Record amounts of green energy added to global grid in 2016
Despite 23 per cent fall in global investment a record 161GW of new renewables capacity was added to power grid last year, new data shows
The world is still building new wind and solar farms at breakneck speed despite a slowdown in investment coming into the sector, new figures published today by REN21 reveal. A record 161GW of new clean...
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