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Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021

R-Squared Energy

Note: The is the sixth article in a series on BP’s recently-released BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022. Previous articles were: Wind And Solar Provided A Record 10% Of The World’s Power Generation In 2021. Global hydropower consumption in 2021 was 40.3 exajoules, which is still more than wind and solar.

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

But the tax-credit extensions contained in the bill could provide a significant boost for the primary federal incentive structure for wind and solar power by extending the expiration dates set by Congress late last year.

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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. Wind and solar accounted for 61% of electricity generated in Denmark in 2022.

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IRENA: Renewables provided 80 per cent of new global power capacity in 2021

Business Green

Clean energy now comprises 38 per cent of global power capacity after another record year of additions driven largely by wind and solar, latest figures reveal. The report notes that solar capacity grew by 19 per cent in 2021 on the year before, and wind energy increased its generating capacity by 13 per cent.

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IEA: World added record renewable power capacity in 2021, despite cost and logistical challenges

Business Green

Energy body predicts another bumper year for renewables this year, but warns policies introduced in next six months will determine whether momentum can be maintained beyond 2022. But it warns that efforts to ramp up clean power needed to happen in tandem with energy efficiency measures that kept energy demand in check.

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LS Power launches Rev Renewables to operate energy storage and renewable projects

Renewable Energy World

LS Power announces the formation of Rev Renewables LLC to develop, acquire and operate energy storage and renewable projects, including conventional hydropower and pumped storage. Rev has a 2.4-GW

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The 5 Biggest US Utilities Committing to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

GreenTechMedia

The falling costs of wind and solar power are pushing utilities to find ways to incorporate them into their long-range plans, even as they struggle to define what resources can be relied on to provide the dispatchable power they need. Duke's utilities serve 7.7 million electric customers and 1.6

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