The technological advancement of renewable energy has created a significant need for research under the PV/wind based hybrid system. This article presents a detailed review of the integrated PV/wind hybrid power generation system with the primary focus on the energy crisis and its sustainability in the future. This paper highlights mainly imperative problems, disputes in the availability of resources and the importance of hybrid renewable systems. The structure of power electronic converters and their operation with integrated hybrid systems are discussed in detail. Energy management of PV/wind input sources along with the battery and their corresponding control technologies are dealt with. The recent statistics of the global status of successful PV/wind integrated projects, the future vision of an integrated power generation and important challenges facing the general deployment of PV/wind integrated power generation techniques are also presented. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd