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Solar generation to surpass hydropower in the US in 2024

Renew Economy

The post Solar generation to surpass hydropower in the US in 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy. Solar generation has increased at an average rate of 44% a year in the US between 2009 to 2022 – and new data shows it's on track to overtake hydro on the grid.

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Heat and drought are sucking US hydropower dry

The Verge: Energy

Photo by George Rose/Getty Images The amount of hydropower generated in the Western US last year was the lowest it’s been in more than two decades. That includes states west of the Dakotas and Texas, where 60 percent of the nation’s hydropower was generated. You can blame extreme heat and drought for the drop in hydropower last year.

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Chelan Public Utility District - Hydropower modernization takes center stage in 2024 draft budget

Global Renewable News

by Rachel HansenChelan PUD commissioners reviewed a preliminary budget for 2024 that's focused on modernizing the utility's two largest hydropower projects - Rock Island and Rocky Reach.

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Hydropower Market Projected to Install 1300 GW by 2024

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Hydropower Market is set to grow from its current market was valued at over USD 1000 GW in 2017 to USD 1300 GW by 2024, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc.

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US EIA expects solar to account for 5.6% of US energy mix by 2024, increasing to 7% by 2025

PV Tech

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects the contribution of solar power to the US’ energy mix to exceed that of hydropower.

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UK must support investment in pumped storage hydro, industry tells PM

Envirotec Magazine

Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister calling on the UK Government to urgently support the deployment of long-duration electricity storage, including pumped storage hydro (PSH). The Cruachan pumped storage hydro facility, Argyll and Bute (image credit: Scottish Power).

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KenGen soon to drill geothermal wells in Tanzania

ThinkGeoEnergy

by June 2024, compared to last year’s figures. On the local front, KenGen has indicated plans to focus more on growing geothermal installed capacity in Kenya amidst low hydropower output because of low water levels.

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