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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

Green Car Congress

Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 The increase reflected several influences, according to the report, including a boom in solar installations in China and Japan—totalling $74.9 Investment in solar jumped 29% to $149.6 billion, up 39% from 2013.

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Smart Charging Electric Vehicles and the Flexibility Market

Driivz

The global power generation and delivery infrastructure has generally remained unchanged for the better part of a century. As more aspects of life have been electrified, the strain on the power delivery system has grown – rolling blackouts have already become the norm in some areas when demands are too great.

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