Here are some of the world’s greenest cities | World Economic …
网页2021年4月7日 · Malmö has made a name for itself as a sustainable city. The Western Harbour District has operated on 100% renewable energy since 2012, while the industrial area of Augustenborg has solar thermal panels connected to a central heating system. The city plans to run entirely on renewables by 2030, up from around 43% in 2020.
Renewable energy: Global capacity increased by 50% in 2023
网页2024年2月8日 · Clean energy boomed in 2023, with 50% more renewables capacity added to energy systems around the world compared to the previous year. Additional renewable electricity capacity reached 507 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, with solar PV making up three-quarters of global additions, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Renewables 2023 ...
Renewable energy is the cornerstone of the energy transition
网页2021年4月30日 · New IRENA analysis indicates a continued swift energy transition to renewable power generation worldwide in the coming three decades, with shares of variable (or intermittent) renewables – solar PV and wind – growing especially rapidly. Variable renewables will dominate the world's total power supply by 2050, a …
5 smart renewable energy innovations - The World Economic Forum
网页2023年9月21日 · The need for renewable energy innovation has never been greater. In its 2023 report, Fostering Effective Energy Transition, the World Economic Forum says that 95% of countries have improved their total Energy Transition Index score over the past decade, but there has been only "marginal growth" in the past three years. Discover.
Storage is the key to the renewable energy revolution
网页2023年8月30日 · LDES systems integrate with renewable generation sites and can store energy for over 10 hours. e-Zinc’s battery is one example of a 12–100-hour duration solution, with capabilities including recapturing curtailed energy for time shifting, providing resilience when the grid goes down and addressing extended periods of peak demand to replace traditional peaking power plants and transmission ...
Renewable energy will produce 35% of global electricity by 2025: …
网页2023年3月16日 · Renewable capacity will meet 35% of global power generation by 2025, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The organization also says electricity demand is forecast to grow by 3% a year over the next three years compared to 2022, with a third of global consumption in China. The Energy …
Texas is embracing renewable energy – and its wind power is …
网页2020年1月8日 · Texas is the world’s fifth largest generator of wind power. The state’s wind industry employs more than 25,000 people. Georgetown decided to go 100% renewable in 2015. It is best known as the land of oil, but in 2018, the equivalent of more than 7 million homes in Texas were powered by wind. The US state’s wind power generation that year ...
These 4 energy storage technologies are key to climate efforts
网页2021年4月23日 · 3. Thermal energy storage. Thermal energy storage is used particularly in buildings and industrial processes. It involves storing excess energy – typically surplus energy from renewable sources, or waste heat – to be used later for heating, cooling or power generation. Liquids – such as water – or solid material - such as sand or rocks ...
Renewables Were The World’s Cheapest Energy Source in 2020
网页2021年7月5日 · Renewables are now significantly undercutting fossil fuels as the world’s cheapest source of energy, according to a new report. Of the wind, solar and other renewables that came on stream in 2020, nearly two-thirds – 62% – were cheaper than the cheapest new fossil fuel, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
3 sustainable materials powering the renewable energy transition
网页2024年2月5日 · Here are three energy transition innovations built using sustainable materials. 1. Wooden turbine towers. Wind-powered turbines are nothing new. In many countries they dot the landscape or form part of large offshore wind farms at sea. But engineers at a start-up in Sweden have constructed …