BNEF: Renewables to provide nearly half of global power capacity by 2040

James Murray
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Influential analyst firm predicts solar costs to fall a further 66 per cent by 2040, as renewables industry goes from strength to strength

The dramatic collapse in renewable energy costs is showing no sign of abating, according to the latest report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The influential analyst firm yesterday published...

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