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Wind and Solar Energy Take the Lead Over Hydropower

R-Squared Energy

Note: The is the final article in a series on the recently released 2023 Statistical Review of World Energy. The Renewable Juggernaut Over the past decade, the global growth rate of renewable energy trounced every other energy source. Global Renewable Energy Consumption 1965-2022. exajoules of renewable energy.

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Renewables Catching Nuclear Power In Global Energy Race

R-Squared Energy

This article is the fifth in a series on BP’s recently-released Statistical Review of World Energy 2019. Today, I want to cover global trends in renewable energy. The former consists of hydropower, which has been around for a long time. In comparison, coal produced more power than all three categories combined.

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Renewables account for 20% of U.S. electricity generation through Q3 2021

Renewable Energy World

Washington DC — Driven by strong solar and wind power growth, electrical generation by renewable energy sources (i.e., also including biomass, geothermal, hydropower) accounted for 20.45% of total U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Combined, all non-hydro renewables grew by 12.8%. ” . .

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Retail electricity provider Peninsula Clean Energy now offering 100% emission-free power

Renewable Energy World

Peninsula Clean Energy said it has begun providing 100 percent carbon-free electricity to all of its nearly 300,000 customers, which is ahead of California’s 2045 zero-emission power generation mandate and a step in helping the agency achieve its ultimate goal of providing all customers 100 percent renewable power on a 24/7 basis.

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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

GreenTechMedia

Grid operators around the world are unusually busy these days, but few have quite as much on their minds as NYISO, the independent system operator that manages New York state's bulk power system and wholesale energy market. percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. Source: NYISO.

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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. Today, we’ll cover renewable energy in more detail. Energy trends in all categories bounced back in 2021.

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Renewables became second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020, per EIA

Renewable Energy World

according to the Energy Information Administration , coming in second to natural gas at 1,617 billion kWh. Renewable energy sources include wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass and geothermal energy. Renewables surpassed nuclear (790 billion kWh) and coal (774 billion kWh) generation for the first time on record.