Global Renewable Energy Capacity Grows 8.5% in 2014
The 2014 tally included record installations for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind power
PARIS — Global generation capacity for solar, wind, and other renewable energy technologies grew 8.5 percent in 2014 over the year before, according to the 10th annual edition of REN21’s Renewables 2015 Global Status Report. About 135 gigawatts (GW) of added renewable power increased the total worldwide installed capacity to 1,712 GW.
The 2014 tally included record installations for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind power. Solar PV capacity has grown from 3.7 GW in 2004 to 177 GW in 2014, and wind power capacity increased from 48 GW in 2004 to 370 GW in 2014. Also, for the first time in four decades, the world economy grew without a parallel rise in CO2 emissions, the report said.