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The end of an era - hydropower to be phased out? © Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive

The End of Hydropower? The World Goes Solar!

02 Aug, 2016 By admin

The trend is your friend: in 2015, for the first time more solar and wind capacities were created than all coal, oil, hydro and nuclear power plants collectively! Read this article with the newest energy data from Peter Bosshard, International Rivers!

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Further reading: Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Bloomberg New Energy Finance

 

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