In this interactive chart, we see the share of primary energy consumption that came from renewable technologies – the combination of hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal, wave, tidal, and modern biofuels. Traditional biomass – which can be an important energy source in lower-income settings is not included.
The accurate design of a Solar Energy Conversion System (SECS) requires a good understanding of the solar characteristics at the location of interest. For this reason, selecting the right location is crucial, as it impacts not only the technical but also the economic viability of the proposed design.
In terms of technologies, solar PV alone is forecast to account for a massive 80% of the growth in global renewable capacity between now and 2030 – the result of the construction of new large solar power plants as well as an increase in rooftop solar installations by companies and households.
It is seen that the global weighted-average LCOE of solar PV technology reduced by about 89 % from 0.445 USD/kWh in 2010 to 0.049 USD/kWh in 2022. It is noticeable that the LCOE of PV technology has dropped into the range of fossil fuel electricity costs since 2014.
While the contribution of solar energy to global electricity production remains generally low at 3.6%, it has firmly established itself among other renewable energy technologies, comprising nearly 31% of the total installed renewable energy capacity in 2022 (IRENA, 2023).
In comparison to the PV installations in 2018 (481 GW), the world’s PV installed capacity is projected to increase almost six times by 2030 (to 2841 GW) and almost 18 times by 2050 (to 8519 GW, of which the distributed scale (rooftop) would account for 40% while the remaining 60% would be utility scale).
Wind and solar, which accounted for 80% of new power generating capacity installed in 2022, now make up an eighth of global generation and more than a quarter of overall capacity. Those are just some of the key findings of the 12th edition of Climatescope, BloombergNEF’s annual assessment of individual markets’ progress in the energy transition.
In this interactive chart, we see the share of primary energy consumption that came from renewable technologies – the combination of hydropower, solar, wind, geothermal, wave, tidal, and modern biofuels. Traditional biomass – which can be an important energy source in lower-income settings is not included.
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