Knoema.com - Electricity http://knoema.de 2022-08-22T09:29:14Z /favicon.png Knoema ist ihre persönliche Wissensdatenbank Texas, US | Extreme Winter Weather Hits Energy Markets //knoema.de/vbbnpyg/texas-us-extreme-winter-weather-hits-energy-markets 2022-08-22T09:29:14Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Texas, US | Extreme Winter Weather Hits Energy Markets

(18 February 2021) The past week has been eye-opening for many Texans as the weaknesses of the state's private energy supply network,  priorities implicit in the system (commercial vs. residential), and regulatory gaps have come to light. A recent arctic air mass brought ice, snow, and persistent below-freezing temperatures through the central United States and all the way to Texas, hitting the state's energy markets and the welfare of millions of Texans.Freeze-offs in natural gas lines affected US dry natural gas production, which decreased from 93.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2020 to 79.5 Bcf/d during the week of February 11, 2021. According to EIA estimates, a large portion of the national decrease in natural gas production was from declines in Texas, which decreased output by more than 10 Bcf/d over the February 8–17 period.Disruptions in natural gas production moved the Henry Hub gas spot price to $23.9 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) by February 17, compared to just $3.8 MMBtu a week earlier on February 10.Texas' electricity grid has also been impacted significantly. The cold storm moved 40,000 MW of generation (roughly 40% of which is wind and solar) offline, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), while electricity demand grew almost 80% YoY as of February 14. The next day, in response to generation shortages, ERCOT authorized rolling blackouts that not only failed to roll but also ended three days later despite the fact that almost 50% of the power generation capacity remained offline. Investigators will surely be reviewing this in the weeks to come. In recent years, the growth of wind electricity has contributed most to the displacement of coal production in Texas. While this has helped reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses, natural gas still remains the power giant in Texas and is typically exported to other states. Under current conditions, the Governor of Texas has temporarily banned inter-state exports.Recent cold weather has exposed the vulnerability of the state's energy supply due to natural gas pipeline failures as well as frozen wind turbines; wind power shortfalls contributed 13% to the overall outages. In the face of climate change, this experience has required Texas to reevaluate its energy system to ensure viability in protecting the welfare of its citizens.

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Tightening Nuclear Power Supply in France Puts Europe's Power Market under Pressure //knoema.de/uchfhab/tightening-nuclear-power-supply-in-france-puts-europe-s-power-market-under-pressure 2022-02-18T10:31:54Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Tightening Nuclear Power Supply in France Puts Europe's Power Market under Pressure

(18 February 2022) Due to nuclear reactors maintenance and repair program, EDF - a French multinational electric utility company - revised down its nuclear electricity generation estimates for 2022 (from 300 – 330 TWh to 295 – 315 TWh) and 2023 (from 340 – 370 TWh to 300-330 TWh). The decrease in nuclear power generation in France can potentially push up power prices in Europe in coming months.According to the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), in 2021 nuclear power generation in France amounted to 359 TW and accounted for 70% of total electricity generation.The downward revision for nuclear energy generation announced by EDF is an equivalent of 2 and 7% of total 2021 electricity generation in France.According to Eurostat, France is the second largest electricity exporter in Europe. In 2020 France exported 64.6 TWh of electricity. Major importers of electricity from France in 2020 were Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain.

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Europe Electricity Generation Tracker: Wind Energy in Focus //knoema.de/ojcdstg/europe-electricity-generation-tracker-wind-energy-in-focus 2022-02-18T08:38:05Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Europe Electricity Generation Tracker: Wind Energy in Focus

