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Wind and Solar Energy Take the Lead Over Hydropower

R-Squared Energy

Previous topics covered were: Global carbon dioxide emissions Overall highlights Oil production and consumption Natural gas production and consumption Coal production and consumption Global nuclear power trends Today, I will cover renewable energy in detail. Wind and solar reached a record 14.4% exajoules, up 0.7%

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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% electrical generating capacity added during the first two months of 2020 — completely overwhelming that provided by natural gas. of new U.S.

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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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Media Brief: Addressing common myths around renewable power

Clean Energy Canada

Global renewable power generation is growing at an unprecedented rate , driven by the favourable economics of wind and solar along with energy security concerns around oil and gas (largely caused by recent wars), and emissions goals. Both find wind and solar to be cost-competitive with natural gas-fired electricity in the U.S.

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Renewable Energy Grew At A Blistering Pace In 2021

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles were: Wind And Solar Provided A Record 10% Of The World’s Power Generation In 2021. Natural Gas Production Set A New Record In 2021. Hydroelectricity, which the Review reports as a separate category is growing globally at a much slower rate than modern renewables like solar power.

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Renewables Catching Nuclear Power In Global Energy Race

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles in this series covered carbon dioxide emissions, petroleum supply and demand, the production and consumption of coal, and global natural gas trends: BP Warns Of An Unsustainable Path. Increases Its Dominance In Natural Gas Production. Accounted For 98% Of Global Oil Production Growth In 2018.

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Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist with a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists

GreenTechMedia

utility can reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while still keeping natural gas as a central part of its business, both to generate electricity and to sell to its customers. utility has yet fully fleshed out how it intends to eliminate natural gas power plants from its generation portfolio. To be sure, no U.S.