You forgot geothermal. Iceland (25%), El Salvador (25%), New Zealand (25%), Kenya (shooting for 51% by 2030), and the Philippines (17.5%) have very high levels of geothermal contribution.
New geothermal schemes mean it can be a fairly large contributor in the western U.S. DOE thinks we can cut costs to $45/Mwh by 2035. They think it could be 10%+ of the U.S. grid but concentrated in a few states (Utah, California, Nevada, Wyoming, etc.). Only 2% of available sources have been tapped.
In 2023, Fervo Energy broke ground on the 400-megawatt Cape Station Project. The company anticipates it will begin delivering around-the-clock, clean power to the grid in 2026 and reach full scale production in 2028.
Great post!
One of the few books that address this issue. I think highly of the book and the authors.
https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Future-Countries-Solved-Climate/dp/1541724100
You forgot geothermal. Iceland (25%), El Salvador (25%), New Zealand (25%), Kenya (shooting for 51% by 2030), and the Philippines (17.5%) have very high levels of geothermal contribution.
New geothermal schemes mean it can be a fairly large contributor in the western U.S. DOE thinks we can cut costs to $45/Mwh by 2035. They think it could be 10%+ of the U.S. grid but concentrated in a few states (Utah, California, Nevada, Wyoming, etc.). Only 2% of available sources have been tapped.
In 2023, Fervo Energy broke ground on the 400-megawatt Cape Station Project. The company anticipates it will begin delivering around-the-clock, clean power to the grid in 2026 and reach full scale production in 2028.
https://fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy-breaks-ground-on-the-worlds-largest-next-gen-geothermal-project/