_____________ is the most rapidly growing energy source
In 2013, world energy consumption by power source was oil 31.1%, coal 28.9%, natural gas 21.4%, biofuels and waste 10.2%, nuclear 4.8%, hydro 2.4%, and 'other' (solar, wind, geothermal, heat, etc.) 1.2%. Oil, coal, and natural gas were the most popular energy fuels. Renewable energy is energy produced from a source that is not permanently depleted. Sunlight, wind, flowing water, geothermal heat, and plants are examples of renewable energy resources. They can be produced today without damaging their ability to be produced in the future. The US consumes 25% of the world's energy with a share of global GDP at 22% and a share of the world population at 4.59%. The most significant growth of energy consumption is currently taking place in China, which has been growing at 5.5% per year over the last 25 years. A recent study by the Department of Energy labeled wind the fastest-growing energy source in the world.. In the three year period from 2000 to 2003, wind power capacity increased a whopping 159 percent in Europe and 87 percent in the United States, according to Standard and Poor's Ratings Services. Unformatted text preview: ! ! ! ! ! Chapter 5 ! Solar Energy ! ! ! solar energy is the most rapidly growing source of energy. The amount of solar energy Today striking the earth each day far exceeds our needs. In addition, solar energy has the promise of clean, readily available source of energy, that anyone can use. I’ve been talking about renewable energy at conferences for the last eight years. Every year, I’ve said renewables will continue to be the fastest-growing energy sector. And every year, the data proves me right. Renewable energy sources now generate 28% of the world’s electricity, up from 25% in 2013. That statistic by itself is incredible. World energy consumption is the total energy used by all of human civilization. Typically measured per year, it involves all energy harnessed from every energy source applied towards humanity's endeavours across every single industrial and technological sector, across every country. Since 1995 the amount of energy produced by renewable sources has increased by 15.9%. If the United States hopes to have 25% of its energy produced from renewable sources by 2025, an enormous push will be needed. The most rapidly growing renewable energy source since 1995 has been wind power. The implementation of wind power has exploded with an increase of over 2000%. Although this is spectacular growth, wind contributes less than 3/4% of the nation's energy supply. The U.S. Energy Information Agency projects that solar power will be the fastest-growing source of renewable energy in the United States with annual growth averaging 7.5 percent in the period from 2012 to 2040. In 2013, solar generation accounted for 1.8 percent of total renewable generation. The fastest growing energy source in the world today isn't oil, or coal, or hydrogen, or fuel cells, or any of the whiz-bangers on the frontiers of high technology. In fact, it's the same technology that pushed boats up the Nile River as early as 5000 B.C., and pumped water in China and pulverized grain in ancient Persia around 200 B.C.
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