TerrestrialJoe
TerrestrialJoe t1_j0rsrem wrote
Reply to comment by lughnasadh in The IEA says humanity used the greatest amount of coal in 2022 in all of human history, and that this level of consumption will continue until at least 2025. One-third of all global coal goes to generate electricity in China, and India's coal use is growing at 6% per annum. by lughnasadh
That's the installed capacity, renewables never deliver the full capacity. The actual energy delivered by renewables is closer to 28%.
TerrestrialJoe t1_j0tfu52 wrote
Reply to comment by dontpet in The IEA says humanity used the greatest amount of coal in 2022 in all of human history, and that this level of consumption will continue until at least 2025. One-third of all global coal goes to generate electricity in China, and India's coal use is growing at 6% per annum. by lughnasadh
In a lot of countries the waste heat is used for district heating. Raising the system efficiency to 80-90%.