(12 January 2022) To meet its goal of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Europe increasingly relies on wind energy. According to data from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E), in 2020 and 2021 wind energy generation accounted for an average of 16.3% of Europe's total electricity generation. Though wind energy helps to reduce GHG emissions, the supply of wind energy available depends heavily on wind speed. And in the event of unfavorable weather conditions, the loss in wind energy supply has to be compensated for by an increase in electricity generated by burning natural gas and coal, which pushes up market prices for these fossil fuels. (The reverse is also true: ideal wind generation conditions lead to decreased fossil fuel power generation, pushing natural gas and coal prices down.) Since wind energy generation has become an important leading indicator for European coal and natural gas market movements, Knoema has employed ENTSO-E data to create a daily electricity generation tracker for European countries.On the basis of the ENTSO-E data*, Knoema estimates that in the first 10 days of January 2022, wind energy generation in Europe was 3.5 times higher than in the same period a year ago. The average daily share of wind energy generation in Europe's total energy generation increased to 28.8%, compared to only 8.9% a year ago. The increase in wind energy generation may help to stabilize coal and natural gas prices in Europe. This dashboard also includes total daily electricity generation for Europe and for individual countries in the region. When adjusted for working days and temperature, daily electricity generation can be used as leading indicator of economic activity.   *Sample includes 28 European countries for which ENTSO-E provides data since at least January 1, 2021.

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China's Thermal Power Demand Hit Record //knoema.de/hvtcly/china-s-thermal-power-demand-hit-record 2022-02-15T08:17:05Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
China's Thermal Power Demand Hit Record

(04 October 2021) China's economy has quickly recovered from the coronavirus crisis and is expected to grow between 7% and 8% in 2021 due to recovery of global trade, expansionary monetary policy, and increase in government spending. However, the rapid growth of the economy not only creates income and jobs, but can also lead to a shortage of resources.Strong economic growth in China translated into high demand for electricity, 57% of which is generated by coal power plants. In January-August 2021, China's total electricity output and thermal power* generation increased by a record 617 and 465 terawatt-hours, respectively, compared to the same period last year.As 70% of electricity in China is generated by thermal power plants, the only way to meet the high electricity demand in the short term is to burn more coal and natural gas.Beijing's informal ban on coal imports from Australia (the largest exporter of coal to China) and disruptions in domestic coal production caused by safety checks, coming at a time of record demand for electricity, contributed to a coal price rally at Chinese and international markets. While households and industry are ordered to decrease electricity consumption to soften the impact of the coal shortage, China is ready to import coal at any price to ensure heating and power generation this winter. *Thermal power plants generate electricity by a steam boiler fuelled by coal, natural gas, heating oil, as well as by biomass. Thermal power accounts for 70% of electricity generated in China. 80% of thermal power plants are fuelled by coal.

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Asia Bets on Nuclear Power in Global Energy Transition //knoema.de/jokldqf/asia-bets-on-nuclear-power-in-global-energy-transition 2022-01-18T18:06:37Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Asia Bets on Nuclear Power in Global Energy Transition

(24 December 2021) While many countries have started to phase out nuclear power generation under the pressure of safety concerns raised by the 2011 Fukushima accident, many Asian and Middle East countries have ambitious plans to substantially increase their nuclear power generation capacity.According to the latest data from the World Nuclear Association, the total capacity of proposed and planned nuclear reactors in Asian* countries reaches 301 Gigawatts, which is nearly twice the capacity of operable reactors and reactors currently under construction. For the Middle East this ratio is even higher, with proposed and planned reactor capacity 3.4 times greater than that of existing reactors and those already under construction — though the total capacity of existing nuclear power generation in the Middle East (4 gigawatts) is much lower than the current capacity in Asia (114 gigawatt).For North America, Europe, and CIS** countries, the ratio of planned and proposed nuclear reactor capacity to existing capacity and capacity under construction equals 0.14, 0.25, and 1.15, respectively. In the tables below, you can explore data on current, under-construction, planned, and proposed nuclear capacity by country and region. Select a nuclear power reactor status and measure (number of reactors or total capacity in megawatts electrical, MWe) from the first drop-down to view details in the table to the right. Select a country in the second drop-down menu to display country-specific details in the chart at the bottom of the page. Notes: *Asia excluding CIS countries. **CIS countries include former Soviet Union republics except the Baltic states.

