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More wind and solar capacity could save some of the world’s most important rivers

Renewable Energy World

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024.

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

Business Green

Data from International Renewable Energy Association points to slight slowdown in capacity growth last year, but clean energy sector still outpaced fossil fuels. per cent in 2019, with solar and wind making up 90 per cent of new additions, and Asia again dominating the market with 54 per cent of global capacity growth last year.

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California is planning floating wind farms offshore to boost its power supply – here’s how they work

Renewable Energy World

Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making building traditional wind turbines directly on the seafloor costly if not impossible. gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power 1.6

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IRENA: Renewable energy generates half a million new jobs worldwide in 2019

Business Green

million people now work in renewable energy worldwide, but IRENA warns strong policy action essential to sustain growth in the wake of Covid-19. Job opportunities in the renewable energy continue to surge worldwide, with 11.5 Around a third of the total renewable energy jobs were in the burgeoning solar sector at 3.8

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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

GreenTechMedia

Hydrogen Economy” report forecasts that hydrogen from low-carbon sources could supply roughly 14 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2050, including hard-to-electrify sectors now dependent on natural gas such as high-heat industrial processes or manufacturing fertilizer. The “Roadmap to a U.S.

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BlackRock unit aims to boost Asian renewables to $5 billion

Renewable Energy World

BlackRock Real Assets is aiming to boost its renewables power portfolio in Asia by as much as 10-fold as it seeks to keep pace with the world’s fastest-growing region for green energy.

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Constant Energy completes fund raising for Southeast Asian renewable IPP platform

Eco-Business

Constant Energy announced today that funds advised by Olympus Capital Asia are partnering with them to create a new larger renewable energy assets platform that will pursue opportunities in the attractive, rapidly expanding commercial and industrial (C&I;) renewable and storage market in Southeast Asia.

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