Nuclear goes backwards, again, as wind and solarenjoy another year of record growth
Nuclear power suffered a net loss of 1.7 GWcapacity in 2023, whereas renewable capacity additions amounted to a record 507GW, almost 50 percent higher than 2022. This is the 22nd year in a row thatrenewable capacity additions set a new record, the IEA states. Solar PV aloneaccounted for three-quarters of renewable capacity additions worldwide in 2023.
Nuclear power accounts for a declining share ofshare of global electricity generation (currently 9.2 percent) whereasrenewables have grown to 30.2 percent. The IEA expects renewables to reach 42percent by 2028 thanks to a projected 3,700 GW of new capacity over the nextfive years in the IEA’s ‘main case’.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nuclear-goes-backwards-again.../
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