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Renewable power installations grew 8.3% in 2015 IRENA
2016-04-08 12:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Installations of renewable power plants registered their biggest leap on record last year as costs tumbled, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Wind and solar drove an 8.3% increase in global renewable generation capacity, growing 152 gigawatts to 1,985 GW, data released by the Abu Dhabi-based body showed on Thursday. Investment hit an all-time high of US$286 billion. In 2014, renewables accounted for almost half of all new power plants, according to leading analysis body the...
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