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U.S. wind generation sets new daily and hourly records at end of 2020

Renewable Energy World

In the final months of 2020, electricity generation from wind turbines in the United States set daily and hourly records. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Hourly Electric Grid Monitor show an hourly record set late in the day on December 22 and a daily record set on the following day. records in late 2020.

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Europe’s Energy Storage Market Is Fading, Right When It’s Needed Most

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European energy storage deployment is set to shrink compared to other global markets, even as the need for flexibility on the grid increases, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie. By the end of 2019, the total tally (plus the U.K.) GW installed during 2019, indicating the ramp-up required to meet that goal.

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Customers are driving the push towards renewables and digitalization

Renewable Energy World

Renewable energy is moving into a new stage in its evolution. This means that renewable energy is claiming an increasing share of the national generation mix. EIA estimates that wind power accounted for 9% of U.S. electricity generation in 2020., EIA estimates that wind power accounted for 9% of U.S.

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More wind and solar capacity could save some of the world’s most important rivers

Renewable Energy World

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024.

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Avangrid Withdraws Guidance on Coronavirus, Vineyard Wind Uncertainty

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt onshore wind power fleet. That’s a significant updraft from its less-than-stellar performance in 2019, when earnings dropped modestly. In a Wednesday conference call, CEO James Torgerson credited the improved performance to better wind production from its huge base of existing U.S. offshore wind farms.

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A decidedly impartial review of Mark Jacobson’s 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything

Renewable Energy World

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

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GOs and REGOs: Corporate demand for renewables rose across Europe in 2019, data confirms

Business Green

Strong growth in corporate demand for renewable energy backed by European certificates of origin outpaced supply in 2019, data shows. per cent in 2019. per cent in 2019. The growth in supply of renewable energy tracked and documented with GOs during the same period is estimated to only 3.5

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