Wind and solar photovoltaic account for the majority of renewables electricity capacity added each year. Renewable power is transforming the global electricity system, with new capacity and investment values consistently outstripping performance in the fossil-fuel sector. In 2016, more than 160 gigawatts of solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and biomass capacity was built around the world...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 gigawatts) This statistic represents major countries at the end of year 2015, by cumulative solar PV capacity. China’s cumulative solar PV (photovoltaics) capacity reached 43.5 gigawatts at the end of 2015.Continue Reading
(in megawatts) This statistic represents the demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) power worldwide from 2007 to 2014 with a forecast for 2015 to 2020. In 2017, solar PV demand is expected to total 61,165 megawatts around the world. The United States has started a process to implement taxes on solar products from China and Taiwan,...Continue Reading
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