Big Numbers For Global New Energy
Tenth edition of data book reveals trends in US and global renewable energy growth
Robin Whitlock, 12 March 2019 (Renewable Energy Magazine)
“…Installed global renewable electricity capacity also continued to increase in 2017, representing 32.2 percent of total capacity worldwide…[According to the 2017 Renewable Energy Data Book, now in its 10th edition, cumulative] global installed capacity of renewable electricity grew by 8.9% in 2017 (from 2,016 GW to 2,196 GW), which continued the steady growth of recent years (7.9% CAGR from 2007 to 2017)…Globally, hydropower comprised 50.7% of cumulative installed renewable electricity capacity, followed by wind (24.5%), solar PV and CSP (18.3%), biomass (5.6%), and geothermal (0.6%) in 2017…
Renewable sources accounted for nearly 27% (6,584 TWh) of all electricity generation worldwide in 2017…Global solar PV cumulative installed capacity increased by 32.7% in 2017. Wind installed capacity grew by 10.7% globally…In 2017, China continued to lead the world in cumulative renewable electricity installed capacity. China also led in cumulative wind, hydropower, and grid-connected solar PV capacity. Spain led in installed CSP capacity. The United States continued to lead geothermal and biomass installed capacity and was second in cumulative renewable electricity installed capacity…” click here for more
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