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Energy capacity of the different energies in GW
Here is the list of different energies ranked by capacity in terms of GW:
Source : IEA.
The thermal flame includes all the energies that burn (oil, coal, gas, nuclear, wood, …).
Fossil energies: all energies that use limited resources.
Renewable energies: all green energies (wind, solar, tidal, hydraulic, wood, …).
What we see is that renewable energies are at the same level as fossil fuels. Of course they produce far less electricity.
Coal remains the leading energy for generating electricity on Earth. Followed by hydroelectric, gas, solar, wind, nuclear, wood.
| Energy capacity of the different energies in GW | |
|---|---|
| Energy | Power capacity GW (world) |
| Thermal flame | 4001,1 |
| Fossil fuel | 3465,5 |
| Renewable energies | 2661,2 |
| Coal | 1951,0 |
| Hydraulic | 1245,0 |
| Natural gas | 901,3 |
| Solar | 763,8 |
| Onshore wind | 487,0 |
| Solar water thermal | 456,0 |
| Nuclear | 392,5 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 303,0 |
| Lignite | 146,3 |
| Supercritical coal | 133,0 |
| Ultra-supercritical coal | 127,0 |
| Biomass wood | 112,0 |
| Combined cycle gas | 108,7 |
| Oil | 98,2 |
| Offshore wind | 14,4 |
| Geothermal | 13,8 |
| Waste to energy | 12,9 |
| Biomethane | 10,0 |
| Nuclear WPR | 6,4 |
| Concentrating solar | 4,8 |
| Bioethanol | 1,8 |
| Marine tidal | 0,5 |
| Marine wave | 0,01 |
| Plasma burner | 0,011 |
| Wood trigeneration | 0,0085 |
| Water mill | - |
| Hydraulic run off river | - |
| Propane | - |
| Domestic fuel oil | - |
| Hydrogen fuel cell | - |
| Diesel | - |
| Marine current | - |
| Hydraulique small | - |
| Hydraulic water reservoir | - |
| Micro-algae | - |
| Piezoelectric | - |
| Heavy fuel oil | - |
| Microturbine | - |
| Butane | - |
| Gasoline | - |
| Liquefied petroleum gas | - |
| Coal capture and storage | - |
| Marine thermal | - |
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