Excerpt from this EcoWatch story:
A new report has found that 40.9% of global electricity production last year came from “clean,” low-carbon energy sources such as solar and wind power. This number is up from the 39.4% share clean energy had of the total electricity generation mix in 2023.
According to the sixth annual Global Electricity Review from Ember, total global electricity production was comprised of 7% solar, 8% wind, 14% hydropower, 9% nuclear energy and 3% other renewable sources. Major strides in solar and wind energies in particular helped electricity generation from low-carbon sources surpass 40%.
Solar energy has doubled to reach more than 2000 terawatt hours (TWh) over the past three years and for 2024, this energy source was the biggest source of new electricity generation for the third consecutive year, Ember noted. Solar has also been the fastest growing source of electricity generation for the 20th consecutive year as of 2024, the report found.
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