Climate action: At the Summit, EU and Chinese leaders reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and, as major energy consumers and importers, highlighted the importance of fostering cooperation in their energy policies. At the joint press conference following the Summit, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said: “As...Continue Reading
Solar energy is becoming a force to be reckoned with. Last year, China and the United States installed a record 15 and 7.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar, respectively. This year, the world could install as much as 66 GW.In 2015, investors poured $161 billion of capital into solar, the largest amount for any single power...Continue Reading
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent) This statistic represents electricity consumption around the world in 2008 and 2030, by region. In 2008, North America’s electricity consumption came to approximately 74 million metric tons of oil equivalent.Continue Reading
(in megawatts) This statistic shows the newly installed capacity of solar energy in Germany and China between 2009 and 2015. In 2013, China is estimated to reach 2.5 gigawatts of new installed solar energy capacity.Continue Reading
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent) This statistic shows renewable energy consumption in China from 2000 to 2015. In 2000, renewable energy consumption came to approximately 0.7 million metric tons of oil equivalent. (source: statista, BP) Based on gross generation from renewable sources including wind, geothermal, solar, biomass and waste, and not accounting for...Continue Reading
(in terawatt) This statistic shows the potential of renewable energy sources in China. The potential energy of wind power in China is 173.4 terawatt. (source: statista, Gao Hun, Fan Jingchun)Continue Reading
The solar investment attractiveness of a country is based on many factors. Some important ones are the overall investment attractiveness of a country, solar policies in the country, and the natural solar power potential of a country. Putting these figures together, above is a solar PV investment attractiveness index for Sunbelt countries that was created by the...Continue Reading
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