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The 2017 Edition of the REN21 Global Status Report announced a global energy transition well underway, with record new inclusion of installed renewable energy capacity, briskly falling costs, and the decoupling of economic growth and energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This year’s report keeps long-standing tradition of providing the most up-to-date data and analytical info graphics to detail renewable energy’s contribution to the energy conversion.

 

The year 2016 saw several advancements and ongoing trends that all have a bearing on renewable energy, having the preservation of low global fossil fuel prices, price reductions of several renewable energy technologies, and increase in attention to energy storage. For the third consecutive year, global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and industry were nearly flat in 2016, rising 0.2%, continuing to break away from the trend of 2.2% average growth during the previous decade.

 

While developed countries have long been leaders in renewable power generation, rising economies square measure near passing them, delivery their total put in capability of wind and star to 307GW and 272GW, severally fifty one per cent and fifty three per cent of worldwide capability, in step with Moody’s calculations.

 

China accounts for the lion’s share of the upsurge. However and geographic area countries are scheduled to own put in 14GW in star plants by the top of 2018, a seven-fold increase from 2015. Central and South America also are expected to achieve 14GW, nearly 5 times over in 2015, whereas Asian nation is about to hit 28GW, a jump of nearly sixfold.

 

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America Region: Despite policy uncertainty, the U.S. remains the second-largest growth marketplace for renewables. the most drivers stay sturdy for brand spanking new onshore wind and star capacities, like multi-year federal tax incentives combined with renewable portfolio standards still as state-level policies for distributed star PV. Still, this uncertainty over planned federal tax reforms, international trade, and energy policies may have implications for the relative economic science of renewables and alter their enlargement over the forecast amount.

 

The European Union: In the European Economic Community, renewable growth over the forecast amount is four-hundredth lower compared with the previous five-year amount. Overall, weaker electricity demand, overcapacity, and restricted visibility on forthcoming auction capability volumes in some markets stay challenges to renewable growth. Policy uncertainty on the far side 2020 remains high. If adopted, the new EU Renewable Energy Directive covering the post-2020 amount would address this challenge by requiring a three-year visibility over support policies, thereby raising the market’s foregone conclusion

 

Asia pacific: For the primary time, Renewables 2017 tracks off-grid star PV applications a lot of closely in developing Asia and sub Saharan Africa. Over the forecast amount, off-grid capability in these regions can nearly triple reaching over three 000 MW in 2022 from industrial applications, star home systems (SHSs), and mini-grids driven by government electrification programs, and personal sector investments.

 

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Session 1: Trends in Renewable Energy

 

The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2018 report, published by UN Environment. Last year was the eighth in a row in which global investment in renewables exceeded $200 billion – and since 2004, the world has invested $2.9 trillion in these green energy sources. Overall, China was by far the world’s largest investing country in renewables, at a record $126.6 billion, up 31 per cent on 2016. Solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before in 2017. The world installed a record 98 giga watts of new solar capacity, far more than the net additions of any other technology – renewable, fossil fuel or nuclear and solar power attracted far more investment, at $160.8 billion, up 18 per cent, than any other technology.

 

Session 2: Global Impacts of Using Non-Renewable Resources

 

Non-renewable energies are those that do not self-sustain naturally. Examples of non-renewable energies are coal, oil and natural gas. Unlike renewable energy sources like wind, water and sun--most of which are converted to power cleanly--the conversion of fossil fuels to usable energy can result in harmful emissions and its collection can disrupt local wildlife. A 2004 study concluded that pollution from coal-powered plants shortened nearly 24,000 lives a year in the U.S.

 

Session 3: Waste to Energy and Smart Grid Systems

 

A smart grid technology is an essential to provide easy integration and reliable service to the consumers. A smart grid system is a self-sufficient electricity network system based on digital automation technology for monitoring, control, and analysis within the supply chain. Currently, the world generates 1.3 billion tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) annually. By 2025 the world could generate 2.2 billion tonnes of MSW per year. Such a prediction forces us to consider and develop alternatives for addressing our future waste management (WM) challenges.

 

Session 4: Biofuels, Bioenergy and Sustainable Nuclear Energy

 

Biomass can be used to produce renewable electricity, thermal energy, or transportation fuels. Bioenergy is often considered to be environmentally friendly because, in theory, the CO2 released when plants and trees are burned is balanced out by the CO2 absorbed by the new ones planted to replace those harvested. There are two main criticisms of biofuels. The first is that growing plants for energy puts pressure on land use, boosting deforestation and driving up food prices. The second is that the production of some biofuels has been linked to high levels of carbon emissions.

 

Session 5: Hybrid Renewable Energy Approaches

 

Hybrid energy systems (HESs) are expanding due to environmental concerns of climate change, air pollution, and depleting fossil fuels. Moreover, HESs can be cost effective in comparison with conventional power plants. The current trend of research and development are focused in hybrid renewable energy systems (HRES) that allowing hybridization and optimization of the electrical generation.

 

Session 6: Solar, Wind and Marine Energy

 

The earth intercepts lots of solar power, 173 trillion terawatts to be specific. That’s literally ten thousand more power than the entire world population utilizes. This validates the fact that the sun is the most plentiful source of energy on the entire globe and that it could one day be the most reliant source of energy. Combination solar wind power is an alternative approach to producing clean, non-polluting energy from two of the most abundant renewable energy sources. This system uses a hybrid solar panel and wind turbine generator to create electricity which is then stored in batteries.

 

Session 7: Fossil and Radioactive Fuels

 

Fossil fuels dominate the power sector and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Strong growth in non-OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries exceeds the reductions in OECD countries, thereby extending a lifeline of fossil fuels. However, their share of the energy generation market is expected to decline from 68 per cent in 2011 to 57 per cent in 2035.

 

Session 8: Petroleum Engineering and Natural Gas Recovery

 

Petroleum engineering is a field of engineering concerned with the activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or natural gas. Exploration and production are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry.

 

Session 9: Energy Storage, Generation and Transmission

 

The increased deployment of renewable generation of energy, coupled with the high cost of managing peak grid demand, is driving interest in stationary energy storage technologies within the utilities industries. Grid reliability and the large capital costs of upgrading the nation's electrical transmission systems are sparking interest in distributed energy generation and storage. And in the transportation sector, the volatility of fuel prices and the desire to create a competitive domestic battery manufacturing industry have all led to rapid growth in research in advanced energy storage technologies.

 

Session 10: Hydro Power Generation and Geothermal Energy

 

Hydro-electric power, using the potential energy of rivers, now supplies 17.5% of the world's electricity (99% in Norway, 57% in Canada, 55% in Switzerland, 40% in Sweden, 7% in USA). Hydropower is one of the biggest renewable sources of energy. Geothermal energy is the heat from the Earth. Geothermal fields produce only about one-sixth of the carbon dioxide that a relatively clean natural-gas-fueled power plant produces. Binary plants release essentially no emissions. Unlike solar and wind energy, geothermal energy is always available, 365 days a year.