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More US wind power capacity was installed in 2020 than in any other year

Renewable Energy World

According to recent data released from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in both 2019 and 2020, project developers in the United States installed more wind power capacity than any other generating technology. In December 2020, Congress extended the PTC for another year. GW added in 2012.

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Will Airborne Wind Power Finally Fly in 2021?

GreenTechMedia

An energy technology that even Google parent company and tech behemoth Alphabet couldn’t get to work might finally achieve commercial takeoff this year. The German company SkySails Power last month announced that its energy kite concept would be taking to the skies this year in the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius.

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Could wind power the green recovery?

Business Green

But few sectors can lay as strong a claim for playing a central and strategic role in any recovery, as the renewables industry in general and the wind power sector in particular. Furthermore, 1GW of offshore wind power avoids 3.5 All told, the report predicts the industry could create 900,000 jobs over the next decade.

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6 Out of the Ordinary Energy Concepts from 2020

GreenTechMedia

On the margins, virtual power plants have gone mainstream and green hydrogen has emerged as the energy carrier of choice for tomorrow’s fuel systems. What follows is a selection of would-be energy technologies that we filed under ‘?’ ’ in 2020. Vortex Bladeless: wind power without blades.

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Apple supported the development of 1.2 GW of clean energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

American multinational technology company Apple has announced that its 2020 green bonds will support the installation of 1.2 In 2020, Apple has funded the development of 350MW of new energy generation capacity in Nevada, Illinois, Virginia, and Denmark in 2020 from its green bonds. GW of renewable energy capacity.

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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. The post 2020 tipped the balance for British renewable energy appeared first on Renewable Energy World.

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World adds record new renewable energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

Renewables’ rising share of the total is partly attributable to net decommissioning of fossil fuel power generation in Europe, North America and for the first time across Eurasia (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey). Total fossil fuel additions fell to 60 GW in 2020 from 64 GW the previous year.