<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources, which are naturally replenished on a human timescale, such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat . Renewable energy often provides energy in four important areas: electricity generation, air and water heating / cooling, transportation, and rural (off - grid) energy services . </P> <P> Based on REN21's 2016 report, renewables contributed 19.2% to humans' global energy consumption and 23.7% to their generation of electricity in 2014 and 2015, respectively . This energy consumption is divided as 8.9% coming from traditional biomass, 4.2% as heat energy (modern biomass, geothermal and solar heat), 3.9% hydro electricity and 2.2% is electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass . Worldwide investments in renewable technologies amounted to more than US $286 billion in 2015, with countries like China and the United States heavily investing in wind, hydro, solar and biofuels . Globally, there are an estimated 7.7 million jobs associated with the renewable energy industries, with solar photovoltaics being the largest renewable employer . As of 2015 worldwide, more than half of all new electricity capacity installed was renewable . </P>

Which is an example of a renewable energy source