The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
LA TimesLed by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects. Another banner year for solar China, Europe and the U.S. each set solar installation records for a single year, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. “Particularly in Europe, it’s been really at breakneck speed of scaling up the deployment,” said Michael Taylor, senior analyst at the International Renewable Energy Agency. Challenges for wind energy By the end of 2023, the world will have added enough wind energy to power nearly 80 million homes, making it a record year. It’s a lot of new clean energy that’s being added to the grid,” said John Hensley, American Clean Power’s vice president for research and analytics.