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Table 2 Selected top fi ve countries for installations of renewable energy power projects
Top fi ve countries
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2
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4
5
Annual amounts for 2011
New capacity investment
China
USA
Germany
Italy
India
Wind power added
China
USA
India
Germany
UK/
Canada
Solar PV capacity
Italy
Germany
China
USA
France
Solar water heater/heat capacity
China
Turkey
Germany
India
Italy
Ethanol production
USA
Brazil
China
Canada
France
Biodiesel production
USA
Germany
Argentina
Brazil
France
Existing capacity as of 2011
Renewables power capacity
(including hydro)
China
USA
Brazil
Canada
Germany
Renewables power capacity
(not including hydro)
China
USA
Germany
Spain
Italy
Wind power
China
USA
Germany
Spain
India
Biomass power
USA
Brazil
Germany
China
Sweden
Geothermal power
USA
Philippines
Indonesia
Mexico
Italy
Solar PV capacity
Germany
Italy
Japan
Spain
USA
Solar hot water/heat capacity
China
Turkey
Germany
Japan
Brazil
Renewables Global Status Report ( 2013 )
rapid in recent years that perceptions of the
status of renewable energy can lag years behind
reality. According to the Renewable Energy
Five-Year Plan (2008-2012) proposed by the
Government of India, the renewable energy
market in India will reach an estimated US $19
billion. Investments of US $15 billion will be
required in order to add approximately 15,000
megawatts (MW) of renewable energy to the
presently installed capacity (Renewable
Energy World 2013 ). Renewable energy in
2010 supplied an estimated 16.7 % of global
fi nal energy consumption. Table 2 shows the
list of the top fi ve countries which have made
signifi cant strides in installations of renewable
energy power projects.
Fortunately, India has been blessed with
plenty of alternate energy sources such as solar,
wind, hydro, biomass, etc. Renewable energy
represents an area of tremendous opportunity for
India. Vigorous efforts during the past two
decades are now bearing fruit as people in all
walks of life are becoming more aware of the
benefi ts of renewable energy, especially decen-
tralized energy which is required in villages and
in urban or semi-urban centers.
Energy “self-suffi ciency” was identifi ed as the
major driver for new and renewable energy in the
country in the wake of the two oil shocks of the
1970s. The sudden increase in the price of oil,
uncertainties associated with its supply, and the
adverse impact on the balance of payments posi-
tion led to the establishment of the Commission
for Additional Sources of Energy (CASE) in the
Department of Science and Technology in March
1981. The commission was charged with the
responsibility of formulating policies and their
implementation and programs for the development
of new and renewable energy apart from coordi-
nating and intensifying R&D in the sector. In
1982, a new department, i.e., Department of Non-
conventional Energy Sources (DNES), which
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Renewable Energy in India
India depends heavily on coal and oil for meeting
its energy demand which contributes to smog,
acid rain, and greenhouse gases emission. The
last 25 years have been a period of exuberant hunt
of activities related to research, development, pro-
duction, and distribution of energy in India.
 
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