest air-to-water heat pump in the world, and it uses carbon dioxide as its refrigerant instead of the harmful gases most pumps rely on. Once it switches on for the 2026–2027 heating season, it’s expected to cut around 26,000 tonnes of CO2 each year compared to fossil-fueled heating. Cold cities everywhere have been waiting for proof that district heating can go fully renewable without sacrificing reliability through deep winters. If Helsinki’s machine delivers, it offers a blueprint Scandinavia, Central Europe, and beyond can actually follow.

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Wind and solar energy production in U.S. surpasses coal for the first time in history

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From January through July of this year, wind and solar in the U.S. generated more net electricity than power from coal, according to recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Further, wind energy generation alone beat coal energy generation in two consecutive months: March and April. As CleanTechnica reported, wind energy installations produced 45.9 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in March and a record high 47.7 GWh in April, compared to the 38.4 GWh in March and 37.2 GWh in April generated by coal-fired power plants.

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World’s biggest battery storage project gets underway in Chile

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Financial close has been reached for the first two phases of the world’s largest battery storage project, the Oasis de Atacama in Chile, with 1.24GWh now financed and an eventual 4.1GWh once all five phases are completed. Grenergy expects the completed project will generate electricity equivalent for the needs of 145,000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by over 146,000 tons.

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Kenya to acquire 1,000 EVs per year for federal staff

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The Kenyan government’s move to start buying electric vehicles could be good news for companies that are looking assemble or retail electric cars in the country. The announcement just said “vehicles,” and therefore could include electric buses, trucks, and motorcycles as well, which would be a major boost for Kenya’s nascent electric vehicle ecosystem.

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China’s new coal projects plummet by 80% in 2024

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From January through June, Chinese officials permitted 10.3 gigawatts of new coal capacity, far less than the 50.4 gigawatts approved in the first half of last year, according to an analysis from Greenpeace and the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies. While China is bullish on renewables — it is currently building twice as much wind and solar as the rest of the world combined — officials have been looking to coal to meet demand when solar and wind are in short supply.

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New Zealand’s biggest solar farm secures finance to go ahead at Christchurch Airport

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Leading global renewable energy developer Lightsource BP has secured $NZ267 million in financing for its 168MW Kōwhai Park solar project planned to be built at the Christchurch Airport, which will be – for a time – the largest in the country. The solar farm is expected to begin construction later this year and begin operations some time in 2026. Once operational, the Kōwhai Park solar farm will generate over 275GWh per year, equivalent to the annual demand of approximately 36,000 homes.

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Major new commitment from nearly 350 mayors to accelerate U.S. electric vehicle transition

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As a part of the 2nd anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, nearly 350 Climate Mayors announced a commitment to electrify at least 50% of municipal fleets by 2030 while increasing electric vehicle (EV) chargers by at least 500%, with at least 40% of the charging infrastructure benefitting disadvantaged communities. This collective effort is a pivotal move to meet the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal to make 50% of all new vehicle sales electric by 2030.