News

2023 in review: Major progress achieved in China's renewable energy industry - CGTN

CGTN · last updated

2023 in review: Major progress in China's renewable energy projects - CGTN

SITEMAP

Copyright © 2023 CGTN. 京ICP备16065310号

Disinformation report hotline: 010-85061466

SITEMAP

Copyright © 2023 CGTN. 京ICP备16065310号

Disinformation report hotline: 010-85061466

Related Knowledge Center: ENERGY BASICS: renewables

State of Play

Renewable energy sources — once the fuel of the future, then practical in specific, narrow applications — are increasingly economic mainstream sources of power generation. Hydropower was long the mainstay of U.S. renewable electricity generation, although wind power surpassed hydro for the first time in 2019, and solar continues its rapid growth. The continued growth of wind and solar, with their fluctuations, is tied in part to improvements in storage technology: batteries.

More informationabout ENERGY BASICS: renewables