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China from the g-20 United Kingdom: it is more in winner of Chine of US qui ont investi who have invested plus gagnant winner energies renewable in 2009. This ranking conducted by the Pew American Research Institute, specializing in strategic forecasting, challenges conventional wisdom, while confirming the undeniable surge of green energy. Since 2005, investments in this sector grew by 230, reaching a total of $ 162 billion last year. Bloomberg New Energy Finance, which closely follows the evolution of this sector, this trend should be strengthened in 2010. A total of $ 200 billion is anticipated by analysts, which would be a new absolute record.

At the global level, clean energy production capacity reached approximately 250 "clean" GW, corresponding to consumption of 75 million homes. For the first time, China became the first investor in the world, with a total of $ 34.6 billion. The Middle Kingdom ahead of the United States ($18.6 billion), United Kingdom ($11.2 billion, the Spain ($10.4 billion), Brazil (7.4 billion), Germany (4.3 billion), Canada (3.3 billion) and Italy (2.6 billion).) The France is the twelfth largest of the g-20 ($1.8 billion). The majority of countries are focusing on one or two technologies (solar and wind). On the other hand, China appears to explore all avenues, including biomass and hydraulic minihydro.

In terms of installed power, the United States still hold the rope with 53.4 GW (all combined sources), but they are followed by China (52.5 GW). Behind these giants, two European countries are a good performance, given their population and area: the Germany (36.2 GW installed, predominantly in the wind) and Spain (22.4 GW, solar majority).

The wind in first line

In terms of density, it is the Spain who succeeds the best score. Madrid dedicated 0.74 of its gross domestic product to green energy sources, before the United Kingdom (0.51), China (0.39), Brazil (0.37), Canada (0.25) and Germany (0.15). According to the Pew Institute, these countries have development strategy in "the strongest" new energies of the g-20 countries.

Wind comes out winner of this race, with approximately 50 of the funding and half of the new capabilities decided the year passed. According to the American Institute, it is now part of the s technology "clean, safe and competitive". Solar is also in progress, thanks to a material decrease of the cost of photovoltaic sensors. Thin-film technology which matures should strengthen interest in this sector in the future. On the other hand, biomass is known a decline of interest on the part of investors.

These rapid progress is the result of political decisions and carbon-free energy-friendly regulations. Americans remain the indisputable champions of the interventionism of State, with 66.6 billion injected by the local or federal public power in these projects. Much better than China (46.9 billion public financing), the Korea of the South, newcomer in the industry (27.8 billion in 2009), Japan (8.6 billion) and Germany (4.2 billion). Across the Atlantic, the development of the "clean energy" resulted in the creation of 68,000 companies and 770.000 new jobs. Some US experts, this activity is currently at a level equivalent to that of technologies development information for thirty years and biotechnology of the beginning of the 1990s. The growth potential of this sector therefore appears to be considerable.