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Renewable electricity capacity additions by technology and segment, 2016-2028

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  • Solar PV
  • Wind
  • Hydropower
  • Bioenergy
  • Geothermal
  • CSP
  • Ocean
  • % of wind and PV

Weighted average net margins of renewable energy companies, large utilities and oil majors, Q1-Q4 2022 and Q1-Q3 2023

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Created with Highcharts 9.3.3Weighted average net marginQ1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3-30-20-10010203020222023
  • Polysilicon
  • Solar PV integrated
  • Utilities
  • Oil majors
  • Wind manufacturing (China)
  • Wind manufacturing (non-China)

Share of renewable electricity generation by technology, 2000-2028

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  • Solar PV
  • Wind
  • Variable renewables
  • Hydropower
  • Other renewables
  • All renewables

Share of renewable electricity generation by technology, 2000-2030

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  • All renewables
  • Variable renewables
  • Hydropower
  • Wind
  • Solar PV
  • Other renewables

Cumulative renewable electricity capacity in the main and accelerated cases and Net Zero Scenario

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Created with Highcharts 9.3.3202220232024202520262027Main caseAcceleratedcase2029NZE 20300200040006000800010 00012 000202820292030
  • Solar PV
  • Wind
  • Hydropower
  • Bioenergy
  • Other renewables

Renewable capacity growth by technology, main and accelerated cases, 2005-2028

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Created with Highcharts 9.3.32005-20102011-20162017-20222023-20282023-2028010002000300040005000Main caseAccelerated case
  • Solar PV (utility)
  • Solar PV (distributed)
  • Onshore wind
  • Offshore wind
  • Hydropower
  • Bioenergy
  • Geothermal
  • CSP
  • Ocean
  • Solar PV and wind for hydrogen

Global renewable energy auction results by technology, 2019-2023

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  • Utility-scale solar PV
  • Onshore wind
  • Offshore wind
  • Rest of technologies

Inflation in selected regions, January 2015 to October 2023

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Created with Highcharts 9.3.3Jan-15Mar-15May-15Jul-15Sep-15Nov-15Jan-16Mar-16May-16Jul-16Sep-16Nov-16Jan-17Mar-17May-17Jul-17Sep-17Nov-17Jan-18Mar-18May-18Jul-18Sep-18Nov-18Jan-19Mar-19May-19Jul-19Sep-19Nov-19Jan-20Mar-20May-20Jul-20Sep-20Nov-20Jan-21Mar-21May-21Jul-21Sep-21Nov-21Jan-22Mar-22May-22Jul-22Sep-22Nov-22Jan-23Mar-23May-23Jul-23Sep-23-202468101214
  • China
  • Europe
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Capacity of renewable energy projects in different development stages in connection queues vs actual capacity additions, 2022

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  • Late stage
  • Under review
  • Early stage
  • Capacity additions

Average producer price for selected technologies, Q1 2015 to Q2 2023

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Million USD/MW

Created with Highcharts 9.3.3Q1 2015Q2 2015Q3 2015Q4 2015Q1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2016Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2017Q1 2018Q2 2018Q3 2018Q4 2018Q1 2019Q2 2019Q3 2019Q4 2019Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3 2020Q4 2020Q1 2021Q2 2021Q3 2021Q4 2021Q1 2022Q2 2022Q3 2022Q4 2022Q1 2023Q2 202300.250.50.7511.251.51.752
  • Wind turbines
  • Solar panels
  • EV batteries
  • Storage batteries

Power mix in average instantaneous power in the United States over the months of July and August, 2021-2023

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  • Natural Gas
  • Coal
  • Hydro
  • Nuclear
  • Onshore wind
  • Solar
  • Other

Monthly wind capacity factors in the United States, summer 2023

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  • Minimum-maximum (2019-2023)
  • 2023
  • Average (2019-2023)