Ennätyslisäys uusiutuvaan energiaan 2016

A record amount of clean power capacity was installed worldwide last year as decreasing costs for wind and solar made them more competitive with fossil fuels, as shown in the research by renewables policy organization REN21.

Renewable electricity generation capacity had its biggest annual rise in 2016, with an estimated 161 gigawatts (GW) of capacity added, as stated in the Paris-based REN21's yearly renewables global status report. Total global renewable power capacity, counting hydropower, increased to 2,017 gigawatts (GW) in 2016, up approximately 9 percent from the previous year.

Worldwide, renewable capacity was added more than new fossil fuel generation. In 2016, renewables represented around 62 percent of net additions to global generating capacity, according to the report.  [emp]