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China wind growth alone outpaced total U.S. renewable generation in 2020

Wind and solar power led a 50% rise in renewable energy worldwide last year, led by China and the U.S.

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George Barker
Apr 05, 2021
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. . . . With a record 260.65 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable capacity added last year, 2020 was the dawn of a “decade of renewables,” according to Francesco Camera, the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) director general.…

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