Science of Renewable Energy

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Efficiency

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Average Power

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Capacity Factor given total energy

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Capacity Factor given average power

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Electric Power

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Total Electric Energy

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Current

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Carnot Efficiency

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How much of US electricity is produced by fossil fuels?

60%

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How much of US electricity is produced by nuclear energy?

20%

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How much of US electricity is produced by renewables?

20%

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What is the breakup of US electricity produced by renewables?

10% wind, 6% hydro, 4% solar, 1% biomass

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Hydroelectric power and nuclear power has been virtually unchanged since when?

2001

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Renewable generation has increased how much since 2001?

10X

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What is rapidly replacing coal?

Natural Gas

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How much has fossil fuel electricity decreased since 2006? Why?

10%, mainly due to growth in renewables