The first step towards energy revolution

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Prof. Bruno Burger of Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems revealed that power generation from the renewable energy sources (218.9 TWh) overtook coal-based power generation (207 TWh) in 2018 in Germany (Burger 2019). This is a significant step towards achieving sustainable power generation for the future. In most countries, renewables have emerged as the fastest growing energy source. Solar and wind are undergoing very rapid growth. Among others, bioenergy, geothermal, and hydropower are also growing steadily. The impact of this extraordinary growth in renewables has mostly been felt in the electricity sector, and Germany is an excellent example of it. Today, renewables account for about 25% of global electricity generation. In a recent report, International Renewable Energy Agency has identified six factors behind significant growth of the renewable energy sector (IRENA 2019): declining cost of renewables, factors affecting climate change, technological improvements in the energy sector, governmental declarations to achieve certain renewable targets, voluntary pledges of various corporations, and changing perceptions of the public. …