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2020 tipped the balance for British renewable energy

Renewable Energy World

42% of all energy used across the country through 2020 came from wind, solar, tidal and hydro. Consistent reports from last year demonstrated that 2020 was going to be an incredible year for energy/environmental figures. According to the IEA, “Renewable energy has been the energy source most resilient to Covid?19

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The largest and most spectacular wind farms in the world

The Environmental Blog

This article delves into the details of the Gansu Wind Complex, highlighting its significance, the technologies it employs, its environmental impact, and its role in China’s ambitious green energy strategy. With its staggering scale, it comprises numerous interconnected wind farms, each with a sea of towering wind turbines.

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Wind leads new U.S. generating capacity for third straight quarter

Renewable Energy World

The development of the wind industry, on the other hand, picked up slightly this quarter. gigawatts of wind generation capacity were installed in the second quarter of 2021, compared to just under 3 gigawatts in the previous quarter. All of the wind capacity built out in the second quarter of 2021 was onshore.

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'Oil has no place in our future': Rockefeller fund returns shine after ditching fossil fuels

Business Green

Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are now expected to drop eight per cent in 2020, according to a report by the International Energy Agency which noted that renewables were the only power source set to grow this year.

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The potential of green bonds in emerging markets

Renewable Energy World

A 2020 report co-authored by Amundi and the IFC pointed out that investment flows since the start of the COVID-19 crisis have proven more resilient towards green investments when compared to their traditional counterparts.

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Voices of 100%: Hanover residents raise hands for renewable energy

Renewable Energy World

Read more about how community choice energy enables communities to center people and planet in our 2020 report. At the time of recording, Salas says that Hanover has just joined a community choice aggregation called Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire. We’re Still Learning”.

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December 2020 Member of the Month: Alex Cameron

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Co-Founder, Center for Urban Resilience and Environmental Sustainability . So Chicago is known as the Windy City; is there a role for wind power in Chicago? . The wind rolls down the 28 story structure and pushes off the building at the ground level, leaving a challenging walk to and from the building on windy days.