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Written question asked by Lord Reay (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Marland (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 September 2011.

Energy: Renewables

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 7 September (Official Report, col. GC 81) concerning the 140 gigawatts of electricity-generating capacity added globally during 2008–09 from renewables, how this amount breaks down by each renewable technology.
Answer

This figure was reported in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Renewable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation, and draws on analysis undertaken by REN21 (the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century) for their 2009 and 2010 Global Status Reports. The table below shows the capacity increase split by technologies. The 2011 REN21 Global Status Report, published in July, shows that renewable energy accounted for approximately half of the estimated 194 GW of new electric capacity added globally during 2010. Existing renewable power capacity worldwide reached an estimated 1,320 GW in 2010, up almost 8 per cent from 2009.

Breakdown of 140GW Increase in Electricity Generating Renewables Capacity During 2008 - 2009¹ by Technology
Technology² Proportion of capacity increase (%)³
Wind 47
Hydro 40
Solar PV 9
Biomass 3
Geothermal 1

"Source: Derived from information contained in Table RI of REN21 Global Status Reports 2009 and 2010""Notes:""1. Data are from 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2009""2. Owing to their minimal impact concentrated solar power, geothermal and ocean renewables technologies are not included.""3. Where ranges are reported by REN21, the minimum figures have been used." "Notes:""1. Data are from 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2009""2. Owing to their minimal impact concentrated solar power, geothermal and ocean renewables technologies are not included.""3. Where ranges are reported by REN21, the minimum figures have been used." "1. Data are from 01.01.2008 to 31.12.2009""2. Owing to their minimal impact concentrated solar power, geothermal and ocean renewables technologies are not included.""3. Where ranges are reported by REN21, the minimum figures have been used." "2. Owing to their minimal impact concentrated solar power, geothermal and ocean renewables technologies are not included.""3. Where ranges are reported by REN21, the minimum figures have been used." "3. Where ranges are reported by REN21, the minimum figures have been used."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
11744; 730 c84-5WA
Session
2010-12
Related items
Subjects
Electricity generation Renewable energy
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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