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Tripling Renewables by 2030 Requires a Minimum of 16.4 Per Cent Annual Growth Rate
The Renewable Energy Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that despite renewables becoming the fastest-growing source of power, the world risks missing the tripling renewables target pledged at COP28. To stay the course, the…
ITALY COULD GET A FLOATING HYBRID POWER PLANT
Two years ago, an offshore wind farm was commissioned in Italy, a significant development since this was the first such project in the Mediterranean basin. Now, Italy plans to build a large floating hybrid power plant in the Gulf of…
CROATIAN ENERGY MIX – RENEWABLE SOURCES EXCEED NON-RENEWABLES AND NPP KRSKO
The relevant January data showed that renewable energy sources in Croatia were the dominant source of electricity production compared to non-renewable ones. As usual, hydropower plants had the biggest share in renewable energy – over 42 percent in January –…
IEA: HALF OF ELECTRICITY COULD COME FROM LOW-EMISSION SOURCES BY 2026
The demand for electricity in the next three years is expected to grow by an average of 3.4 percent. About 85 percent of the increase in global demand is projected to come primarily from China, India and Southeast Asian countries,…
Global coal demand expected to decline in coming years
After reaching an all-time high this year, global coal demand is expected to decline to 2026, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual coal market report – the first time that the report has predicted…
Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022
Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 million in 2012, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and…
Stepping up in renewables towards energy stability
Alessandro Bragonzi, Head of Regional Hub for the Western Balkans, one of the participants in the OIE Serbia 2023 conference, organized by the Association of Renewable Energy Sources of Serbia, wrote for OIE Serbia about renewable sources, the increase of…