On June 7th, the 8th Ministerial Conference on Clean Energy and the Second Ministerial Conference on Innovation Mission were held in Beijing. In the "Energy Regeneration Status and Challenges - Global Renewable Energy Development and Renewable Energy in China's Energy System (Hereinafter referred to as "REN21") released the "2017 Global Renewable Energy Status Report" (hereinafter referred to as "the report"), the global renewable energy development has been sorted out.
Global energy transformation has been effective
REN21's "report" shows a global energy transformation that has undergone a new record of new capacity for renewable energy; a rapid decline in costs, especially solar PV and wind power; economic growth and energy-related carbon emissions Decoupled for three consecutive years. Through the integration of cross-sectoral planning, the exciting use of new business models, and the creative application of multiple enabling technologies, innovation and a more sustainable way to meet human energy needs, is accelerating from fossil-dependent energy The transformation of the world to the renewable energy mode of operation.
"Report" shows that in 2016, renewable energy new capacity growth record, a total of 161 GW, the global total installed capacity increased by about 9% compared to 2015. Solar PV in 2016 performance eye-catching, in the total installed capacity accounted for about 47%, followed by wind power, accounting for 34%, followed by hydropower, accounting for 15.5%. This is the fifth consecutive year, renewable energy installed capacity of new power generation (including all hydropower) investment is about twice the fossil energy power generation installed capacity, reaching 249.8 billion US dollars. At present, the world's annual renewable energy generating capacity than all the new fossil energy added capacity even more.
Photovoltaic, wind power generation costs were a sharp downward trend in renewable energy to create new capacity to create a new record at the same time, the global photovoltaic and wind power generation costs are also declining.
"The report" shows that the recent Argentina, Chile, India, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the PV market have a record price, which, in some countries, the tender price has been less than 0.03 US dollars / kWh. At the same time, many countries are also low wind power bidding prices, these countries are Chile, India, Mexico and Morocco. Denmark and the Netherlands offshore wind power tender price of new low, making the European offshore wind power industry to its 2025 years ago, offshore wind power price is lower than the price of coal a step further.
At the same time, the report emphasizes that only rich countries can afford to use renewable energy is no longer applicable.
Renewable energy is the largest installed capacity in developing countries, and mainly in China. Over the past eight years, China has been the largest developer of renewable energy power generation and heating. India's solar revolution and 48 developing countries that are committed to 100% renewable energy targets will continue to increase the share of developing countries in the global total installed capacity of renewable energy. Moreover, in 2015, developing countries and emerging countries have for the first time replaced the status of developed countries in terms of renewable energy investments (but developed countries have regained leadership in 2016, although China is still the country with the largest investment. ). It can be seen that in many cases, renewable energy is the lowest cost option.
Investment in renewable energy technologies remains to be strengthened
"The report also pointed out that despite the global renewable energy power and fuel capacity of new investment is about twice the fossil energy investment, 2016 renewable energy capacity growth than 2015 is still down 23%. In developing and emerging markets, renewable energy investments totaled $ 116.6 billion, down 30% from the previous year, while developed countries fell 14% to renewable energy, totaling $ 125 billion. The main flow of investment is still wind and solar energy, but if you want to achieve global warming control within 2 degrees Celsius within the target, all the renewable energy technologies need to be further developed.
"We need to clean energy innovation, but how can innovation happen? Only put money into the development of clean energy technology in order to achieve innovation." International Energy Director Fatih Birol is frankly, the global energy industry annual investment More than 2 trillion US dollars, while the investment for research and development only 26 billion US dollars. Unfortunately, the world's largest three IT companies R & D investment together than the global clean energy R & D investment to more.
In addition, from the global point of view, subsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear power are still far more than subsidies for renewable energy technologies. As of the end of 2016, more than 50 countries around the world committed to the gradual abolition of fossil energy subsidies and the corresponding reforms. But this is far from enough. In 2014, the ratio of fossil energy subsidies to renewable energy subsidies was 4: 1, which means that for every $ 1 renewable energy supply, the government has paid $ 4 in the fossil energy sector, thereby increasing its reliance on it.
Renn21 Executive Secretary ChristineLins said: "The world is racing in time and in order to quickly and cost-effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions, we can do the most important thing is to gradually stop the use of coal and accelerate the energy efficiency and renewable energy , The Chinese government announced in January that it had been phasing out 100 coal-fired power plants, setting an example for governments to build a clear, long-term policy and financial signal and stimulus Action, the change will happen quickly.