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About 40% of the world's power generation is now renewable (www.scimex.org)

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About 40% of the world's power generation is now renewable::About 40% of the world's power generation is now renewable

		83% of new power capacity created in 2022 was renewable, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The report takes stock of the world's renewable en

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

The source in the article claims 27.8% so who knows...

Actual power generation depends on the capacity factors (CF) – namely the ratio between the average electricity generated by a power system and its nominal rated (or maximum) power. Thus, in terms of power produced, in 2021 (the latest figures available) hydropower generated 4 400 TWh, wind power 1 840 TWh, and solar power 1 030 TWh (IRENA, 2023b). The total global electricity consumption, from all sources, including renewables, was 28 500 TWh in 2022, a 2.5% increase compared with 2021 (and a 25% increase compared with ten years earlier, 2013) (EMBER, 2023). According to IRENA (2023b) the percentage of electricity consumption met by RE was 27.8% in 2022, up from 27.6% in 2021.

But in general they are talking about electricity, not energy. Maybe the 40% comes from best of situations when it's windy where it needs to be and sunny where it needs to be.