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EU Coal Fueled Post-Covid Recovery //knoema.de/klbnstf/eu-coal-fueled-post-covid-recovery 2022-01-18T18:04:37Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
EU Coal Fueled Post-Covid Recovery

(20 December 2021) Europe, which aims to be the first climate-neutral continent by moving to a clean, circular economy, has increased its use of coal — the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel — to meet the growing demand for electricity.According to Eurostat monthly energy statistics, for January through September 2021 electricity generation by coal power plants saw a greater increase compared to the same period last year than electricity generation from other types of fuel. For the same period, wind and natural gas electricity generation declined because of unfavorable weather conditions, natural gas shortages, and record high natural gas prices.For Germany, Poland and the Netherlands, which account for 85% of the total year-over-year increase, burning more coal was the only option to increase electricity generation as much as was required for post-COVID economic recovery.Though coal power generation accounts only for 13.5% of total electricity generation in the EU-27, for Poland and Germany coal is a vitally important fossil fuel, as coal power accounts for 28% and 72% of these nations’ total electricity generation, respectively. The visualizations below display power generation data for the E.U. by default. Choose a country from the drop-down menu to view country-specific data.

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US is Leading the Global Energy Transition //knoema.de/guamqie/us-is-leading-the-global-energy-transition 2022-01-18T18:03:34Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
US is Leading the Global Energy Transition

(17 December 2021) With the global energy transition gaining momentum, we've employed Knoema's public data repository to rank leading economies by their energy transition progress. Knoema’s Global Energy Transition Ranking is based on four indicators: all-electric car stock, using a dataset from the International Energy Agency; wind and solar electricity capacity data, from the International Renewable Energy Agency; and net change in CO2 emissions from fossil fuels combustion between 2010 and 2020, from Global Carbon Atlas. Here are key findings:The U.S. is leading the global energy transition. It has the world’s second-largest stock of all-electric cars and second-largest wind and solar electricity generation capacities, and it is far ahead of the rest of the world in reducing С02 emissions over the past decade: U.S. CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion in 2020 were 963 million metric tons of carbon lower than in 2010.China, which is the leading country on the scale of adopted renewable energy technologies — stock of EVs and solar and wind electricity generation capacity — is ranked only 24th in the Global Energy Transition Ranking because of the country’s upward trend in CO2 emissions. Between 2010 and 2020, China’s CO2 emissions increased by 2,051 million metric tons of carbon.

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The European Power Strategy & Systems Summit //knoema.de/ukkvvf/the-european-power-strategy-systems-summit 2020-12-17T21:49:04Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
The European Power Strategy & Systems Summit

As Europe’s most exclusive strategic forum for the power utility industry, the Power-Europe annually focuses on the challenges and opportunities facing power portfolio management. Examining the interplay between the technological, regulatory and economic trends affecting the development of conventional and renewable power, delegates gain crucial market intelligence regarding how to proceed with the development and management of their assets and power portfolio. At the summit, delegates have the opportunity to hear from the most qualified experts bringing the issues to life using the most recent, high profile and relevant case-studies. Ultimately the 2018 Summit analyses the key factors to enabling the implementation of an effective strategy to steer organizations through the ever-changing regulatory, technological and economic environment. Power-Europe 2018 will address key issues such as: - Generation, distribution and retail market transition & transformation in terms of new technologies, digitisation and market design. - Strategic planning for coal, gas, nuclear and renewable power generation - Moving forward with the EU's single market for electricity - smart power, grids and how new European interconnectors will impact Europe's energy utility sector - Projection of European and world energy demand and how to secure the EU’s energy and fuel supply - Feasibility and management of renewable energy projects and investments during the current economic environment - How to incorporate increasing levels of RES into the European energy market - Developing RES markets (off/nnshore) wind and solar in Europe and in emerging markets such as CEE and Turkey - Risks and entry strategies for established and emerging markets including Northern, Western, Central & Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Russia   Date of Event: 28-30 November 2018 Venue: Radisson Blu | Amsterdam | Netherlands

