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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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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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The total eclipse shows us how important solar energy is to the US

The Verge: Energy

. | Photo by Lori Van Buren / Albany Times Union via Getty Images You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone, and the total eclipse is a stark reminder of that adage when it comes to the key role solar energy currently plays in the US. Grid managers have had to find backup sources of energy to cope with the eclipse.

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Become a Micro Generator: Beginner’s Guide to Solar Power Microgeneration

Green Living Guy

With energy prices on a steady upward trend, microgeneration has become increasingly popular among many households. It presented an opportunity for homeowners to reduce their carbon footprint and cut their energy bills simultaneously.

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ABB Installs Distribution Solution for Cirata Reservoir Floating Power Plant

Solar Industry

ABB has installed a distribution solution to support the new 250 ha floating solar power plant located in the Cirata Reservoir, in West Java, Indonesia. The Cirata plant project is a collaboration between the Indonesian government, through PT PLN Nusantara Power, and Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy group Masdar.

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U.S. renewable energy additions completely overwhelm those by natural gas in first months of 2020

Solar Power World

A review of FERC data by the SUN DAY Campaign has found that solar, wind and hydropower provided 85.7% FERC’s latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” report (with data through February 29, 2020) also… The post U.S. of new U.S.

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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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