What the rise of clean energy looks like from space

A new analysis shared with The New York Times shows how countries around the world are rapidly adding solar and wind capacity, now cheaper and more reliable than ever.

To track these changes, researchers created Global Renewables Watch, which maps all onshore wind and every large-scale solar farm in the world by using artificial intelligence and detailed satellite imagery to create a “living atlas.”

The collaboration — among satellite provider Planet, The Nature Conservancy and Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab — is designed to track the spread of wind and…