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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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After Violent Clashes of 2019, Investors Reassess Chile’s Prospects for Renewable Energy

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Chile's unrest threatened to stymie foreign interest in clean power investments that had helped the country's renewables market become one of the hottest in Latin America, with a compound annual growth rate of 31.5 Chile's economy has been one of the better bets in Latin America in recent years.

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Global Briefing: US Postal Service order 9,250 Ford EVs

Business Green

Our solutions are perfectly suited for demanding applications where operational reliability, high power density and compact format are important parameters. Starting next year, the maritime sector will be included in the EU Emissions Trading System, which will increase the demand for net zero, hydrogen-powered solutions."

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How green hydrogen could completely reshape the global energy map

Business Green

While in the short term growing demand for hydrogen - particularly green hydrogen - risks exceeding production capacity, the world's technical potential for hydrogen production actually significantly exceeds demand in the longer term, it adds. It will challenge the resilience of economies. It will create new jobs.