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The Energy [R]evolution will be Tweeted

Background - 7 May, 2013
An Energy Revolution is already happening. Here’s proof:

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51% of all new power plants built worldwide in 2012 were renewables.

 

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Renewable energy covered 31.3% of Spanish electricity demand in the first 9 months of 2012.

 

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In just 5 years, renewables connected to Portugal's electric grid leapt to 45% from 15%.

 

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The world's largest offshore wind farm (100 turbines) supplies enough power for 200,000 homes.

 

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Google plans to build an offshore wind "superhighway" that will supply 1.9 million households.

 

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Europe DECOMMISSIONED more coal and nuclear capacity than it installed in 2012.

 

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US built almost 14,000 megawatts of new wind power in 2012 = to 20 average coal power plants.

 

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China increased wind power production more than coal power for the first time ever in 2012.

 

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Renewable energy companies now employ about 5 million people worldwide.

 

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In Germany 5 times more people work in the wind industry than in the nuclear industry.

 

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