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Renewable Energy Technologies - INI
Renewable energy technologies refer to power generation technologies that utilize energy sources continuously replenished in nature, such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass, and ocean energy. From the perspectives of climate change mitigation and energy security, their deployment is accelerating worldwide, with renewables accounting for 91.1% of new power generation capacity globally in 2024. This data systematically organizes the types and characteristics of major renewable energy technologies.
renewable energy
solar power
wind power
hydropower
geothermal energy
biomass
ocean energy
clean energy
decarbonization
[item.solar-power]
code=01
slug=solar-power
name=Solar Power
description=A power generation technology that converts sunlight into electrical energy.
category=Solar Energy
globalShare2024=42.0%
maturityLevel=Commercial
[item.wind-power]
code=02
slug=wind-power
name=Wind Power
description=A technology that converts wind energy into rotational energy to generate electricity.
category=Wind Energy
globalShare2024=25.5%
maturityLevel=Commercial
[item.hydropower]
code=03
slug=hydropower
name=Hydropower
description=A technology that generates electricity using the energy of water flow or head.
category=Water Energy
globalShare2024=28.7%
maturityLevel=Commercial
[item.geothermal-power]
code=04
slug=geothermal-power
name=Geothermal Power
description=A technology that generates electricity using subsurface thermal energy.
category=Geothermal Energy
globalShare2024=0.3%
maturityLevel=Commercial
[item.biomass-power]
code=05
slug=biomass-power
name=Biomass Power
description=A technology that generates electricity by combusting or gasifying organic matter.
category=Bioenergy
globalShare2024=3.4%
maturityLevel=Commercial
[item.wave-power]
code=06
slug=wave-power
name=Wave Power
description=A power generation technology that converts ocean wave energy into electricity.
category=Ocean Energy
globalShare2024=<0.1%
maturityLevel=Demonstration
[item.tidal-power]
code=07
slug=tidal-power
name=Tidal & Tidal Stream Power
description=A power generation technology that utilizes the energy of tidal fluctuations and ocean currents.
category=Ocean Energy
globalShare2024=<0.1%
maturityLevel=Commercial
[item.otec]
code=08
slug=otec
name=Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
description=A technology that generates electricity using the temperature difference between surface and deep seawater.
category=Ocean Energy
globalShare2024=<0.1%
maturityLevel=Demonstration