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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

ThinkGeoEnergy

China has long led the way in geothermal heating and cooling and will likely continue to do so, but there are hundreds of geothermal heating and cooling projects being developed in parallel and at different levels of scale all over Europe , North America , and South America.

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World adds record new renewable energy capacity in 2020

Renewable Energy World

However, hydropower still accounts for the largest share of renewables in the total mix. 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).

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Soaring electricity demand must be ‘good citizen of the grid’ says California energy chief

Smart Energy International

And he added a year later, droughts dried up reservoirs of hydropower plants. More from IRENA Innovation Week: Energy storage needs greater innovation say Europe and Africa commissioners California energy agenda “California’s climate agenda is based on rapid electrification.

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IRENA: Renewables accounted for three quarters of new power capacity in 2019

Business Green

The global renewable power sector added 176GW of new capacity in total last year - just fractionally down on the 179GW added in 2018 - as rapid growth in wind, solar, hydropower and other renewable power sources outpaced the fossil fuel sector by a factor of 2.6, according to IRENA. Overall, renewables capacity expanded by 7.6

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IRENA: Global renewables capacity grows a record 9.6 per cent

Business Green

Renewables capacity in Europe and North America grew by 57.3GW and 29.1GW, respectively, while Africa added 2.7GW of capacity, delivering a marginal year-on-year increase. Moreover, Oceania saw 5.2GW of new capacity come online and South America continued an upward trend with 18.2GW of capacity added.

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

Electricity demand highlights Some other top points from the report are as follows: ● Africa remains an outlier in electricity demand trends, with per capita demand having been effectively stagnant for more than three decades. While more progress is needed, and fast, these are very promising trends.”

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HydroVision International kicks off in Portland, Ore., U.S.

Renewable Energy World

The HydroVision International event is now under way in the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, with more than 3,000 hydropower professionals from around the world coming together for four days of learning and networking.