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Renewable energy accounted for nearly 25% of global electricity capacity in 2015, according to a new study by REN21.
The electricity sector experienced its largest annual increase in capacity in history, with significant growth in all regions. Solar and wind photovoltaics (PV) had recorded additions for the second year in a row, accounting for about 77% of new installations, with hydropower accounting for most of the rest. The world now adds more renewable energy capacity per year than the (net) capacity of all fossil fuels combined adds.
At the end of 2015, on-site renewable capacity was sufficient to supply about 23.7% of the world's electricity, with hydropower providing around 16.6%.
Modern renewables supply approximately 8% of the final energy for heating and cooling services worldwide in buildings and in industry, the vast majority of which are provided by biomass, with minor contributions from solar thermal and geothermal energy.
Employment in the renewable energy sector (not including large-scale hydropower) increased in 2015 to an estimated 8.1 million jobs (direct and indirect). Photovoltaic and biofuel solar energy had the highest number of jobs.
