The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report on the renewable energy market has found that the rate of new renewable electricity capacity added in 2020 rose by 45%, compared to 2019. The 260GW of new renewable power capacity achieved last year resembles the fastest year-on-year rise...
New data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has found that over 260GW of new renewable energy capacity was installed around the world last year, despite the economic impacts of COVID-19. IRENA’s 'Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021' report found that new green energy capacity in 2020...
Renewable energy capacity around the world will grow to record levels this year, while fossil fuel capacity will fall due to an economic slump caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found in a report. In its annual renewables outlook, the IEA...
Wind and solar power could account for up to a quarter of China’s total installed capacity by 2020, according to analysis by energy consultancy group Wood Mackenzie. In particular, solar power capacity is set to more than double by 2020, taking into account all planned and...