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Electricity Generation - Wikipedia PDF
Electricity Generation - Wikipedia PDF
generation
Turbo generator
Diagram of an electric power system, generation
system in red
History
Electricity production in the World, 1980-2013
Methods of generating
electricity
[4]
Sources of electricity in France in 2006;[4] nuclear
power was the main source.
Electrochemistry
Large dams such as Hoover Dam can provide large
amounts of hydroelectric power; it has 2.07 GW
capability.
Photovoltaic effect
Generating equipment
Steam
Production
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Average electric power (TWh/year) 8,263 1,111 4,301 2,731 3,288 568 20,261
Average electric power (GW) 942.6 126.7 490.7 311.6 375.1 64.8 2311.4
World total 8,263 1,111 4,301 13,675 - 2,731 - 3,288 65 12 0.9 219
Proportion 41% 5.5% 21% 67% - 13% - 16% 0.3% 0.06% 0.004% 1.1%
61 43 25 130 19 - - 12 8.3 - - -
Indonesia
0.1 32 30 62 22 1.6 16 28 - - - -
Pakistan
15 1.6 30 47 25 - - 26 - - - -
Vietnam
South
192 15 81 288 8 151 5 5.6 - 0.3 - 0.4
Korea
Saudi
- 116 88 204 12 - - - - - - -
Arabia
Hydroelectric reservoir 4
Wind onshore 12
Biomass various 18
See also
Cogeneration: the use of a heat
engine[1] or power station to generate
electricity and useful heat at the same
time.
Cost of electricity by sourceF
Diesel generator
Electric generator
Engine-generator
Distributed generation
Electric power transmission
World energy consumption: the total
energy used by all of human civilization.
References
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2. "Key World Energy Statistics (2018)"
(PDF). International Energy Agency.
2018. p. 14.
3. "EIA - Electricity Data" . www.eia.gov.
Retrieved 2016-08-14.
4. DGEMP / Observatoire de l'énergie
(April 2007). "L'Electricité en France en
2006 : une analyse statistique" (PDF)
(in French). Retrieved 2007-05-23.
5. World's Largest Utility Battery System
Installed in Alaska (press release,
2003-09-24), U.S. Department of
Energy. "13,670 nickel-cadmium
battery cells to generate up to 40
megawatts of power for about 7
minutes, or 27 megawatts of power for
15 minutes."
6. New World Record Achieved in Solar
Cell Technology (press release, 2006-
12-05), U.S. Department of Energy.
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Natural Gas Stay Cheap Enough To
Replace Coal And Lower Us Carbon
Emissions" . Forbes. Retrieved
20 June 2015.
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"Electricity Statistics ", Retrieved 8
December 2018.
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Energy Balance for World ", 2011.
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2011-5-8
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2011-5-8
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Climate Change Mitigation.
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