Executive summary – Renewables 2023 – Analysis
In 2025, renewables surpass coal to become the largest source of electricity generation. Wind and solar PV each surpass nuclear electricity generation in 2025 and 2026 respectively. In 2028, renewable energy sources account for
Electricity Mix
Solar, wind, and other renewable technologies are growing quickly. They will hopefully account for a large share of electricity production in the future — but the countries that have a low-carbon electricity mix today have relied heavily on
ERA5 derived time series of European country-aggregate electricity
Description. The ERA5 reanalysis data (1979-2018) has been used to calculate the three-hourly country aggregated wind and solar power generation for 28 European countries based on a
Renewable Energy
Solar energy Solar energy generation. This interactive chart shows the amount of energy generated from solar power each year. Solar generation at scale – compared to hydropower, for example – is a relatively modern renewable
Mapped: Solar Power by Country in 2021
Here''s a snapshot of solar power capacity by country. In 2020, solar power saw its largest-ever annual capacity expansion at 127 gigawatts. Solar energy costs have fallen exponentially over the last decade, and it''s now
Chart: Which 10 countries generated the most solar
Japan is not far behind in fourth place for solar generation, and it gets a higher percentage of its power from the sun than the other leading solar countries. Solar made up 11% of Japan''s
Solar power generation
Preparing this original data involves several processing steps. Depending on the data, this can include standardizing country names and world region definitions, converting units, calculating derived indicators such as per
Renewable Energy
This interactive chart shows the amount of energy generated from solar power each year. Solar generation at scale – compared to hydropower, for example – is a relatively modern renewable energy source but is growing quickly in many