Energy & Science
Renewable Power Will Soon Come Out on Top
A new report on global energy developments shows how far wind and solar have come—and hints at how far they’ll go.
Workers from Wuhan Guangsheng Photovoltaic Company install solar panels on the roof of a building in Wuhan, China.
Photographer: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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More than $2.7 trillion has been invested in building up renewable energy capacity over the past decade. In those same 10 years, renewables more than doubled their share of the global power mix, from 5.9% in 2009 to 13.4% last year.