According to estimates, only in 2023, the use of solar and wind energy prevented 380 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. By the end of 2023, the United States had a total of over 110 gigawatts of clean energy projects in operation.
Speaking specifically of the USA, from 2011 to 2022, wind and solar energy increased nearly fourfold. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go by 2050 to achieve the goal of zero emissions.
This month, Fast Company published the Top 10 most innovative energy companies that are helping to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy.
Here is the list:
Twelve - For transforming CO2 into petrochemicals, minus the fossil fuels
BlocPower - For unlocking efficiency retrofits in low-income neighborhoods
Climate Trace - For spotlighting global emissions
AES - For scaling up smarter clean energy
Span - For rewiring the electrical panel
Guzman Energy - For helping rural utilities ditch coal power contracts
Stem - For building virtual power plants
Heliogen - For bringing renewable energy to the hardest-to-decarbonize industries
Enapter - For making green hydrogen more affordable
Solid Power - For building a better battery for electric cars
At EIT InnoEnergy, sustainability means more than just reducing emissions. True sustainability also entails making the industry commercially viable, endlessly innovative, and highly competitive. We make this possible by supporting innovations in sustainable energy that make the industry risk-free and brimming with pioneering technologies that reduce energy costs, enhance system productivity, cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), generate employment opportunities, and boost competitiveness.