Sentences with phrase «electricity generation rose»

The share of renewables in electricity generation rose from 3 % in 1991 to around 25 % in 2004, with estimates for 2005 showing a slight increase over the previous year.

From 2005 to 2016, fossil - fuel electricity generation declined by about 9 %, while non-fossil (non-carbon) electricity generation rose by 25 %.

And on this metric, California has done poorly: California's in - state emissions from electricity generation rose from 33 to 44 million metric tonnes of carbon emissions between 2011 and 2015.

Not exact matches

Gas prices are rising at a rate of 1 to 2 percent per year, plus inflation; meanwhile, the cost of electricity generation is going down.

It's often said that cheap oil will not hurt the rise of renewables like solar because oil is used mainly to power things like automobiles, while renewables are mostly used for electricity generation.

Renewable sources of energy have become increasingly important, with the International Energy Agency expecting renewable electricity generation to rise by over one - third by the year 2022.

Coal - fired power makes up the largest share of electricity generation in the U.S., although that share is expected to decline thanks mostly to the rise of natural gas (see the chart below).

In Monday's speech, the Liberals said that the rising costs over the past decade have been related to removing coal - fired generation from the electricity system.

My January and April posts on the Ontario electricity sector described how decisions by different Ontario governments gave rise to excess electricity generation with an inflated cost structure, leading to higher electricity prices.

The main energy sources used in the industry are gas and electricity, but there is also significant use of diesel generation, and a growing interest and use of biogas and solar generation as alternatives in the face of conventional energy costs continuing to rise.

The need of fuel for power has risen in recent times as the country's electricity generation mix has tilted more to thermal power, which this year is expected to account for about 70 percent of the total power generation capacity of the country.

Electricity generation from renewables has grown steadily over recent years, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects this rise to continue.

It sees coal as remaining dominant in the electricity generation sector: global consumption will rise by 1.3 percent a year — from 147 quadrillion British thermal units of energy in 2010 to 180 quadrillion Btu in 2020 to 220 quadrillion Btu in 2040.

Streets recently estimated that China's use of coal for electricity generation will rise nearly 40 percent over the next decade, from 1.29 billion tons last year to 1.77 billion tons in 2020.

But keeping those lights on amid ever increasing demand and the rise of wind, solar and other alternative sources of electricity generation that are inherently intermittent is just one of the goals of a smart grid.

This briefing launched a UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) report on the cost of offshore wind relative to other means of electricity generation, examining recent rises and likely future costs.

Between 2002 and 2012, the annual electrical generation from coal - fired plants fell by 2 %, while the amount of electricity generated by natural gas plants rose by 37 %.

«Our main conclusion is that geophysically - forced variability in wind and solar generation means that the amount of electricity demand satisfied using wind and solar resources is fairly linear up to about 80 % of annually averaged electricity demand, but that beyond this level of penetration the amount of added wind and solar generation capacity or the amount of electricity storage needed would rise sharply.»

I have often imposed on the moderators» patience by noting the rapid growth of solar and wind energy for electricity generation, which for me gives rise to optimism that we can eliminate GHG emissions from that sector much more quickly than many people believe.

Another notable finding is the influence of a big switch from coal to natural gas for electricity generation, as gas prices fell nearly 50 percent while coal prices rose 6.8 percent relative to 2008.

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The rise in renewable energy has also dampened the use of fossil fuels; 2017 saw low - carbon sources, including nuclear power, reach 50 percent of electricity generation for the first time.

Offshore wind is a rising force, but remains for the moment a relatively marginal one at 0.2 % of global electricity generation; wind and other marine technologies face stiff competition from a range of onshore options, including other low - carbon sources of generation.

EIA expects the share of U.S. total utility - scale electricity generation from natural gas - fired power plants to rise from 32 % in 2017 to 34 % in both 2018 and 2019.

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Given the rising costs of fossil fuels, this would be a PR nightmare for the generation industry, but UBS raises the possibility, echoing our story last year about how electricity business models and markets are effectively broken.

(For further proof of that, read Scott Luft's recent analysis on the costs of «other» generation in 2016 which confirms its effect on our rising electricity rates.)