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India: Output of Core Infrastructure Industries Contracted 5.2% in September 2019 //knoema.de/pooyytg/india-output-of-core-infrastructure-industries-contracted-5-2-in-september-2019 2020-12-11T03:36:51Z Nematullah Khan knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1975840
India: Output of Core Infrastructure Industries Contracted 5.2% in September 2019

The output of India’s core infrastructure industries contracted 5.2 percent YoY in September compared to a revised 0.1 percent growth in August 2019, reflecting weakness in industrial production and domestic demand. The index of core industries that includes eight industries was largely dragged down by coal and petroleum refinery products.

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India: Output of Eight Core Industries contracted in August 2019 //knoema.de/qrxvyhg/india-output-of-eight-core-industries-contracted-in-august-2019 2020-11-02T13:43:18Z Nematullah Khan knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1975840
India: Output of Eight Core Industries contracted in August 2019

(15 October 2019), India’s infrastructure sector, which comprises core eight industries, contracted 0.5 percent Y-o-Y in August 2019 compared to growth of 4.7 percent in August 2018. The contraction was mainly due to the decline in the five industries: Coal (8.6 percent), crude oil (5.4 percent), natural gas (3.9 percent), cement (4.9 percent), and electricity (2.9 percent). However, refinery products, fertiliser and steel production grew 2.6 percent, 2.9 percent and 5 percent respectively.   This was the first contraction since April 2015, reflecting weakness in the economy. However, government of India and RBI have taken some measures such as cut in corporate tax rate and policy rate to spur investments and revive the economy. These measures will help to revive these core sectors in the coming months.

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Brazil: Commercial Electricity Consumption on the Decline //knoema.de/pyqvhtc/brazil-commercial-electricity-consumption-on-the-decline 2020-05-07T02:34:09Z Nematullah Khan knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1975840
Brazil: Commercial Electricity Consumption on the Decline

(24 April 2020)  Brazil's commercial electricity consumption declined 2.5% MoM and 3.07% YoY in March, a reflection of the slowing economic activity in the country. Residential growth ticked up slightly as households increased time spent at home under the pressures of COVID-19 restrictions.

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Countries Where Over 80% of Electricity Is Renewable //knoema.de/cmycvrc/countries-where-over-80-of-electricity-is-renewable 2019-08-02T20:17:56Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Countries Where Over 80% of Electricity Is Renewable

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BP: Nuclear Energy and Hydroelectricity Consumption //knoema.de/lrlfctc/bp-nuclear-energy-and-hydroelectricity-consumption 2019-05-06T07:54:08Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
BP: Nuclear Energy and Hydroelectricity Consumption

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BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2018 //knoema.de/usgdfhg/bp-statistical-review-of-world-energy-2018 2019-05-02T21:03:09Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2018

Since the 1950s, the BP Statistical Review of World Energy has delivered objective and globally consistent data on world energy markets. The publication has become a widely respected and authoritative publication in the field of energy economics, relied on by media outlets, academia, world governments, and energy companies alike. BP publishes a new edition each June and typically conducts a road show to launch the report in the months preceding the official release.   The 2018 edition highlights significant changes in global energy production and consumption that have had profound implications for global market prices, fuel mix, and carbon dioxide emissions.

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Global Energy at a Glance //knoema.de/ufrrsrg/global-energy-at-a-glance 2019-04-08T20:31:26Z Balaji S knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000220
Global Energy at a Glance

One of the most important trends of the global energy market in 2016 was significant growth of renewables consumption by almost 15 percent. The largest increase was shown by solar energy. For example, solar cumulative installed PV power was increased by 33 percent during 2016. China is the top country by solar energy consumption in the world. As of 2016, solar energy consumption in China was 66.2 terawatt-hours. The top 5 countries also includes the United States, Japan, Germany, and Italy.   The trends across key energy sectors are as follows:In the oil sector, Russia overtook the United States by the oil production but Saudi Arabia increased its oil production by 3 percent and solidified its position.Coal production decreased by 6.3 percent. This is the largest reduction for minimum 35 years.Consumption of natural gas set a new record reached 3,542.88 billion cubic meters.

