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Almost nowhere on Earth safe from PM2.5, says Melbourne study

Envirotec Magazine

Calcutta, India: In southern Asia and eastern Asia, more than 90% of days had daily PM 2.5 concentrations at a high spatial resolution of approximately 10km ×10km for global grid cells in 2000-2019, focusing on areas above 15 μg/m³ which is considered the safe limit by WHO (The threshold is still arguable),” he said.

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Counting the microns

Envirotec Magazine

exposure, for which the upper limit is 500 µg/m 3 – which adds perspective to New Delhi’s lung-rupturing 900 µg/m3 levels recorded in late 2019. The report also said 7% of cities in Europe met the WHO PM2.5 levels but remains the most polluted country in Europe, with an annual average concentration of 27.5

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Over 60GW of wind energy capacity installed in 2019, the second-biggest year in history

Envirotec Magazine

According to the report, 2019 was the second biggest year for wind power historically, with installations of 60.4 The main driver of this growth was market-based mechanisms, with auctioned wind capacity in 2019 surpassing 40 GW worldwide, accounting for two-thirds of total new capacity and doubling auctioned capacity compared to 2018.

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WoodMac: Solar Inverter Market Reached Record Highs in 2019

GreenTechMedia

The global PV inverter and module-level power electronics market crossed the threshold of $9 billion in value for the first time in 2019. In addition to growing global solar installations, two factors propelled the inverter market to record highs in 2019: the rush to secure solar equipment before the stepdown of the U.S.

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95.6 GWh of EV battery capacity deployed in 2019

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In 2019, 95.6 Asia Pacific led the pack with 50.9 Europe followed with 23.9 Europe followed with 23.9 At the global level in 2019, fully electric BEVs were responsible for 90% of all passenger vehicle battery capacity deployed, followed by plug-in hybrids with 7% and hybrids with the remaining 3%.

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Seeking clarity

Envirotec Magazine

One clear finding from this year’s report is that its impact on health disproportionately affects poorer regions, with exposure levels particularly high in cities in parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. m/m3 was exceeded in 43% of all the cities analyzed, while in 2019 this had dropped to only 41%. over 2010-2019.

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Plug Power Raises $1.5B to Tap Into Green Hydrogen Economy in Asia

GreenTechMedia

That also includes South Korea, whose 2019 “ hydrogen economy ” plan calls for 15 gigawatts of fuel cell production capacity by 2030 and for the country to become the world’s top maker of hydrogen-powered cars by decade’s end, with the commensurate refueling infrastructure to support their domestic use. and Europe.

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