{"id":15346,"date":"2019-12-20T17:53:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res-group.com\/press-release-renewables-on-the-rise-res-closes-the-decade-on-a-high-en-fr\/"},"modified":"2019-12-20T17:53:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:53:00","slug":"press-release-renewables-on-the-rise-res-closes-the-decade-on-a-high-en-fr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.res-group.com\/de\/resources\/press-release-renewables-on-the-rise-res-closes-the-decade-on-a-high-en-fr\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewables on the rise: RES closes the decade on a high (EN\/FR)"},"content":{"rendered":"

14 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity added over the past decade<\/span><\/p>\n

In a decade defined by the rise of renewables, the world\u2019s largest independent renewable energy company, RES, announced it has developed and\/or constructed 14 GWs over the last ten years. That is enough to power all of the world\u2019s mobile phones for a year and is the equivalent of offsetting 16 million tons of CO2<\/sub>\u00a0annually.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past decade of incredible growth has repositioned renewables as mainstream and key to tackling global warming\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Ivor Catto, CEO for RES<\/strong>.\u00a0\u201cIn the last ten years, RES has consolidated its position as a global renewable energy company operating across ten countries. We are thrilled to see so many others join us in the quest to tackle the climate emergency by transforming the way in which we power our economies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

2019 was a record year for RES with 4.2 GW of developed and\/or constructed projects across the globe. When operational, these projects will provide low cost power to support the increasingly electrified transport, businesses and homes while offsetting 5.4 million tons of carbon annually. Market leading projects and innovations in 2019 include:<\/p>\n