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Access to Electricity //knoema.de/uwuubbg/access-to-electricity 2018-12-11T14:04:41Z Nematullah Khan knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1975840
Access to Electricity

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Solar Energy Review: United States and Global Perspectives //knoema.de/zqsxksf/solar-energy-review-united-states-and-global-perspectives 2018-09-12T16:00:06Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
Solar Energy Review: United States and Global Perspectives

Contemporary society has become energy-hungry. At the same time, people realize that fossil fuels are finite and the earth fragile, meaning that the day will come - some say it's long past - when alternative energy sources will be a need, not a luxury. Some favor heavy investment in and widespread accessibility of nature-friendly solar energy, a relatively inexpensive option already and certainly endless in supply. A key issue is storage and transmission to address seasonal variation - during winter months the capacity factor averages 15% lower - and weather patterns. In 2016, the United States ranked third globally in solar energy generation:Last year, solar capacity globally grew by 50 percent thanks to new capacity in the US and China, according to The Guardian. New installed solar photovoltaic capacity surpassed 76 GigaWatts (GW) compared to the previous year 's growth of 50 GW.Solar energy generation and consumption rebounded by over 30 percent from two years before. A report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that utility-scale solar installation (both photovoltaic and thermal technologies) has spiked by more than 70 percent per year since 2010.  Since 2016, tariffs on installed solar panels in the US have been falling in all the sectors, especially in the residential, commercial, and utility-scale sectors, according to benchmarks from EIA's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The downturn in installed prices of photovoltaic panels illustrates the sustained economic competitiveness of solar energy for the industry across all sectors. According to the same EIA report, in 2014, California produced at least 5 percent of the state's electricity from utility-scale solar plants. Utility-scale generators are those with at least one MegaWatt (MW) of capacity. Utility-scale facilities made up almost two-thirds of California's total solar energy generation capacity as of February 2017, pushing Calfornia to the forefront of solar generation in the US. California now generates more than 40 percent of the total solar power of the United States.  

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Africa: Power Consumption and Energy Infrastructure //knoema.de/xxycswg/africa-power-consumption-and-energy-infrastructure 2018-06-19T19:13:52Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
Africa: Power Consumption and Energy Infrastructure

7 September 2015 - Africa’s power sector struggles under low access and insufficient capacity. Only 35 percent of the population of Sub-Sahara Africa, including South Africa, has access to electricity while more than 90 percent of the populations of Burundi, Chad, Liberia, Malawi, and South Sudan lack access to a power grid. Most African countries, except South Africa, face severe power generation capacity deficits even compared to international peers of similar economic size.For example, electric power consumption in Kenya is 157 kWh/year per capita, equivalent to 11 times less than in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the poorest Former Soviet Union countries. Similarly, Cameroon, with a population of about 22 million, has only 1 GW of installed electricity capacity versus 22 GW of installed capacity in Romania, one the poorest European countries with the same total population. Even between African countries there exists large deviations in per capita power generation capacity. Egypt has a population roughly half the size of Nigeria's and yet has nearly five times the installed power generation capacity, according to data from the International Energy Agency and the World Bank.Total primary energy consumption in Africa - the second most populous continent with an estimated population of more than 1 billion people - is only 19.6 quadrillion Btu per year. In contrast, the US consumes 97.3 quadrillion Btu/year. Sub-Sahara Africa is distinguished by its reliance on renewable power sources. About 70 percent of Sub-Sahara Africa's energy comes from renewables, particularly hydroelectric sources, according to the World Bank. As a result, the renewables sector has encouraged robust foreign investment. For example, nearly three quarters of the total $41.6 billion energy-sector investment from China during the period 2005-2014 targeted hydropower. Even with the investment appeal of nonfossil fuel power generation, total investment into Africa’s energy sector falls well short of the required level to enable faster growth. The slow pace of infrastructure development leads the US Energy Information Administration to project that total energy consumption in Africa will increase by only 24 percent during the next ten years. In addition, investment in Africa’s energy sector is often “bring-your-own-infrastructure” in nature, forcing companies to build their own power stations for other enterprise projects and lacking a national-level oversight to ensure targeted build-out and connectivity. Without such strategic oversight, impoverished populations are seldom able to provide enough demand to ensure self-sufficiency of new power stations to attract investment. Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO), EIA International Energy Data, The World Bank World Development Indicators, The China Global Investment Tracker.

