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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. Covid19 created a fall in generation demand. Consistent reports from last year demonstrated that 2020 was going to be an incredible year for energy/environmental figures. 19 lockdown measures.

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Top Predictions For The Renewable Energy Market in 2021

The Environmental Blog

The global economy of 2020 was primarily shaped by the coronavirus pandemic which greatly affected energy usage, project engagement and investments worldwide. Perhaps one of the most prolific impacts on the energy market in 2020 was the plummeting demand for oil which reached a ground-breaking value of minus $37.63

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How Modern Poultry Farming Practices Contribute to a Sustainable Environment

The Environmental Blog

With a growing global population and increasing demand for protein, this practice has become a vital part of the world’s food production. In 2020, nearly 40% of worldwide meat production was poultry meat. The most common renewable energy sources used in poultry farming are solar and wind power.

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The largest and most spectacular wind farms in the world

The Environmental Blog

Located in the Gansu Province, this colossal wind energy project is a shining example of how a country can harness its vast natural resources to address its growing energy demands while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint.

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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

Demand for crude oil has plummeted as flights have been grounded, commuters told to stay at home, and economic activity has been suppressed, sending markets into turmoil. "We spent the last five years proving oil was bad not only for the environment but for the bottom line," Heintz added. Covid-19 did it in two months.".

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Three reasons why MISO and SPP must jointly plan the transmission system

Renewable Energy World

MISO had seen this before and did the same thing, skipping the 2020 “futures” assessment cycle in favor of 2021 futures. Another common thread among MISO and SPP is the high demand for renewable project interconnections. Hence the 2020 JTIQ study. Third, MISO and SPP anticipate an increase in distributed energy resources.

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