FROM THE EDITOR

摘要

Improvements in cost-competitiveness mean that renewable energy will account for between 69% and 74% of new global power capacity added by 2030, new research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows. This latest forecast comes despite difficult market conditions and suggests that annual investment in new renewables is set to rise by a factor of between two and four or more by then. Indeed, according to Bloomberg, the most likely scenario will see investment jump by 230%, to US$630 billion per year by 2030, driven by further improvements in the economics of wind and solar, as well as an increase in the roll-out of despatchable renewable resources like hydro, geothermal and biomass.