Clean Technica Climate change

Two Energy Paths: China Locks In Renewables, U.S. Clings To Coal

6 min read

China’s coal consumption dropped by about 2.6% in the first six months of 2025 while electricity demand rose roughly 5% compared with the same period in 2024. That means China added solar and wind capacity fast enough to cover new demand and then some. U.S. coal fired electricity jumped 14% … [continued]

The post Two Energy Paths: China Locks In Renewables, U.S. Clings To Coal appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Clean Technica Research

More Than 50% of New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity Will Come from Solar in 2025

3 min read

Developers added 12 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2025, and they plan to add another 21 GW in the second half of the year, according to our latest survey of electric generating capacity changes. If those plans are … [continued]

The post More Than 50% of New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity Will Come from Solar in 2025 appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Clean Technica

Coal Power Plant Demolished For Nuclear Fusion Prototype

4 min read

In reading about sustainable energy and writing about it, there have been some happy news stories where former landfills are outfitted with solar power arrays and where abandoned coal mines also are found to have solar power potential. Rivian is involved with one such project as reported on this site. … [continued]

The post Coal Power Plant Demolished For Nuclear Fusion Prototype appeared first on CleanTechnica.