Electric Power Required in the World by 2050 for Electric Power and Hydrogen Fuel
Table 3: Potential Distribution of Energy Resources for Hydrogen Fuel Production in the World |
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Forecast |
Demand |
Forecast |
Fossil Fuels |
On-line Nuclear* |
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Year |
(PWh) |
(PWh) |
(PWh) |
(%) |
(PWh) |
(%) |
(PWh) |
(%) |
|
2002 |
16.1 |
16.2 |
2.89 |
(18) |
10.7 |
(646) |
2.57 |
(16) |
|
2010 |
19.9 |
20.2 |
3.69 |
(18) |
13.5 |
(67) |
2.99 |
(15) |
|
2020 |
27.9 |
26.6 |
4.62 |
(17) |
18.2 |
(68) |
3.76 |
(13) |
|
2030 |
39.0 |
34.9 |
5.80 |
(17) |
24.7 |
(71) |
4.37 |
(11) |
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m.a.g.r. |
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|
(%/a) |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
(-0.4) |
2.9 |
(0.3) |
1.9 |
(-1.2) |
|
2050 |
n/a |
70** |
35 |
(50) |
X |
Y |
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| Range of Distributions for U.S. Energy Supply with HFuel | |||||
| X | (%) | + | Y | (%) | No.NPP |
| 35.0 | (50) | 0.0 | (0) | 0 | |
| 17.5 | (25) | 17.5 | (25) | 1750 | |
| 0.0 | (0) | 35.0 | (50) | 3500 | |
* source: IAEA, 2003 # source: EIA, 2002** total demand = 60.1 PWh (w/o H2 production) + 10.1 PWh (w/ H2) |
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Electric Power Required in the World by 2050 for Electric Power and Hydrogen Fuel
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