Global energy consumption will increase nearly 50% over the next 30 years.

Ukraine's installed wind capacity has increased from around 500 MW in 2015 to 1.4 GW in 2020 and wind covered 1.4% of the power mix in 2020.

France targets 2.4 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2023 and between 5.2 GW and 6.2 GW by 2028.

The US$700m project, which is expected to generate 2 TWh/year, will include 140 turbines with a maximum power of 7 MW.

The global offshore wind industry installed 6.1GW of capacity in 2020, down slightly from a record 6.24GW in 2019, although GWEC expects a new record year in 2021, as China’s offshore wind sector rushes to install 7.5GW ahead of the expiry of current feed in tariffs (FITs).

The upcoming allocation round is expected to consist of up to 4.5 GW across the two areas (Utsira Nord and Sørlige Nordsjø II), with the technical potential being much higher.

According to the National Steering Committee for Electricity Development, Vietnam’s wind capacity will reach 6 GW in 2025 and 10 GW in 2030 and solar capacity will grow to 14.4 GW in 2025 and 20 GW in 2030.

What fuels increased electricity production year-on-year? Coal – up 34.7% (112.5 million MWh) Wind – up 10% (17.4) Solar – up 29% (12.6)

In August the UK went just 3 days without any coal use being in the energy mix something that has raised eyebrows among critics of the government’s green energy and NetZero emissions targets.

The Spanish Secretariat of State for Energy has scheduled the new auction for 3.3 GW of renewables capacity for 19 October 2021.

Taiwan has a target to instal an additional 9 GW of offshore wind by 2031, and 15 GW by 2035.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded 1,200 MW of wind projects as part of the Tranche XI auction for 1,200 MW of interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind power projects in India

In fact, “renewable” energy is the least renewable, sustainable, eco-friendly energy source of all. Any ESG program that fails to recognize this is dishonest, even fraudulent – and must be reformed or scrapped.

From small wind, micro hydro, tidal, geothermal, biomass, and even hydrogen fuel cell technology, any of these combinations contain the keys to unlocking a hybrid solution that will overcome the dependence we have on fossil fuels.

Renewables account for 15% of Iran’s installed capacity, with 11.9 GW of hydro, 410 MW of solar and 300 MW of wind.