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Power Generation Russia 2017 //knoema.de/jzmscvd/power-generation-russia-2017 2018-06-13T07:28:48Z Mikhail Zhukovskii knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1293430
Power Generation Russia 2017

Power Generation Russia’s world class exhibition floor features the major players in the Russian and international power industry displaying and demonstrating the latest services and technologies; representing unrivaled networking and business opportunities for attendees and exhibitors alike. Date: 31 October - 1 November 2017, Moscow Event Holder: Vostock Capital  

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Electricity Net Generation (Billion KWh) //knoema.de/mmlgzo/electricity-net-generation-billion-kwh 2018-06-09T06:21:53Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Electricity Net Generation (Billion KWh)

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Electricity Net Consumption (Billion KWh) //knoema.de/erfpfcc/electricity-net-consumption-billion-kwh 2018-06-09T06:17:05Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Electricity Net Consumption (Billion KWh)

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Electricity Installed Capacity (Million Kilowatts) //knoema.de/hnulgic/electricity-installed-capacity-million-kilowatts 2018-06-09T06:13:03Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Electricity Installed Capacity (Million Kilowatts)

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2017 World Hydropower Congress //knoema.de/odneiye/2017-world-hydropower-congress 2018-06-08T07:57:55Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
2017 World Hydropower Congress

The 2017 World Hydropower Congress will bring together leaders and specialists to set the course for hydropower’s contribution to future energy and water systems. How to do ‘better hydro’ in a changing world will be a central theme. Building on the outcomes of the 2015 event in Beijing, the 2017 World Hydropower Congress will explore a diversity of perspectives and will examine how initiatives of governments, businesses, finance, civil society, and academia can advance sustainable development. Date of Event: 9–11 May 2017 Venue: Addis Ababa Event Holder: International Hydropower Association (IHA)

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US Solar Eclipse Review, 2017 //knoema.de/gstgavg/us-solar-eclipse-review-2017 2017-07-14T07:24:24Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
US Solar Eclipse Review, 2017

In 1991 total solar eclipse passed over the United States. In 2017, on 20 August total solar eclipse will cross the US again. This time the US might need to prepare for this year eclipse because solar is an important source of energy for some US areas. In 2017, The US took 3rd place in the World by the Installed solar generating capacity that means strong dependence from the sun, about 26,4 GigaWatts of Solar Energy generated by the US. This Viz illustrates potential consequences of the total solar eclipse on the bulk power system.  In this case, utility operators must be ahead of the game, when a steep drop in solar power will be. As reported by The Arizona Solar Center, because of the eclipse, when the shadow of the moon will darken the skies, it is expected that more than 70 MW a minute will be knocked.The moon's shadow will move from west to east, as NASA data reported the solar eclipse will pass through Central America: from Oregon to South Carolina.And the duration of the total solar eclipse in the cities that lie close to the center of the path will be approximately 1-3 minutes. Peak hours by forecasted energy ending load are from 4 am to 5 am for California, for example. California, Nevada, South Carolina and other states are in the top 10 states with the greatest amount of total system PV nameplate capacities. The chart bellow compares total system solar generator nameplate capacities in the noted states with the forecasted noncoincident peak load of the states. This states will experience maximum obscuration among all US areas. California, North Carolina, Utah and Nevada are expected to generate PV that coincides with their respective forecasted peak load. You can view relevant statistics in the visualizations below. For this 4 states nameplate percent change was calculated as ratio of basecase difference to forecasted peak load multiplied by 100). Utah's percent change will be the most severe, namely 27,9 %, whereas for Texas it is only 1.1%. This is the fact, that in 2014, California produced no fewer than 5 percent of state's electricity from utility-scale solar plants, it is so called generators with at least one MegaWatt (MW) of capacity. Utility-scale facilities are almost two-thirds from total solar energy generation in California in February 2017, At the same time, more than 40% from total US solar energy is generated by California. That's why California is in the risk zone, where the transmission installed nameplate capacity for solar generation is very high, namely 11,444 MegaWatts.    Read also:  BP: Renewable Energy Consumption || Renewable Energy || US Solar Energy Profile   Choose the state:

