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China Poised To Surpass The U.S. As The World’s Top Nuclear Power Producer

R-Squared Energy

Previous articles discussed the trends in global carbon dioxide emissions , the overall highlights of the Review, the production and consumption of petroleum, natural gas production and consumption, and coal production and consumption. Today we will cover nuclear power. Nuclear power is unique among energy sources.

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Renewables are 87% of new U.S. generating capacity so far this year

Renewable Energy World

Most of the balance was provided by natural gas (2,327 MW) coupled with very small contributions from oil (19 MW) and coal (11 MW). available installed generating capacity – a share significantly greater than that of coal (18.88%) and more than three times that of nuclear power (8.32%). rooftop) solar. respectively.

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Highlights From The BP Statistical Review Of World Energy 2021

R-Squared Energy

Small declines were also reported in coal, natural gas, and nuclear consumption, while renewables and hydropower recorded gains. The remainder of global energy consumption came from coal (27.2%), natural gas (24.7%), hydropower (6.9%), renewables (5.7%), and nuclear power (4.3%). Natural Gas.

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Texas Energy System Faces a Winter Reckoning

GreenTechMedia

And while the state’s 22-gigawatt wind power fleet has faced problems stemming from icing of wind turbine blades and relatively low wind conditions that have reduced its ability to contribute to the grid, the primary failure is from the state’s natural-gas, coal and nuclear generator fleet, according to ERCOT data.

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SUN DAY says data show renewables could meet 33% of need by 2030…and maybe more

Renewable Energy World

A decade earlier, during the first four months of 2011, renewables provided 13.75% of electrical production. Almost all the growth can be attributed to wind and solar which expanded from 3.3% in April 2011 (year-to-date) to 13.9% in April 2021 (YTD). adding about 1.35% to its share each year).

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Looking for Fixes to What Broke the Texas Power Grid

GreenTechMedia

Greg Abbott have attacked the state’s growing share of clean energy, pointing to the loss of generation capacity from frozen wind turbine blades. But these attacks have run up against the cold fact that the state’s natural gas infrastructure was central to its broader grid failure.