About 20% of U.S. energy consumption in 2019 came from sources other than fossil fuels

Uzbekistan set an ambitious goal of reaching 3 GW wind and 5 GW solar power capacities by 2030. In light of recent developments, these goals look quite achievable.

Amprion (Germany) intends to invest €15.2bn by 2028, compared with €5.2bn in 2009-2019.

China plans to increase the share of renewables (including hydro) in the power mix to 28.2% in 2020.

China plans to increase the share of renewables (including hydro) in the power mix to 28.2% in 2020 and the share of renewables (excluding hydro) is expected to reach 10.8%.

The Ecological Goal of the Energy Transition is to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and prevent the most serious effects of climate change. Replacing energy Fossil Fuel Systems (FFS) with Renewable Energy Systems (RES) is a way to achieve the Ecological Goal.

Plummeting wind, solar, and storage prices have fallen so fast that the United States can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 – without raising customer costs at all from today’s levels, and actually decreasing wholesale power costs 10%.

European industry and refineries already use roughly 8 million tonnes of hydrogen each year, but most of this is “grey” hydrogen, a version made from natural gas in a process that produces planet-warming emissions.

Due to the extended lockdown of the global economy, the solar market will experience a contraction in 2020 with its base-case scenario predicting 112 GW of new capacity instead of the 144 GW projected in last year's forecast.

Buying renewable energy certificates (RECs) give companies a way to offset their carbon footprint while providing a market for renewable energy and allows the renewable developer to have a long-term REC revenue stream to justify the investment anywhere in the US and at different pricing options.