The Global Shift Towards Renewable Energy

⚡China, the United States, Brazil, India, and Germany have the largest renewable power capacity worldwide.

🌍Nordic and Latin American countries have a high share of renewables in their energy mix.

🔋Battery storage systems, like the Tesla battery in South Australia, are playing a crucial role in storing renewable energy.

🌬️Harvesting kinetic energy is an emerging technology that can convert footsteps into electricity.

🌱Innovations like 3D printing are reducing the cost of producing solar panels and wind turbines.

Which countries have the largest renewable power capacity?

—China, the United States, Brazil, India, and Germany have the largest renewable power capacity worldwide.

Which countries lead in the share of renewable energy in their energy mix?

—Nordic and Latin American countries have a high share of renewables in their energy mix.

What role do battery storage systems play in renewable energy?

—Battery storage systems, like the Tesla battery in South Australia, are crucial for storing renewable energy.

What is an emerging technology in renewable energy?

—Harvesting kinetic energy is an emerging technology that converts footsteps into electricity.

How are innovations reducing the cost of renewable energy production?

—Innovations like 3D printing are reducing the cost of producing solar panels and wind turbines.

00:00Governments around the world are building more renewable energy sources.

00:23In 2018, over a quarter of the world's energy was generated from renewables.

01:09China, the United States, Brazil, India, and Germany have the largest renewable power capacity.

02:00Nordic and Latin American countries lead in the share of renewables in their energy mix.

05:42Battery storage systems, like the Tesla battery in South Australia, play a crucial role in storing renewable energy.

06:52Harvesting kinetic energy is an emerging technology in renewable energy.

06:55Innovations like 3D printing are reducing the cost of producing solar panels and wind turbines.

07:11The global demand for energy continues to increase.