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Table 3 Composition of low-carbon electricity generation portfolios

From: Public evaluation of electricity technologies and future low-carbon portfolios in Germany and the USA

 

Fossil strategy

Nuclear strategy

Renewable strategy

 

Fossil classical and CCS (%)

Fossil modern and CCS (%)

Nuclear and CCS (%)

Nuclear no CCS (%)

Renewable CCS (%)

Renewable no CCS (%)

Renewable ‘ambitious’ (%)

Fossils total

78

78

56

46

55

45

35

PC

8

18

25

10

20

12

25

PC with CCS

40

      

IGCC

15

5

 

18

20

15

 

IGCC with CCS

 

39

21

 

8

  

Natural gas

15

16

10

18

7

18

10

Nuclear total

  

24

24

 

10

5

Nuclear power plant

  

24

24

 

10

5

Renewable total

22

22

20

30

45

45

60

Wind offshore

    

16

7

15

Wind onshore

    

8

8

10

Solar PV

    

5

1

5

Solar thermal

     

22

15

Biomass

    

16

7

15

  1. Source: own depiction.
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