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EGEB: Globally, 2020 saw 50% more renewables installed than in 2019

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Solar and wind led the record growth of renewables globally in 2020, according to IRENA. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. South Dakota wants to subsidize more EV charging stations.

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EPFL solar hydrogen system co-generates heat and oxygen

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—Sophia Haussener, head of the Laboratory of Renewable Energy Science and Engineering (LRESE) in the School of Engineering (a) Technical illustration of the overall site showing key components such as the solar parabolic concentrator dish, reactor and ancillary hardware and cabinets. Holmes-Gentle et al.

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Global Carbon Project: Global carbon emissions growth slows, but hits record high

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In 2019, consumption of coal is expected to drop 11% in the U.S.—down increase in carbon dioxide emissions for 2019. Around the world, the average person is responsible for about 4.8 By comparison, the average person in the United States is responsible for more than three-and-a-half times that amount.

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EIA projects nearly 50% increase in world energy usage by 2050, led by growth in Asia

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In its International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that world energy consumption will grow by nearly 50% between 2018 and 2050. Projections for the United States in IEO2019 are consistent with those released in the Annual Energy Outlook 2019.

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1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023, and that’s curbed oil demand – IEA

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Renewables curbed emissions rise in 2023 The bad news is that energy-related emissions rose in 2023. It was a combination of strong renewables deployment, coal-to-gas switching, energy efficiency improvements, and softer industrial production that drove the decline in advanced economies’ emissions, reports the IEA. Get started here. –

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BYD’s home city in China now has more supercharging plugs than gas pumps

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million people has been an electrification leader for some time; in 2017, it completely electrified its bus fleet with more than 16,000 electric buses, and its taxis became electrified in 2019. China leads the world in renewables and EV growth, but it’s also the No 1 emitter of harmful greenhouse gases. The city of 12.5

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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be

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The new BESS is on the site of the former 557-megawatt (MW) coal-fired Reid Gardner Generating Station, which was demolished in 2019. It’s charged and discharged daily and dispatches stored renewable energy at peak consumption hours to help meet demand. Get started here. –ad* ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.