How Global Energy Transformed in 2019

The global energy system is undergoing rapid transformation. With the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement serving as inspiration, countries, cities and corporations all over the world continue to take meaningful action on renewable energy development. While a pressing need to increase momentum exists, 2019 has been a year of bold ambition and remarkable achievements.

Here are 20 reminders, from media outlets around the world, of how the energy transformation has advanced over the last 12 months.


 
Renewable power overtakes coal in Germany

03 January 2019 - Renewable energy accounted for the majority of electricity production in Germany, beating coal for the first time. (DW)



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Caribbean geothermal energy gets funding boost

19 March 2019- The World Bank's first geothermal investment in the Caribbeans signals an important development for the technolgy in the region. (Caribbean News Service)



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Renewable energy jobs reach new all time high

17 June 2019 - 11 million people worked in the renewable energy sector in 2018, a 7% increase from employment levels in 2017. (Forbes)



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India goes big on renewables to address coal dependence

25 June 2019 - India will add 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030 to improve air quality and reduce coal dependence. (Reuters)



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The UAE takes giant leap forward with new solar project

29 June 2019 - The world's largest solar farm became operational in Abu Dhabi, delivering power to more than 90,000 people. (Gulf News)



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Wind takes off in Africa

22 July 2019 - The Lake Turkana Wind Power project, the largest wind farm in Africa, was inaugurated in Kenya with a generation capacity of 310 MW. (CNBC)



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Solar costs hit new record low

31 July 2019 - The first-ever solar auction in Portugal broke the world record for the lowest ever bid. (Euractiv)



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Solar costs strengthen in China

14 August 2019 - In China, subsidy-free, rooftop solar is now cheaper than electricity from the national grid. (Inverse)



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Global investment in renewables tops US2.6 trillion

05 September 2019 - Rapidly falling costs, particularly of solar and wind, helped attract $2.6 trillion in renewable energy investments in the past decade. (Bloomberg)



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World's largest retailer pursues 100% renewable future

19 September 2019 - Amazon pledges to add 100,000 electric vans and move to 100% renewable energy. (USA Today)



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Record low prices for offshore wind

20 September 2019 - Wind power generation fell by 30 per cent, with record low costs falling below the cost of power generated from coal in the UK. (Independent)



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Bold new commitments from countries in Latin America

26 September 2019 - Latin America pledges to go 70 per cent renewables by 2030 ahead of the U.N. Climate Action Summit in 2019. (NBC News)



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A bright future for green hydrogen

18 October 2019 - Australia and Japan expand their support for clean hydrogen as renewable costs become increasingly competitive. (Scientific American)



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Solar plant floats Europe's renewables ambition

18 October 2019 - The largest floating solar plant was inaugurated in France, marking an important milestone for the technology's development. (Euractiv)



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Australian entreprenuers tap the export potential of solar

21 November 2019 - A massive $20 billion project to export solar power from Australia to Singapore, received tens of millions of dollars in investments from two Australian billionaires. (Straits Times)



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All electric plane takes first commercial flight

11 December 2019 - The first commercial, all-electric flight took off in Vancouver, Canada, marking an important step in the decarbonisation of the aviation sector. (BBC)



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Steel industry finds renewable heat source in solar and wind

07 December 2019 - US steel industry tackles carbon emissions with plans to build the first wind-powered steel plant in Missouri and the first solar-powered steel plant in Colorado. (CNBC)



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Africa's first solar community

16 December 2019 - Morocco's Id Mjahdi becomes the first village in Africa to be completely powered by solar energy. (CNN)



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Europe's new green future

11 December 2019 - The EU takes decisive climate action, pledging to transform its economy and become the world's first zero carbon continent by 2050. (The Gaurdian)



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Solar brings light to small village in Thailand

15 December 2019 - A Thai village powered by solar energy demonstrates the potential of renewables in transforming lives in rural communities. (Channel News Asia)



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