Renewables surge with record-breaking annual growth in 2024

Last year’s energy production data leave two readings: on the one hand, the record of renewable generation, which reached 90% of the total; on the other, the disturbing dominance of China, which is acquiring monopoly dyes: half of the photovoltaic solar and two thirds of the wind came from the plants of the Asian giant. Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025, published on Wednesday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), show a massive…

Britain risks wasting wind power without storage surge - DirectorsTalk

Wind power surged past fossil fuels in 2024, a historic energy shift not seen in over a century. Yet, nearly a tenth of this clean energy was lost due to grid congestion. As the UK accelerates towards a net-zero future, investors are eyeing a pivotal moment: the race to scale up energy storage and infrastructure fast enough to capture the full value of renewable generation. Britain has reached a defining moment in its energy journey. In 2024, wi…

The European Union's electricity will come from 47% renewable sources in 2024, according to the report published by the European Commission on Monday, March 31. This is 3 points higher than in 2023, with a historic peak exceeded in April 2024, at 54% of European electricity consumption from renewable sources. Over the past year, renewable energy production has gained 59 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, a 16% increase. This increase is mainly due to s…

Renewable energy accounted for 46.9% of net electricity production in the European Union last year, up 2.6 percentage points from 2023. Eurostat's data confirm the increase in wind, hydro and solar power. 46.9%: this is the share of electricity produced in the European Union (EU) by renewables in 2024. Among them, the European Statistics Agency (Eurostat) notes that wind energy stands out with 39.1% of total renewable production. Hydropower foll…

Renewables surge with record-breaking annual growth in 2024

Renewable energy technologies saw record growth in 2024, but are growing far faster in some parts of the world than others.Solar farm building boomed in 2024Technologies generating energy from the wind, sun, earth and water accounted for more than 90% of total power expansion last year, according to the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA).Renewable energy capacity worldwide now stands at nearly 4,500GW. The 585GW built last year r…

IRENA Renewable Capacity Statistics 2025 report

IRENA reports a record 585 GW of renewable energy added in 2024, pushing total capacity to 4,448 GW—yet growth must accelerate.