Renewables 2016 Global Status Report /

Christine Lins National Technical University of Athens REN21 (NTUA) DISCLAIMER: REN21 releases issue papers and reports to emphasise the importance of renewable energy and to generate discussion on issues central to the promotion of renewable energy. [...] However, in order to increase energy access while at the same time meeting the target of limiting global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius, remaining fossil fuel reserves will have to be kept in the ground, and both renewable energy and energy e iciency will have to be scaled up dramatically. [...] Dedicated exclusively to the perspectives and findings of REN21’s Global and Regional the renewable energy sector, the bi-ennial IREC is hosted by a Status Reports by providing continually updated market and national government and convened by REN21. [...] The latest edition of this authoritative annual report tells the story of the most recent developments, signs and signals in the financing of renewable power and fuels. [...] Having successfully installed a biogas-based CHP plant, the community’s objective has shifted to optimising the plant’s overall e iciency and flexibility, to allow for a complete use of the power and heat produced and to increase the income generated by the sale of surplus power.