[Chips machine] International Renewable Energy Agency: 58% renewable energy from the new installed capacity from Asia

March 30 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released the "Renewable Energy Capacity Statistics 2017" report. The report pointed out that by the end of 2016, the global renewable energy installed capacity reached 2006 GW, which accounted for the largest share of total installed capacity of 1122 GW. Wind and solar energy development is particularly strong, installed capacity of 467 GW and 296 GW respectively. In addition to hydropower, wind power and solar energy, there are 110 GW of biomass energy, 13 GW of geothermal energy and 500 MW of ocean energy (tides, waves, currents) in the global total installed capacity of renewable energy.

The latest data show that 2016 global renewable energy power generation installed capacity of 161 GW, an increase of 8.7%.

It is understood that since 2009, renewable energy power generation capacity growth rate of 8% to 9%. One of the fastest growing solar energy, growth rate of 32% last year, the new installed capacity of 71 GW, while wind power generation increased by 12%, the new installed capacity of 51 GW. This is since 2013, solar energy for the first time more than wind.

In addition, hydropower and biomass energy installed capacity of 30 GW and 9 GW respectively, geothermal energy increased by less than 1 GW. It is noteworthy that, although the solar and wind energy installed capacity is the world's renewable energy power generation capacity growth of the main driving force, but 2016 is also the history of biomass growth momentum of the best year.

From the perspective of regional development, the Asian region is the world's fastest growing renewable energy region, 2016 increase of 13.1% in the last year, renewable energy installed capacity, 58% from Asia, which makes Asia cumulative Renewable energy power generation installed capacity of 812 GW, accounting for about 41% of the global renewable energy power generation installed capacity.

The growth momentum in the African region is particularly pronounced, with new renewable energy generating capacity of 4.1 GW in 2016, double that of 2015. In addition, the pace of development in North America catch up with Europe, 2016 North American renewable energy installed capacity of 24 GW (7.8 growth rate), compared with the European region installed capacity of 21 GW (4.4% growth rate). The data show that renewable energy capacity growth in Europe in 2016 is slow, with more than half of European countries seldom having no increase in their installed capacity for renewable energy.

On the off-grid renewable energy-related data show that by the end of 2016 off-grid renewable energy power generation installed capacity reached 2,800 MW. Of which about 40% from solar energy, 10% from water, the rest of the largest proportion from the biomass energy. According to IRENA estimates, about 60 million households worldwide (about 300 million people) benefit from off-grid renewable energy.