Great article in Business Insider recently on China’s projected nuclear energy usage. When it comes to security future energy supplies while reducing emmissions, there’s no doubt China is leading the way. Here are some of the key takeaways from the article:
- From about 15 gigawatts to 160 gigawatts by 2040, that’s about a 967% increase.
- To put that in perspective, U.S. capacity is currently about 101 gigawatts.
- And as the title of the slide indicates, it accounts for more than 40% of all future global nuclear growth.
- By 2040, nuclear will comprise 11% of total generation in China, compared with just under 2% now.
Dev Randhawa
