Renewables now make up 32% of global electricity generation
Renewable energy, sourced from replenishable natural resources like sunlight, wind, and geothermal heat, is pivotal in electricity generation, heating, cooling, and transportation. It offers off-grid solutions for remote areas, produces minimal greenhouse gases, and enhances energy security due to its wide geographical distribution. As global efforts to mitigate climate change intensify, the shift to low-carbon energy, led by renewables, is accelerating. Technologies such as solar PV and wind are becoming cost-competitive with fossil fuels. Increasing the renewable share in energy systems involves electrifying heating and transport sectors, using biofuels, and deploying solar water heating, biomass burners, and geothermal heating. Achieving climate goals requires rapid renewable energy deployment across all sectors, supported by favourable policies and market conditions.
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total global installed capacity of solar in 2024, compared to 1,135 GW of wind (Statistical Review of World Energy)
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was the first year that solar electricity generation surpassed coal in the European Union (Statistical Review of World Energy)
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share of total global generation from wind and solar in 2024 (Statistical Review of World Energy)
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million households in the UK (or equivalent) were powered by wind energy in 2024 (RenewableUK)
New Energy World stories
Hydrogen engine powers Spanish grid in world’s first large-scale demonstration
23rd June 2026
The trial took place at the company’s Bermeo facility in northern Spain, where a new Wärtsilä 31H2 engine supplied power to Spain’s national electrici...
UK offshore wind workforce may need to more than double by 2030
23rd June 2026
Based on five studies conducted between 2023 and 2025, the report estimates the sector’s workforce could grow from around 40,000 people today to betwe...
Long-duration energy storage could be worth €200mn/GW in annual variable system costs, finds report
23rd June 2026
The report, published by Eurelectric and consultancy AFRY, estimates that deploying 1GW of LDES could reduce annual variable system operating costs by...
Businesses say grid investment is failing to keep pace with electrification plans
23rd June 2026
A recent survey of 1,994 business leaders across 18 countries found that 79% believe geopolitical instability has made electrification more urgent, wh...
Chile accelerates battery storage deployment to support renewable generation
15th June 2026
Chile's renewable energy sector is increasingly pairing large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) with new generation capacity as developers s...
Technical guidance publications
EI 3637
SafetyOn 2025 Onshore wind health and safety incident data report
June 2026
EI 3637 SafetyOn 2025 Onshore wind health and safety incident data report presents the analysis of health and safety incident data submitted by Safety...
EI 3640
G+ 2025 incident data report
June 2026
The G+ 2025 incident data report examines the patterns behind health and safety performance of offshore wind projects among G+ members.This year saw c...
EI 3635
G+ Welfare in offshore wind study: existing practices and future opportunities
June 2026
EI 3635 Welfare in offshore wind study: existing practices and future opportunities assesses current welfare practices, identifies gaps and explores o...
EI 3634
SafetyOn Good practice guidance for HV contractors on wind farms
May 2026
The success of high-voltage (HV) operations on wind farms depends on a consistent and proactive approach to managing contractors, contractor safety an...
EI 3328
Guidance on the preservation and recommissioning of existing combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant
May 2026
First-generation combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants, introduced in the early 1990s, have increasingly been displaced by higher-efficiency plants...