Manya Rathore
Research expert covering India
Global renewable energy industry - statistics & facts
Renewable energy is characterized by the use of resources that can be naturally renewed within a human lifetime. Sources of renewable energy include sunlight, wind, wood residues, waves, and geothermal heat. The use of renewables has grown due to several factors such as concerns about the environmental impacts of conventional fossil fuel sources, growing populations and urbanization, as well as the decreasing cost of renewable technologies. Furthermore, the desire for energy security has also spurred the use of renewable energy and distributed energy generation within the electric power distribution system.
