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IRENA: Renewables accounted for three quarters of new power capacity in 2019

Business Green

Renewable electricity capacity growth slowed just a touch in 2019, yet still made up almost three quarters of all new power capacty that came into operation worldwide last year, according to the latest data released today by the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA). according to IRENA. per cent, up from 33.3

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

Renewable Energy World

On April 10, 2019, daily electricity generation from wind turbines in the United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) reached a high of 1.42 On average, EIA estimates that wind accounted for 9% of U.S. Wind-powered electricity has increased in the United States as more wind turbines have been installed in recent years.

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World adds record new renewable energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

The world added more than 260 GW of renewable energy capacity last year, exceeding expansion in 2019 by close to 50%, despite the economic slowdown that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). China and the U.S. were the two outstanding growth markets from 2020.

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IRENA: Renewable energy generates half a million new jobs worldwide in 2019

Business Green

million people worldwide working in the sector in 2019, up almost 500,000 from the year before, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Wind energy, meanwhile, accounted for 1.17 and hydropower employed around 1.95 As many as 11.5 million jobs last year. million workers.

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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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If the U.S. and China can agree on renewables, surely our provinces can do the same

Clean Energy Canada

Canadians overwhelmingly prefer solar (74 per cent), wind (67 per cent), and hydropower (67 per cent) compared to just 46 per cent who support natural gas and 18 per cent who support coal, according to a new poll from Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data. Only a piddling 5 per cent actually oppose solar, with 7 per cent against wind.

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Renewables became second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020, per EIA

Renewable Energy World

electricity generation from coal in all sectors declined 20% from 2019, while renewables increased 9%. Wind grew 14% in 2020 from 2019. The specific contribution from hydropower was not listed. In 2020, U.S. Coal-fired electricity generation in the U.S. Coal was the largest source of electricity in the U.S.