In the U.S., large - scale renewable projects plus conventional hydropower are expected to account for 14 percent of total electricity generation in 2016, a 9 percent rise from 2015, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently reported.

Power surplus in Ontario: in my presentation I had suggested that more wind power projects were not necessary, especially not for a form of power generation that is intermittent, produced out - of - phase with demand and is expensive, causing Ontario electricity rates to rise.

Renewable energy generation is still on the rise in Germany, though at a much lower pace than in the years around 2010, writes Marius Buchmann of Jacobs University in a detailed overview of the German electricity market in 2017.

They are also primary fuel sources for brown electricity generation, and so brown electricity prices rise and fall with the costs of these raw materials.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its first look at expected power generation in 2019, and its conclusions are much the same as those it expects in 2018 — the use of natural gas to produce electricity will continue to rise, and the use of coal will continue to decline.

Wind and solar (combined) accounted for about 20 % of non ‐ fossil electricity generation in 2016 and slightly exceeded hydropower after rising from less than 1 % in 2000 to 2 % in 2006.

Electricity generation CO2 savings from changes in the fuel mix since 2005: This figure shows the emissions savings from two factors that have allowed emissions to decrease from 2005 to 2016, while generation has risen slightly.

Oil used for transportation and coal used for electricity generation are the largest contributors to the rise in carbon dioxide that is the primary driver of observed changes in climate over recent decades.

Wind is likewise growing, with the share of electricity from wind rising from 4.7 % in 2015 to 5.5 % of all generation last year.

As seen in the electricity generation sector, these policies are likely to have a direct and significant impact on the fuel choices made by individual countries, including a shift away from coal as CO2 costs rise.

The free market trading (HOEP) of electricity has resulted in Ontario exporting a rising percentage of our generation to buyers in Quebec, NY and Michigan, with the latter the biggest buyer.

Global demand for wooden pellets, used to replace coal in the generation of electricity, has risen considerably in recent years as governments seek ways in which to cut carbon emissions and reduce fossil fuel reliance.

OSPE's 2012 report Wind and the Electrical Grid: Mitigating the Rise in Electricity Rates and Greenhouse Gas Emissions detailed the mounting risk of hydraulic spill, nuclear shutdowns, and periods of negative wholesale electricity prices during severe surplus base load Electricity Rates and Greenhouse Gas Emissions detailed the mounting risk of hydraulic spill, nuclear shutdowns, and periods of negative wholesale electricity prices during severe surplus base load electricity prices during severe surplus base load generation.

In each of these regions, solar energy production is emerging as a competitive means to generate electricity due to the gradual decline in solar electricity generation costs and the rising costs of traditional fossil fuel.

The report highlights: Trends in domestic energy demand and supply prospects to 2040, broken down by fuel and sector The outlook for the power sector and the increasing share of coal in the region's electricity generation The role that Southeast Asia will play in international energy trade and the implications for its energy expenditures The potential energy and environmental benefits of implementing pragmatic measures that would help limit the rise in the region's greenhouse - gas emissions An in - depth analysis of energy prospects in Malaysia to 2040 A focus on four key issues that will shape the direction of the region's energy system: power grid interconnection, energy investment, energy access and fossil - fuel subsidies

As the market for coal - fired electricity generation here in North America shrinks due to the rise of cheap natural gas - fired power (thanks to fracking for shale - gas), exports of coal from the US to overseas markets in Europe and Asia are sharply increasing.

Because despite adding considerable electricity generation capacity in the last decade, India's energy supply is still not meeting its huge growing demand, and a lack of supply and infrastructure issues means the price of grid electricity is rapidly rising.

While spending on renewable power capacity was flat between 2011 and 2015, electricity generation from the new capacity rose by one third, reflecting the steep cost declines in wind turbines and solar PV.

According to Bloomberg, coal and liquified natural gas rose in fiscal year 2012 to make up 90 percent of Japan's electricity generation.

Earlier in the week, Mr Huhne had commented that energy prices in France were rising more slowly than in the UK because of much lower French dependence on fossil fuels for electricity generation.

Alongside its vital role in electricity generation, coal is crucial for building modern infrastructure such as transport systems and high - rise...