The EU generated a record 22.3 per cent of its electricity in 2022 through wind and solar power, overtaking natural gas, at 19.9 per cent, according to a report by energy think tank Ember, published in the European Electricity Review.
Danish renewable energy developer GreenGo Energy announced that it was developing a $8.77 billion green energy park in western Denmark.
The Indian Government has set a target to annually auction 8 GW of wind power projects to the end of 2030 to boost renewable energy capacity.
According to figures confirmed by National Grid, Britain’s electricity system operator, wind power generated 21.6 GW in the early evening of 10 January.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report indicating that it expects the global capacity of renewable power generation to almost double over the next five years as countries step up efforts to deal with the energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has raised its global forecast for the growth of renewables in what it describes as its: “largest ever upward revision” for the sector.
OX2, the Swedish renewable project developer, has sold its Niinimäki wind farm in Finland to Helen and Bank of Åland’s Wind Power Fund.
The World Bank has approved a $497 million loan facility to Eskom for the repurposing of Komati Power Station.
The UK set a new national record for wind generation, with windfarms generating nearly 20 GW during a 30-minute period on 26 October.
Enel Green Power Brasil, a subsidiary of Italy’s Enel, has started construction on the 399 MW Lagoa dos Ventos V wind farm in Brazil’s north-east state of Piauí.