Scaling up renewables: the hard problems we still haven't solved.

The economic argument is largely won — solar and wind are now the cheapest new generation in most of the world. But cheap generation is only half the story. As renewables become the grid's backbone, a set of stubborn technical challenges decides whether we reach full decarbonization or stall well short of it.

11/19/20251 min read

The economic argument is largely won — solar and wind are now the cheapest new generation in most of the world. But cheap generation is only half the story. As renewables become the grid's backbone, a set of stubborn technical challenges decides whether we reach full decarbonization or stall well short of it.