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Werteunion beschließt Parteigründung - Weg frei für Hans-Georg Maaßen
Bereits zu den Landtagswahlen im Herbst in Thüringen, Sachsen und Brandenburg will die "konservativ-liberale Partei" antreten.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/werteunion-maassen-partei-1.6336046Open linkView original on kbin.socialRenewables surpass 50% of Germany's power consumption in 2023
Renewable energy covered 51.6% of Germany's gross electricity consumption in 2023, surpassing the 50% threshold for the entire year for the first time, as
https://renewablesnow.com/news/renewables-surpass-50-of-germanys-power-consumption-in-2023-843957/Open linkView original on kbin.socialShare of Renewables in Spain’s Power Mix Jumps to Over 50% | OilPrice.com
More than half of the electricity Spain now consumes comes from renewable energy sources, rising from 42.2% last year.
Emissions-free supply expected to rise to 85% by 2030 in Europe
The European power market will see its carbon intensity plummet as the region pursues ambitious climate-energy policies but flexibility is key to enable this change, according to Peter Osbaldstone, Research Director, Europe Power & Renewables at Wood Mackenzie.
https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/emissions-free-supply-expected-to-rise-to-85-percent-by-2030-in-europe/Open linkView original on kbin.socialUS smashes solar records in 2023 – but 2024 will bring road bumps
The US is expected to add a record-setting 33 GW of solar capacity in 2023, but 2024 will bring challenges to the industry.
https://electrek.co/2023/12/06/us-solar-records-in-2023-2024-road-bumps/Open linkView original on kbin.socialBrazil set to install 9.3 GW of solar in 2024, says Absolar
New figures from Absolar, a Brazilian PV trade group, show that the country could install 9.3 GW of solar in 2024, bringing it to 45.5 GW of installed PV capacity by the end of next year.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/12/06/brazil-set-to-potentially-install-9-3-gw-of-pv-in-2024-says-absolar/Open linkView original on kbin.socialWorldwide photovoltaic market 2023: 413 GW of new capacity
BNEF updates its forecasts for the Worldwide photovoltaic market: installed systems increased by more than 60% between 2022 and 2023
https://www.sustainabilityenvironment.com/2023/11/30/worldwide-photovoltaic-market-2023-closes-with-a-bang/?amp=1Open linkView original on kbin.socialGermany installs 1.23 GW of solar in Oct
Once again, Germany's newly installed solar capacity exceeded the gigawatt threshold, reaching 1.23 GW in October while onshore wind deployment achieved th
https://renewablesnow.com/news/germany-installs-123-gw-of-solar-in-oct-841995/Open linkView original on kbin.socialWhy does ‘tripling renewables’ mean building at least 1,500 GW per year by 2030?
Ahead of COP28, we unpack what a global goal to triple renewables means for annual deployment rates.
https://ember-climate.org/insights/commentary/why-does-tripling-renewables-mean-building-at-least-1500-gw-per-year-by-2030/Open linkView original on kbin.socialChina module prices hit record lows, operating rates estimated around 60%
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/17/china-module-prices-hit-record-lows-operating-rates-estimated-around-60/Open linkView original on kbin.socialPoland’s grid-connected PV project pipeline hits 18 GW
Statistics from Instytut Energetyki Odnawialnej show that the Polish solar market could see significant growth due to a rise in grid-connection approvals, despite an increase in project rejections.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/09/polands-grid-connected-pv-project-pipeline-hits-18-gw/Open linkView original on kbin.socialPortugal powered solely by renewables last weekend
Portugal generated 172.5 GWh of renewable electricity between Friday and Saturday. Its output included 97.6 GWh of wind, 68.3 GWh of hydro, and 6.6 GWh of PV. It exported surplus power to Spain, while consuming 131.1 GWh.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/01/portugal-powered-solely-by-renewables-last-weekend/Open linkView original on kbin.socialGlobal PV must grow to 5,400 GW by 2030 to limit global warming
The International Renewable Energy Agency said in a recent report that the scale of the energy transition needs 'urgent' acceleration to meet Paris Agreement climate emergency targets. Solar PV deployment, in particular, must ramp up and increase fourfold by the end of the decade.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/11/01/global-pv-must-grow-to-5400-gw-by-2030-to-limit-global-warming/Open linkView original on kbin.socialChina’s Cooling Coal Price Damps Fears Over Another Crippling Power Crunch This Winter - BNN Bloomberg
Chinese coal prices are falling as winter nears, offering relief to power plants that buy the fuel and reducing the chances of another round of debilitating power crunches.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/china-s-cooling-coal-price-damps-fears-over-another-crippling-power-crunch-this-winter-1.1989584Open linkView original on kbin.socialChile's renewables shares rises to 36.5% in Sep
Chile’s non-conventional renewable energy sources accounted for 36.5% of the nation's total electricity production in September, growing their proportion i
https://renewablesnow.com/news/chiles-renewables-shares-rises-to-365-in-sep-837997/Open linkView original on kbin.socialEgypt plans 2-GW pumped storage power project
Egypt is planning to build a 2-GW pumped-hydro power plant and has inked a pact for a feasibility study on the project with China Energy.On Thursday, a mem
https://renewablesnow.com/news/egypt-plans-2-gw-pumped-storage-power-project-837922/Open linkView original on kbin.socialSolar module prices dive to record low
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, offers bite-sized analysis on solar PV module supply and price trends.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/10/27/solar-module-prices-dive-to-record-low/Open linkView original on kbin.socialNew York awards 2.4 GW of land-based renewables
A land-based renewable energy procurement in New York state has resulted in awards totalling 2,410 MW that will be enough to supply over 560,000 local home
https://renewablesnow.com/news/new-york-awards-24-gw-of-land-based-renewables-837650/Open linkView original on kbin.socialThe first turbine is up at the US’s first commercial offshore wind farm
In a major US milestone, the first turbine was successfully installed at Vineyard Wind 1, the country's first commercial offshore wind farm.
https://electrek.co/2023/10/20/first-turbine-us-first-commercial-offshore-wind-farm/Open linkView original on kbin.social