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Electricity Price Index Movement in India //knoema.de/adezbzb/electricity-price-index-movement-in-india 2017-07-12T12:33:01Z Balaji S knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000220
Electricity Price Index Movement in India

It is unbelievable that Agriculture Electricity Price Index soared 66% since 2004, whereas Domestic Price index increased by 30%. Surprisingly, Industry and Commercial Electricity Price index has moved up only by 17% & 14% respectively. Is something wrong out here? Source: India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data,

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A view on India Electricity Stats //knoema.de/orgqjgd/a-view-on-india-electricity-stats 2017-07-05T12:58:59Z Balaji S knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000220
A view on India Electricity Stats

Only 2/3 of generated electricity is available for consumption. Where is the remaining 1/3? It is just getting lost in Transmission. Industries are consuming nearly 40% of electricity and domestic consumption is around 24%. For Agriculture, the consumption is 20%.Renewable Energy installaed capacity is only 14485MW in 2009.Source:Central Electricity Authority,Ministry of Power & Central Statistical Organisation.

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Energy of Paraguay //knoema.de/oqoriee/energy-of-paraguay 2016-07-19T08:07:31Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
Energy of Paraguay

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Net State Domestic Products of South India - Billion Rupees //knoema.de/wnzikjd/net-state-domestic-products-of-south-india-billion-rupees 2015-07-29T07:22:18Z Anil Kumar TN knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1563900
Net State Domestic Products of South India - Billion Rupees

The economy of South India is largely agrarian, industries and services. The below visualizations shows the net state domestic products at factor cost in current prices in billion rupees. We observe that Andhra Pradesh has a rapid growth in the development of agriculture, fishing, electricity, gas and water supply. And Tamil Nadu leads in Banking and Insurance in the year 2014. Tamil Nadu tops in the total per capita and total net state domestic product in billion ruppes in South India.

Anil Kumar TN knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1563900
BP Energy Consumption Forecast //knoema.de/ekydwtf/bp-energy-consumption-forecast 2015-06-19T09:29:58Z Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
BP Energy Consumption Forecast

Energy Production Forecast | Energy Consumption Forecast Source: BP Energy Outlook 2035, February 2015

Alex Kulikov knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1847910
Production and Consumption of Electricity //knoema.de/hghqnqb/production-and-consumption-of-electricity 2015-01-12T09:49:19Z Alina Buzanakova knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1293450
Production and Consumption of Electricity

Alina Buzanakova knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1293450
Prices for electricity and gas in Russia //knoema.de/odobykc/prices-for-electricity-and-gas-in-russia 2014-11-05T10:36:11Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Prices for electricity and gas in Russia

Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
Electricity Production (Nuclear) - BRICS //knoema.de/mrnqcee/electricity-production-nuclear-brics 2014-09-01T12:45:27Z Vidyananda Eswaran knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1001080
Electricity Production (Nuclear) - BRICS

Electricity Production (Nuclear) - BRICS

Vidyananda Eswaran knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1001080
India - Renewable electricity generation //knoema.de/ijqdyud/india-renewable-electricity-generation 2014-05-07T11:25:22Z Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560
India - Renewable electricity generation

Misha Gusev knoema.de://knoema.de/user/1000560