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Wind and Solar Energy Take the Lead Over Hydropower

R-Squared Energy

Previous topics covered were: Global carbon dioxide emissions Overall highlights Oil production and consumption Natural gas production and consumption Coal production and consumption Global nuclear power trends Today, I will cover renewable energy in detail. Global hydropower consumption in 2022 was 40.7 exajoules, up 0.7%

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Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles were: Wind And Solar Provided A Record 10% Of The World’s Power Generation In 2021. Natural Gas Production Set A New Record In 2021. Global Coal Consumption Surged In 2021. That was remarkable given how significantly the pandemic impacted total energy demand. In 2021, that had reached 39.9

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Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021

R-Squared Energy

The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. For example, as I will detail below, oil demand fell dramatically last year, but we already know that it has largely recovered in 2021. Natural Gas. Global natural gas consumption declined by 2.3%.

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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

Tue, 04/20/2021 - 02:11. Buildings are similarly opening their doors to being powered entirely by electricity, supplanting natural gas and other fuels for heating and cooling. Local jurisdictions are banning the use of natural gas in newly constructed (and, in some places, renovated) homes and commercial buildings.

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

Clean Energy Canada

And yet it would be a mistake to view renewables as an active battleground in the culture wars, losing sight of their real value as key technologies that can deliver low-cost electricity at a time when demand is growing. The move away from fossil fuel generation, meanwhile, has been slow, with its share falling only 3% between 2015 and 2021.

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'This is a natural gas market crisis': Why energy markets could be set for three more years of turmoil

Business Green

Renewables share of the power system is rapidly growing, but the growth in clean energy generation is not keeping up with "galloping" demand for electricity, the IEA warned. Last year, the deficit between demand and clean power capacity helped to drive a surge in coal-fired generation, as operators looked to sidestep record gas prices.

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Media Brief: Addressing common myths around renewable power

Clean Energy Canada

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals. Both find wind and solar to be cost-competitive with natural gas-fired electricity in the U.S.