This is a list of renewable energy topics by country. The list refers to renewable energy in general, as well as solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, biofuel, and hydro-electricity.
China is the world's largest producer of hydroelectricity, followed by Canada. Wind power is growing at the rate of 30 percent annually, with a worldwide installed capacity of 121,000 megawatts (MW) in 2008,[1] and is widely used in European countries and the United States.[2] Wind power accounts for approximately 19% of electricity use in Denmark, 11% in Spain and Portugal, and 9% in the Republic of Ireland.[3]
The annual manufacturing output of the photovoltaics industry reached 6,900 MW in 2008,[4] and photovoltaic (PV) power stations are popular in Germany and Spain.[5] Solar thermal power stations operate in the USA and Spain, and the largest of these is the 354 MW SEGS power plant in the Mojave Desert.[6] The world's largest geothermal power installation is The Geysers in California, with a rated capacity of 750 MW.[7] Brazil has one of the largest renewable energy programs in the world, involving production of ethanol fuel from sugar cane, and ethanol now provides 18 percent of the country's automotive fuel.[8] Ethanol fuel is also widely available in the USA.
| Country | Renewable energy (RE) |
Solar power (SP) | Wind power (WP) | Geothermal energy (GE) |
Biofuel (BF) | Hydro power (Hydro) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | RE in Africa | SP in Africa | WP in Africa | GE in Africa | BF in Africa | Hydro in Africa |
| South and Central America | RE in S&C America | SP in S&C America | WP in S&C America | GE in S&C America | BF in S&C America | Hydro in S&C |
| Asia | RE in Asia | SP in Asia | WP in Asia | GE in Asia | BF in Asia | Hydro in Asia |
| Australia | RE in Australia | SP in Australia | WP in Australia | GE in Australia | BF in Australia | Hydro in Australia |
| Austria | RE in Austria | SP in Austria | WP in Austria | GE in Austria | BF in Austria | Hydro in Austria |
| Brazil | RE in Brazil | SP in Brazil | WP in Brazil | GE in Brazil | BF in Brazil | Hydro in Brazil |
| Canada | RE in Canada | SP in Canada | WP in Canada | GE in Canada | BF in Canada | Hydro in Canada |
| China | RE in China | SP in China | WP in China | GE in China | BF in China | Hydro in China |
| Denmark | RE in Denmark | SP in Denmark | WP in Denmark | GE in Denmark | BF in Denmark | Hydro in Denmark |
| Estonia | RE in Estonia | SP in Estonia | WP in Estonia | GE in Estonia | BF in Estonia | Hydro in Estonia |
| European Union | RE in the EU | SP in the EU | WP in the EU | GE in the EU | BF in the EU | Hydro in the EU |
| Finland | RE in Finland | SP in Finland | WP in Finland | GE in Finland | BF in Finland | Hydro in Finland |
| France | RE in France | SP in France | WP in France | GE in France | BF in France | Hydro in France |
| Germany | RE in Germany | SP in Germany | WP in Germany | GE in Germany | BF in Germany | Hydro in Germany |
| Greece | RE in Greece | SP in Greece | WP in Greece | GE in Greece | BF in Greece | Hydro in Greece |
| Iceland | RE in Iceland | SP in Iceland | WP in Iceland | GE in Iceland | BF in Iceland | Hydro in Iceland |
| India | RE in India | SP in India | WP in India | GE in India | BF in India | Hydro in India |
| Iran | RE in Iran | SP in Iran | WP in Iran | GE in Iran | BF in Iran | Hydro in Iran |
| Ireland | RE in Ireland | SP in Ireland | WP in Ireland | GE in Ireland | BF in Ireland | Hydro in Ireland |
| Israel | RE in Israel | SP in Israel | WP in Israel | GE in Israel | BF in Israel | Hydro in Israel |
| Italy | RE in Italy | SP in Italy | WP in Italy | GE in Italy | BF in Italy | Hydro in Italy |
| Japan | RE in Japan | SP in Japan | WP in Japan | GE in Japan | BF in Japan | Hydro in Japan |
| New Zealand | RE in NZ | SP in NZ | WP in NZ | GE in NZ | BF in NZ | Hydro in NZ |
| Norway | RE in Norway | SP in Norway | WP in Norway | GE in Norway | BF in Norway | Hydro in Norway |
| Pakistan | RE in Pakistan | SP in Pakistan | WP in Pakistan | GE in Pakistan | BF in Pakistan | Hydro in Pakistan |
| Portugal | RE in Portugal | SP in Portugal | WP in Portugal | GE in Portugal | BF in Portugal | Hydro in Portugal |
| Romania | RE in Romania | SP in Romania | WP in Romania | GE in Romania | BF in Romania | Hydro in Romania |
| Russia | RE in Russia | SP in Russia | WP in Russia | GE in Russia | BF in Russia | Hydro in Russia |
| Scotland | RE in Scotland | SP in Scotland | WP in Scotland | GE in Scotland | BF in Scotland | Hydro in Scotland |
| Spain | RE in Spain | SP in Spain | WP in Spain | GE in Spain | BF in Spain | Hydro in Spain |
| Sweden | RE in Sweden | SP in Sweden | WP in Sweden | GE in Sweden | BF in Sweden | Hydro in Sweden |
| Turkey | RE in Turkey | SP in Turkey | WP in Turkey | GE in Turkey | BF in Turkey | Hydro in Turkey |
| Tuvalu | RE in Tuvalu | SP in Tuvalu | WP in Tuvalu | GE in Tuvalu | BF in Tuvalu | Hydro in Tuvalu |
| United Kingdom | RE in the UK | SP in the UK | WP in the UK | GE in the UK | BF in the UK | Hydro in the UK |
| United States | RE in the US | SP in the US | WP in the US | GE in the US | BF in the US | Hydro in the US |
References
- ^ REN21 (2009). Renewables Global Status Report: 2009 Update p. 9.
- ^ Global wind energy markets continue to boom – 2006 another record year (PDF).
- ^ International Energy Agency (2009). IEA Wind Energy: Annual Report 2008 p. 9.
- ^ REN21 (2009). Renewables Global Status Report: 2009 Update p. 15.
- ^ World's largest photovoltaic power plants
- ^ Solar Trough Power Plants (PDF).
- ^ "Calpine Corporation - The Geysers" (http). http://www.geysers.com. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ America and Brazil Intersect on Ethanol
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