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Solar and wind dominate the future of electricity
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Solar energy’s challenge to coal gets broader
Solar is already at least as cheap as coal in Germany, Australia, the U.S., Spain and Italy. The levelized cost of electricity from solar is set to drop another 66% by 2040.
3
Onshore wind costs fall fast, and offshore falls faster
4
China and India lead in energy investment
Just under a third of Asia Pacific’s investment in energy will go to wind, a third to solar, 18% to nuclear and 10% to coal and gas.
5
Batteries and flexibility bolster the reach of renewables
Utility-scale batteries increasingly compete with natural gas to provide system flexibility at times of peak demand.
6
Electric vehicles bolster electricity use
Charging EVs flexibly, when renewables are generating and wholesale prices are low, will help the system adapt to intermittent solar and wind.
7
Homeowners’ love of solar grows
This, combined with the growth of large-scale renewables, reduces the need for existing large-scale coal and gas plants.
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Coal’s point of no return
Sluggish demand, cheap renewables and coal-gas fuel switching slash coal use by 87% in Europe and 45% in the U.S. by 2040, while coal generation continues to grow in China but reaches peak in 2026.
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Gas is a transition fuel, but not in the way most people think
Gas-fired power sees $804 billion in new investment and 16% more capacity by 2040.
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Global power sector emissions peak in 2026
However, a further $5.3 trillion investment in 3.9TW of zero-carbon capacity would be required to keep the planet on a 2-degrees-Celsius trajectory.
Solar and wind dominate the future of electricity
2
Solar energy’s challenge to coal gets broader
Solar is already at least as cheap as coal in Germany, Australia, the U.S., Spain and Italy. The levelized cost of electricity from solar is set to drop another 66% by 2040.
3
Onshore wind costs fall fast, and offshore falls faster
4
China and India lead in energy investment
Just under a third of Asia Pacific’s investment in energy will go to wind, a third to solar, 18% to nuclear and 10% to coal and gas.
5
Batteries and flexibility bolster the reach of renewables
Utility-scale batteries increasingly compete with natural gas to provide system flexibility at times of peak demand.
6
Electric vehicles bolster electricity use
Charging EVs flexibly, when renewables are generating and wholesale prices are low, will help the system adapt to intermittent solar and wind.
7
Homeowners’ love of solar grows
This, combined with the growth of large-scale renewables, reduces the need for existing large-scale coal and gas plants.
8
Coal’s point of no return
Sluggish demand, cheap renewables and coal-gas fuel switching slash coal use by 87% in Europe and 45% in the U.S. by 2040, while coal generation continues to grow in China but reaches peak in 2026.
9
Gas is a transition fuel, but not in the way most people think
Gas-fired power sees $804 billion in new investment and 16% more capacity by 2040.
10
Global power sector emissions peak in 2026
However, a further $5.3 trillion investment in 3.9TW of zero-carbon capacity would be required to keep the planet on a 2-degrees-Celsius trajectory.
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