As global energy demand went up by 2.1% in 2017, more than twice the growth rate in 2016, renewables saw the highest growth rate of any energy source, meeting a quarter of global energy demand. According preliminary estimates from the IEA, solar PV accounted for 27% of the growth in renewables-based power output last year.As global energy demand increased in the previous year, renewables followed suit setting new record highs. Namely, although the overall share of fossil fuels in global energy demand in 2017 remained at 81%, a level that has been stable for more than three decades, the International ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...