BNEF has been tracking clean energy investment globally for more than 10 years. Explore the latest investment trends and our energy predictions for the year to come.
What is this report?
The clean energy investment figures are built up from a proprietary database of more than 100,000 deal and project records collected and maintained by over 100 analysts and researchers based in 17 locations worldwide.
Our research stands out for its comprehensiveness, geographical reach and the level of detail with which investment transactions are tracked. This enables our team to spot and analyze energy industry trends as soon as they emerge.
Press Release
Global clean energy investment totaled $332.1 billion in 2018, down 8% on 2017; last year was the fifth in a row in which investment exceeded the $300 billion mark. Solar commitments declined 24% in dollar terms even though there was record new photovoltaic capacity added, breaking 100GW barrier for the first time.
10 Energy Predictions for 2019
BNEF’s Chief Editor and sector leads predict another strong year for clean energy and transport.
Get the public trends report
BNEF clients can slice or dig deeper into the results with an interactive dashboard, access the charts in Powerpoint and download all the underlying data in Excel. Go to the client page.
High-level findings of this year’s State of Clean Energy Investment are publicly available in the trends report.
Press mentions
The Guardian
UK green energy investment halves after policy changes
Bloomberg News
China’s Solar Boom Boosts Clean Energy Funding Near Record
Challenges
Energies renouvelables: le boom du solaire chinois fait flamber les investissements en 2017
UN Climate Action Programme
Investment in clean energy hit $333 billion last year
Bloomberg TV
BNEF’s Ethan Zindler on Solar Boom in China Pushing Clean Energy Investment Higher
PV Magazine
BNEF releases 2018 clean energy predictions
The Sydney Morning Herald
The five renewable energy predictions for 2018
Wind Power Monthly
Wind investment falls to four-year low