Renewable energy met all new demand for electricity in 2025, according to a new review of global power generation, halting the growth of fossil fuel-powered generation and highlighting the promise of clean sources like wind and solar.

The authoritative Global Electricity Review released annually by Ember, an international energy research organization, says clean sources — especially solar — are growing fast enough and are cheap enough that they are stopping new fossil fuel-powered electricity generation. Electricity from solar and wind increased while there was no change to the amount of electricity produced from burning fossil fuels.

“We’re really talking about a large-scale change in how the energy system works. And solar is among the most scalable technologies that can deliver fast change,” said Nicolas Fulghum, senior data analyst at Ember.

  • Canaconda@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Micro hydro this is feasible. Many tall buildings already have water tanks near the top.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Many tall buildings already have water tanks near the top.

      how do you think that water gets up there?

    • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Sorry i wasn’t speaking micro, I’m talking like lake and river scaled hydro. Some places even build reservoirs specifically for pumped solar storage.

      • Canaconda@lemmy.ca
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        2 months ago

        I’m just thinking they should install micro hydro on buildings that have raised water storage. Recapture some of the energy it took to get it up there.