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Solar Power for the World
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Solar Power for the World

by Wolfgang Palz
October 2013
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
800 pages
22h 43m
English
CRC Press
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Chapter 20
More Electricity for Less CO
2
Yves Bamberger
Electricit
´
edeFrance(EdF),Paris
The 20th century left us a complex and efficient electrical system,
ranging from the plugs in our homes to nuclear power stations, from
the pylons along our country roads to major dams. The system plays
an essential role in our everyday lives and our societies. It can be
described as a network through which transit most of our energy
needs and supply. In the 27-member EU, electricity accounted for
some 17% of final energy in 1990 (Fig. 20.1); by 2007, the share had
risen to 21%. In China, during the same period the electricity share
on the final energy consumption grew
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ISBN: 9789814411875