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World energy consumption rose by 2.9% in 2018, the biggest year-on-year increase since 2010. Oil is the most consumed primary energy source worldwide. Coal, which is widely…
Coal is the leading source of power generation in the world, accounting for more than 38% of total electrical output, unchanged for the last 20 years. Natural gas comes in…
China continues to lead the development of the wind power industry. It installed close to half of all new projects in 2018, notably stepping up its presence in the offshore…
Hydropower production depends heavily on rainfall, which affects reservoir levels and river-flow conditions. Excessive precipitation in the Alp region caused hydropower…
The amount of global electricity produced by nuclear power plants grew only 2% in 2018 versus 2017, but the industry brought new capacity online during the year, leading to…
Biofuels are derived from plant, animal or waste biomass. The two main biofuels are ethanol fuel, which is blended with gasoline, and biodiesel, which is used as a diesel…
Global installed photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity reached the 500-gigawatt mark in 2018, representing an increase of 25% from 2017. This growth in capacity is reflected in…
Global oil consumption rose by 1.5% between 2017 and 2018, maintaining the steady upward trend of the last ten years (average growth: 1.2%). At this rate, consumption is set…
The year 2018 was marked by a significant surge in U.S. shale oil production, which witnessed record growth of nearly 17% from the year before. The United States thus…
Oil reserves are an estimate of crude oil that can be recovered at an economically feasible cost at a given time. Estimated oil reserves were relatively stable from 2017 to…
Following a gain of 3% in 2017, world natural gas consumption rose by more than 5% in 2018. As a result, the share of natural gas in the global energy mix increased, while…
A turnaround in global demand over the past two years spurred a 4%-plus increase in coal production between 2017 and 2018. China maintained its ranking as the world's…
