Solar and wind power can grow enough to limit global warming to 1.5C if the 10-year average compound growth rate of 20 per cent can be maintained to 2030, according to a new report.Independent climate think tank Ember announced the news on Wednesday, adding that solar generation rose 23 per cent globally in 2021, while wind supply gained 14 per cent over the same period.
A cabinet minister has said that those living near onshore wind farms should have their energy bills slashed. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi suggested that the UK should look at how other countries provide power to local communities as part of its own plans.
Last year the Chinese government set an ambitious energy target, aiming for 40% of its grid’s power to come from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. President Xi Jinping also said China will be carbon neutral by 2060. This week the country put its money where its mouth is, announcing the construction of 450 gigawatts (GW) of solar and wind power, all of which will be put up in the Gobi and other deserts.
New wind installations fell in 2021 as the industry faced a series of challenges, including supply chain headwinds, logistics logjams and international trade barriers, according to new analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Energy generated by wind power provided more than half of Ireland’s electricity last month, figures show. Wind Energy Ireland, the representative body for the Irish wind industry, said the 53% share was the highest ever achieved by wind in the country.
Economic and population growth will outpace gains in energy efficiency over the next 30 years as energy consumption continues to increase, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Solar and wind energy last year grew at the fastest rate in U.S. history and now account for a record 13% of the nation’s power generation, according to a report released Thursday.
Leeward Renewable Energy LLC has successfully completed construction of its two Aragonne projects, which included repowering of its existing Aragonne Wind project (Aragonne Repower) and the construction of the new Aragonne Mesa Wind project.
Wind turbines stand in Budy Mszczonowskie, southern Poland, on , Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Poland’s power system operator says that the deadly high winds last week generated a record level of energy and covered some 30 percent of demand in the country where most of the energy comes from coal.
New York State broke ground on Friday on its first offshore wind farm, kicking off a boom in similar projects aimed at transforming the state’s — and the nation’s — energy mix. The South Fork Wind project off the coast of Long Island is expected to be operational by the end of 2023.