Renewables now make up 32% of global electricity generation
Renewable energy, sourced from replenishable natural resources like sunlight, wind, and geothermal heat, is pivotal in electricity generation, heating, cooling, and transportation. It offers off-grid solutions for remote areas, produces minimal greenhouse gases, and enhances energy security due to its wide geographical distribution. As global efforts to mitigate climate change intensify, the shift to low-carbon energy, led by renewables, is accelerating. Technologies such as solar PV and wind are becoming cost-competitive with fossil fuels. Increasing the renewable share in energy systems involves electrifying heating and transport sectors, using biofuels, and deploying solar water heating, biomass burners, and geothermal heating. Achieving climate goals requires rapid renewable energy deployment across all sectors, supported by favourable policies and market conditions.
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total global installed capacity of solar in 2024, compared to 1,135 GW of wind (Statistical Review of World Energy)
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was the first year that solar electricity generation surpassed coal in the European Union (Statistical Review of World Energy)
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share of total global generation from wind and solar in 2024 (Statistical Review of World Energy)
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million households in the UK (or equivalent) were powered by wind energy in 2024 (RenewableUK)
New Energy World stories
China unveils 15th five-year renewable energy plan targeting 3,500GW capacity by 2030
4th August 2026
This directive builds on New Energy World’s coverage from March 2026 detailing China's rapid clean energy expansion. That report documented how record...
Vestas installs UK’s most powerful onshore wind turbine in Scotland
4th August 2026
The V162-6.2MW EnVentus wind turbine is the first of 44 units planned for the 308MW project. Once operational, the site is set to become t...
Heat network reform needed to unlock investment and consumer savings, report finds
4th August 2026
Heat networks currently supply a relatively small share of the UK’s heat demand but are expected to play a much larger role in long-term decarbonisati...
UK launches AR8 clean energy auction as new Prime Minister cuts tax on household electricity
28th July 2026
The contracts for difference (CfD) Allocation Round 8 (AR8) enables developers of offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and emerging clean power technolo...
Spain’s first open-sea floating solar platform arrives at Port of Valencia
27th July 2026
Constructed at the San Enrique shipyard in Vigo, Galicia, the 500kW platform has been named ‘Paiporta’ in tribute to the Valencian municipality affect...
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June 2026
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EI 3635
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June 2026
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