Solar Power Surpasses Wind Generation Globally, Set to Become Leading Renewable Energy Source

Since May of this year, global solar power generation has consistently surpassed that of wind power, becoming the largest utility-scale renewable energy ... Read More

More than 40% of global electricity was carbon-free in 2023

Two recent BloombergNEF reports show wind and solar represented more than 90% of new power capacity additions in 2023. Read More

The Growth of Renewable Energy and the Need for Decentralized Sources of Power

The transition to renewable energy must be built on a business case: the financial benefits of a modernized energy system. Read More

Renewables Accounted for 14.6% of Global Energy Consumption in 2023

Renewable energy's share of global ... wind power. China led the world in renewable energy production and capacity additions, particularly in wind and solar. Despite the rapid growth of renewables, ... Read More

US renewable energy surpasses coal for the first time in more than a century

A long time ago, as far back as 2019 in fact, the amount of energy produced from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired power generation in the United States for the first time in living memory. Read More

Fossil fuels to supply over 75% of global energy by 2030

This reliance will drive emissions higher, primarily from hydrocarbon extraction and gas flaring. Energy demand is expected to exceed 650 exajoules (EJ) in the near future, with fossil fuels projected ... Read More

Renewables Generated 40% of Global Electricity for First Time Ever in 2023

According to two new reports from BloombergNEF (BNEF), the global clean energy transition has reached significant milestones and is poised to continue at ... Read More

Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy

Seven countries now generate nearly all of their electricity from renewable energy sources ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary ... Read More

Global Demand for Renewable Energy Is Set to Surge

Global demand for electricity is set to double ... Several sectors will contribute to the growth in renewable energy demand in the coming decades, the first of which is the electrification of ... Read More

Energy Technology News

setting to transform industries reliant on cooling and reduce global energy use. ... Aug. 20, 2024 — Heat waves, droughts, and fires place growing stress on the West's electric grid. New ... Read More

The Impact of Renewable Energy Technologies on Global Energy Efficiency

Hannah E. Murdock is Renewable Energy Analyst at REN21. December 2015, No. 3 Vol. LII, Sustainable Energy Despite growing energy use, for the first time in four decades, global carbon emissions ... Read More

Renewable Energy Usage

This metric reflects the percentage of a state’s total energy use that comes from renewable sources, including hydroelectric power, biomass, geothermal, solar power and wind power. The data is ... Read More