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UK’s renewable generation rose by 9.9% in second quarter of 2019

UK’s renewable generation rose by 9.9% in second quarter of 2019

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UK’s renewable generation rose by 9.9% in second quarter of 2019

This rise, from 24.6TWh to 27.1TWh over the course of a year, was driven by an increase in clean capacity

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Ørsted becomes first customer of world’s biggest offshore wind turbines

Ørsted becomes first customer of world’s biggest offshore wind turbines

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Ørsted becomes first customer of world’s biggest offshore wind turbines

The firm will use GE’s new Haliade-X 12MW turbines to power its Skipjack and Ocean Wind projects based off the US coast

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Renewables ‘set to make up 65% of Ireland’s energy capacity by 2030’

Renewables ‘set to make up 65% of Ireland’s energy capacity by 2030’

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Renewables ‘set to make up 65% of Ireland’s energy capacity by 2030’

GlobalData says this growth will require massive investment in offshore wind and solar photovoltaic capacity

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India expects coal capacity to swell by a fifth in three years

India expects coal capacity to swell by a fifth in three years

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India expects coal capacity to swell by a fifth in three years

Chief Engineer at the country’s Federal Power Ministry, Ghanshyam Prasad, said coal capacity is likely to reach 238GW by 2022

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Pakistan plans significant wind and solar expansion

Pakistan plans significant wind and solar expansion

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Pakistan plans significant wind and solar expansion

The country aims to expand its clean energy capacity to make up around 20% of its total electricity mix

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Brazil’s clean capacity ‘to top 60GW in 2030’

Brazil’s clean capacity ‘to top 60GW in 2030’

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Brazil’s clean capacity ‘to top 60GW in 2030’

By this time, clean power is set to make up the second largest proportion of the mix, following behind only thermal generation

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Germany goes 47% renewable so far this year

Germany goes 47% renewable so far this year

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Germany goes 47% renewable so far this year

This is significantly above clean energy’s share of the power mix over the same period last year, when it totalled 40.6% of generation

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UK launches third Contracts for Difference round

UK launches third Contracts for Difference round

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UK launches third Contracts for Difference round

The latest auction will support up to 6GW of new renewable energy, enough to power around 350,000 homes each year

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Renewable capacity stalled last year for first time since 2001

Renewable capacity stalled last year for first time since 2001

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Renewable capacity stalled last year for first time since 2001

The International Energy Association warns more capacity needs to be added each year if international climate goals are to be met

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Taiwan deployed more than 1GW of solar in 2018

Taiwan deployed more than 1GW of solar in 2018

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Taiwan deployed more than 1GW of solar in 2018

The government now hopes to install 1.5GW of new solar capacity by the end of 2019

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Number of ROCs issued in 2017/18 up 16.7% on previous year

Number of ROCs issued in 2017/18 up 16.7% on previous year

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Number of ROCs issued in 2017/18 up 16.7% on previous year

That’s according to the latest statistical release from BEIS, which shows this equated to a 15% rise in generation

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‘Nearly 300GW of new wind capacity will be built in next five years’

‘Nearly 300GW of new wind capacity will be built in next five years’

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‘Nearly 300GW of new wind capacity will be built in next five years’

The Global Wind Energy Council expects the majority of this growth to be driven by increasing investment in offshore wind and emerging markets

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