According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), wind and solar resources provided nearly all (93.84%) of the new electrical generating capacity added in the U.S. during the first four months of 2021 .

Renewable energy accounted for nearly 100% of all new electric capacity in Q1 with solar doubling in the last 3.5 years

Located in the Northern Cape province, the projects, which would require a US$1bn investment, include a 225 MW/1,140 MWh battery storage.

Overall, nuclear energy is riskier and has a worse environmental impact than wind energy, while wind is enormously less costly.

China's installed wind and solar capacity has surged in recent years from 174 GW in 2015 (131 GW of wind and 43 GW of solar) to 535 GW in 2020 (281 GW of wind and 253 GW of solar),

The decline extends a volatile period for solar sector jobs, which have yet to return to a peak reached in 2016 before the U.S. imposed tariffs on foreign-made panels that increased prices.

South Korea is expected to allocate 4 GW of solar capacity 2021 across two tenders. The second tender should take place in October 2021.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has initiated a tender for 1,200 MW of wind-solar projects, under the tranche IV of the interstate transmission-connected (ISTS) programme.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced that China will boost the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 25% by 2030, part of his pledge to bring the country's carbon emissions to a peak before 2030.

Through the partnership, RPC and Benbros will work on 14 projects in the regions of Andalucía, Extremadura, Castilla la Mancha, Aragon and Murcia.