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NREL: Biodiesel Leads Biofuels Growth in US
Posted on February 23, 2015 by John Davis
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NREL: Biodiesel Leads Biofuels Growth in US
Posted on February 23, 2015 by John Davis
renewenergydatabookThe latest numbers from the federal government shows
biodiesel was the leader in growth among biofuels in the United States.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) 2013 Renewable Energy
Data Book showed good gains for many of the renewable energy industries,
while energy consumption from petroleum actually slumped, despite an
overall increase in the amount of energy consumed.
United States overall energy consumption grew to 97.3 quadrillion Btu in
2013, a 2.4% increase from 2012. Energy consumption from coal and
renewables grew slightly, while consumption from petroleum and natural
gas fell slightly.
Biodiesel was the fastest growing biofuel type, with production
increasing by 64% in the United States and 17% globally, from a
relatively small base.
Renewable electricity [including hydropower and biopower] grew to nearly
15% of total installed capacity and 13% of total electricity generation
in the United States in 2013. Installed renewable electricity capacity
exceeded 171 gigawatts (GW) in 2013, generating 534 TWh.
[S]olar electricity was the fastest growing electricity generation
technology, with cumulative installed capacity increasing by nearly 66%
from the previous year.
[W]ind electricity generation increased 20% in 2013, while wind
electricity capacity grew 1.8%.
The report also found that in 2013, renewable electricity accounted for
more than 61 percent of all new electricity capacity installations in
the United States. By comparison, renewable electricity captured 4
percent of new capacity additions in 2004 and 57 percent in 2008.
Globally, solar photovoltaics (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP)
are among the fastest growing renewable electricity technologies—
between 2000 and 2013, solar electricity generation worldwide increased
by a factor of nearly 68.
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