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This is a '''list of renewable energy topics by country'''. The list refers to [[renewable energy]] in general, as well as [[solar power]], [[wind power]], [[geothermal energy]], [[biofuel]], and [[hydro-electricity]]. |
This is a '''list of renewable energy topics by country'''. The list refers to [[renewable energy]] in general, as well as [[solar power]], [[wind power]], [[geothermal energy]], [[biofuel]], and [[hydro-electricity]]. |
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As of April 2008, worldwide [[wind farm]] capacity was 100,000 [[megawatt]]s (MW),<ref>[http://www.worldwatch.org/node/5448?utm_campaign=vital_signs_online&utm_medium=email&utm_source=wind Wind Power Continues Rapid Rise]</ref> and wind power produced some 1.3% of global electricity consumption,<ref>World Wind Energy Association (2008). [http://www.wwindea.org/home/images/stories/pr_statistics2007_210208_red.pdf Wind turbines generate more than 1 % of the global electricity]</ref> accounting for approximately 19% of electricity use in [[Wind power in Denmark|Denmark]], 9% in [[Wind power in Spain|Spain]] and [[Wind power in Portugal|Portugal]], and 6% in [[Wind power in Germany|Germany]] and the Republic of Ireland.<ref>[http://www.pr-inside.com/new-report-a-complete-analysis-of-r533066.htm New Report a Complete Analysis of the Global Offshore Wind Energy Industry and its Major Players]</ref> The manufacturing output of the [[photovoltaics]] industry reached more than 2,000 MW per year in 2006,<ref>[http://www.cleanedge.com/book/Chapter1_The_Clean_Tech_Revolution.pdf Solar Energy: Scaling Up Manufacturing and Driving Down Costs] p. 30.</ref> and [[Photovoltaic power stations|PV power plants]] are particularly popular in Germany.<ref>[http://www.pvresources.com/en/top50pv.php World's largest photovoltaic power plants]</ref> [[Solar thermal power]] stations operate in the USA and Spain, and the largest of these is the 354 MW [[SEGS]] power plant in the [[Solar power plants in the Mojave Desert|Mojave Desert]].<ref>[http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/pdf/DE00014520/DE00014520.pdf Solar Trough Power Plants]</ref> The world's largest [[geothermal power]] installation is [[The Geysers]] in California, with a rated capacity of 750 MW.<ref name = "calpine"> |
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This is a list of renewable energy topics by country. The list refers to renewable energy in general, as well as solar power, wind power, geothermal energy, biofuel, and hydro-electricity.
As of April 2008, worldwide wind farm capacity was 100,000 megawatts (MW),[1] and wind power produced some 1.3% of global electricity consumption,[2] accounting for approximately 19% of electricity use in Denmark, 9% in Spain and Portugal, and 6% in Germany and the Republic of Ireland.[3] The manufacturing output of the photovoltaics industry reached more than 2,000 MW per year in 2006,[4] and PV power plants are particularly popular in Germany.[5] Solar thermal power stations operate in the USA and Spain, and the largest of these is the 354 MW SEGS power plant in the Mojave Desert.[6] The world's largest geothermal power installation is The Geysers in California, with a rated capacity of 750 MW.[7] Brazil has one of the largest renewable energy programs in the world, involving production of ethanol fuel from sugar cane, and ethanol now provides 18 percent of the country's automotive fuel.[8] Biodesiel and ethanol fuel are widely available in the USA.
More topics
- Green Energy
- Conservation topics by country
- Other topics
See also
- Energy in present-day nations and states
- Green electricity in Australia
- Green electricity in the United Kingdom
- Renewable energy commercialization
References
- ^ Wind Power Continues Rapid Rise
- ^ World Wind Energy Association (2008). Wind turbines generate more than 1 % of the global electricity
- ^ New Report a Complete Analysis of the Global Offshore Wind Energy Industry and its Major Players
- ^ Solar Energy: Scaling Up Manufacturing and Driving Down Costs p. 30.
- ^ World's largest photovoltaic power plants
- ^ Solar Trough Power Plants
- ^ "Calpine Corporation - The Geysers" (http). Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ America and Brazil Intersect on Ethanol
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