2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says

The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the ... Read More

WWEA Annual Report 2023: Record Year for Windpower

Total capacity exceeds 1’047 Gigawatt – 116 Gigawatt added in 2023 equaling 12,5% growth – China installed around 75 Gigawatt, two thirds of new capacity – Wind power generates 10% of global ... Read More

Chinese Companies Continue to Dominate Global Wind Turbine Market

Research from BloombergNEF (BNEF) published March 27 showed global wind power generation capacity additions hit a record ... year than in 2022, primarily thanks to China, the world’s largest ... Read More

Installed offshore wind capacity in U.S. sees nearly six-fold jump in first-quarter, report says

Installed offshore wind capacity in the U.S. grew to 242 megawatt (MW) in the first quarter of the year from 42 MW in the previous quarter, the Oceantic Network said in its report, showcasing a ... Read More

The World’s Coal Capacity Hit an All-Time High in 2023

Global coal power capacity hit a record last year driven by China, which built the most new capacity, but also helped by a slowdown in coal power plant retirements across the world. This is ... Read More

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By Lara Jakes Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle Having a team in the world’s richest ... hospital after Israeli forces withdrew. Israel said it had dug up and reburied ... Read More

World’s coal power capacity rises despite climate warnings

Increase of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closures The world’s coal power capacity grew ... China’s expansion of wind, solar and nuclear power ... Read More

World’s biggest wind power projects are in crisis mode

Extreme heat driven by climate change is straining electric grids all over the world ... year to reach a combined 120 gigawatts of wind power by 2030, more than quadruple the current capacity. Read More

‘Historic breakthrough’: China’s installed wind turbine cost drops to one-fifth of the US in green energy race

Meanwhile stateside, the US Department of Energy reported the average installed cost of wind projects in 2021 was US$1,500 per kW, or US$1.50 per watt (10.8 yuan). This marked a drop of more than ... Read More

Trillions in taxpayer subsidies haven’t made wind and solar power cheaper or better for Americans

Despite us constantly being told that solar and wind are now the cheapest forms of electricity, governments around the world needed ... more additional power from coal. Last year, China got ... Read More