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Offshore wind turbines, for article on South Korea offshore wind farm

2021 C.E. April 2

South Korea unveils $43 billion plan for world’s largest offshore wind farm

Offshore wind is about to get a new heavyweight: South Korea is investing $43 billion to build what would become the world's largest offshore wind farm, planted in the shallow, breezy waters of the country's Southwest Sea. The plan is remarkable not just for its scale but for how it came together. Local fishing leaders representing around 200 vessels — many initially opposed — signed on after winning compensation and equity stakes in the...

Polio vial, for article on wild poliovirus eradication

2020 C.E. August 26

Africa declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’

Africa is now certified free of wild poliovirus, a milestone reached after more than 95% of the continent's population was immunized. The campaign began in 1996 when Nelson Mandela launched "Kick Polio Out of Africa," and since then an estimated 1.8 million cases of paralysis have been prevented. Reaching the last children took extraordinary courage — frontline workers, 95% of them women, crossed Lake Chad by boat and walked through conflict zones, while polio...

Liquid air battery, for article on liquid air energy storage

2020 C.E. June 29

Construction begins in England on world’s biggest liquid air battery

The world's largest liquid air battery is rising on a former industrial site near Manchester, with enough storage to power 200,000 homes for five hours. Developed by Highview Power, the £85m facility will compress surplus renewable electricity into liquid air, then release it weeks later to spin a turbine when demand peaks. About 200 workers are building it, many transitioning from oil and gas careers into clean energy. Unlike pumped hydro, which needs mountains...

american public power association eIBTh DXW w unsplash, for article on global wind power capacity

2020 C.E. March 27

World’s wind power capacity up by fifth after record year

Wind power had a banner year in 2019, with the world adding 60.4 gigawatts of new capacity — a 19% jump over the year before. Offshore wind was the real breakthrough, making up a tenth of all new installations for the first time ever as turbines moved from niche projects into mainstream infrastructure. The U.S. and China together drove nearly two-thirds of the growth, while falling costs — wind is now more than 70%...

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2018 C.E. November 29

The EU says it is aiming to become the first major economy to go “climate neutral” by 2050

Net-zero by 2050 just got its first major champion: the European Union has unveiled a strategy that would make it the first large economy to commit to full climate neutrality. The plan leans on technology that already exists today — scaling solar and wind to 80% of electricity, insulating homes, and restoring forests to absorb what can't be eliminated. Alongside the climate benefits, the EU estimates the shift could cut energy import costs by...

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