Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Selected Indicators and Top Five Countries . . . . . . . . . . .9
1. Global Market Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2. Investment Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
3. Industry Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
4. Policy Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Policy targets for renewable energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Power generation promotion policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Solar and other renewable hot water/heating
policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Biofuels policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Green power purchasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
City and local government policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
5. Rural (Off-Grid) Renewable Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Reference Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Further Information and Sources of Data . . . . . . . . . . .28
Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
References and Supplementary Information available at
www.ren21.net/gsr
Figures, Sidebars, and Reference Tables
Figure 1. Wind Power, Existing World Capacity,
1996–2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Figure 2. Wind Power Capacity, Top Ten Countries,
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Figure 3. Solar PV, Existing World Capacity,
1995–2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Figure 4. Renewable Power Capacities, Developing
World, EU, and Top Six Countries, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Figure 5. Share of Solar Hot Water/Heating Capacity
Existing, Top 10 Countries, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Figure 6. Share of Solar Hot Water/Heating Capacity
Added, Top 10 Countries, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Figure 7. Ethanol and Biodiesel Production,
2000–2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Figure 8. Global Investment in Renewable Energy,
2004–2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Sidebar 1. International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Table R1. Renewable Energy Added and Existing
Capacities, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Table R2. Added and Existing Wind Power, Top 10
Countries, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Table R3. Grid-Connected Solar PV, 2004–2008 . . . . . . .24
Table R4. Renewable Electric Power Capacity,
Existing as of 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Table R5. Solar Hot Water Installed Capacity, Top 10
Countries/EU and World Total, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Table R6. Biofuels Production, Top 15 Countries plus EU,
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Table R10. Cumulative Number of Countries/States/
Provinces Enacting Feed-in Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Table R11. Cumulative Number of Countries/States/
Provinces Enacting RPS Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Table R12. Biofuels Blending Mandates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Note: Tables R7–R9 were not updated from the 2007 report edition;
see Page 25.