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FACTBOX-Renewable energy in the mix
25 Feb 2007 23:04:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
(This is part of a special report on renewable energy)

Feb. 26 (Reuters) - Following are figures on world energy supply by fuel in 2004 and projected supply in 2030, according to the International Energy Agency, energy adviser to the industrialised world.

The figures, in million tonnes of oil equivalent, are from the IEA's World Energy Outlook 2006 and detail the agency's business-as-usual case in which demand is left unchecked.

The subsequent table shows the role and predicted role of each energy source in electricity generation.

WORLD PRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLY:

2004 percent 2030 percent growth

per year pct TOTAL 11,204 100 17,095 100 1.6 Coal 2,773 25 4,441 26 1.8 Oil 3,940 35 5,575 33 1.3 Gas 2,302 21 3,869 23 2.0 Nuclear 714 6 861 5 0.7 Hydro 242 2 408 2 2.0 Biomass & waste 1,176 10 1,645 10 1.3 Other renewables 57 1 296 2 6.6 ELECTRICITY GENERATION (Terawatt hours)

2004 percent 2030 percent growth

per year pct TOTAL GENERATION 17,408 100 33,750 100 2.6 Coal 6,917 40 14,703 44 2.9 Oil 1,161 7 940 3 -0.8 Gas 3,412 20 7,790 23 3.2 Nuclear 2,740 16 3,304 10 0.7 Hydro 2,809 16 4,749 14 2.0 Renewables (excl. hydro) 369 2 2,264 7 7.2 of which

- biomass, waste 227 1 805 2 5.0

- wind 82 0 1,132 3 10.6

- geothermal 56 0 174 1 4.5

- solar 4 0 142 0 14.5

- tide and wave 1 0 12 0 12.4 (Source: International Energy Agency, reference scenarios from World Energy Outlook. The projections assume no major shifts in government policies to promote changes in energy use) (Reporting by Alister Doyle)


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