The world saw a record 103 GW of renewable energy capacity added last year - the equivalent of all 158 nuclear power plant reactors in the United States - and a 17% increase in global investment in green power generation to $270 billion, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Programme. Prepared by the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the annual Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment report found that more than $2 trillion was invested in renewables worldwide between 2004 to 2014. According to the study, solar, wind, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% of world electricity generation in 2014, up from 8.5% in 2013. "Had the same amount of electricity been produced ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...