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IRENA’s La Camera: Renewables must grow at higher speed, scale
12 July 2024 - IRENA's Director-General Francesco La Camera warned of ongoing patterns of concentration in geography in renewables deployment as well as against complacency
Record broken in June average global temperature
11 July 2024 - The average global temperature last month was the highest ever recorded for June. It was the 12th consecutive at or higher than 1.5 degrees above the pre-industrial average.
Yanmar, Daigas install small cogeneration gas system with 30% hydrogen blend
09 July 2024 - Yanmar ES has retrofitted its EP400G combined heat and power unit by adding Daigas Energy's hydrogen supply equipment
World Hydropower Outlook: Pumped storage hydropower providing over 90% of energy storage
02 July 2024 - The 2024 World Hydropower Outlook tracks and directs the progress of hydropower development globally against net zero pathways
Pope Francis to make Vatican energy independent with agrivoltaics
28 June 2024 - The Vatican intends to achieve energy independence with solar power. Moreover, it is turning to a combination of agriculture and photovoltaics, according to Pope Francis.
Europe, North America could trade solar power via world’s biggest subsea interconnector
27 June 2024 - The interconnector would transfer renewable electricity in both directions, harnessing the sun’s movement across the sky
Global energy emissions, fossil fuel use hit all-time highs in 2023
20 June 2024 - Global emissions from energy increased 2% year on year in 2023, exceeding 40 gigatons of CO2 for the first time ever
Global energy transition slows down amid economic, political volatility – report
20 June 2024 - European countries lead the World Economic Forum Energy Transition Index 2024 rankings, with Sweden at the top
Eurelectric issues guide for integrating biodiversity in renewables, grid expansion projects
20 June 2024 - The European association of electricity companies, Eurelectric, has published a guide for sustainable electrification
Global solar power capacity hits 1.6 TW after 87% surge in new installations in 2023
19 June 2024 - In 2023, the world installed 447 GW of new solar capacity, compared to 239 GW added in 2022, says SolarPower Europe
China accounts for 71% of world’s new offshore wind capacity in 2023
18 June 2024 - GWEC said China commissioned offshore wind power plants of 6.3 GW in overall capacity in 2023 or 71% of the world's total
Harnessing gravity to turn supertall buildings into energy storage systems
11 June 2024 - Energy Vault plans to deploy this innovative concept in supertall buildings around the world with Chicago-based architecture firm SOM
World Oceans Day 2024: Awaken New Depths
07 June 2024 - Awaken New Depths is the slogan for this year's World Oceans Day, which has been celebrated every June 8 since 2008
Clean energy investment in 2024 to hit USD 2 trillion, nearly double compared to fossil fuels
06 June 2024 - Clean energy investment is setting new records even in challenging economic conditions, says IEA chief Fatih Birol
China puts online world’s largest solar power plant
05 June 2024 - Before the production kicked-off, the two largest operating solar parks were also located in China, with a capacity of about 3 GW each
World Environment Day 2024: Our land, our future
05 June 2024 - World Environment Day 2024 slogan is “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.”