The table provides information on global electricity production from five renewable sources—geothermal, wind, solar, hydraulic, and bio-mass—between 2009 and 2012.
Overall
, hydraulic Linking Words
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generated the highest amount of electricity throughout the period, Use synonyms
while
solar Linking Words
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, despite starting with the lowest output, experienced the most significant growth.
Wind Use synonyms
energy
saw a substantial increase, rising from 276.4 Use synonyms
TWh
in 2009 to 534 Use synonyms
TWh
in 2012, nearly doubling over the four years. Solar Use synonyms
power
showed the most dramatic rise, from just 21 Use synonyms
TWh
in 2009 to 104.5 Use synonyms
TWh
in 2012, indicating a fivefold increase. Meanwhile, bio-mass and geothermal Use synonyms
energy
grew at a slower pace, with bio-mass increasing from 246.8 Use synonyms
TWh
to 326.2 Use synonyms
TWh
and geothermal Use synonyms
energy
rising gradually from 67.4 Use synonyms
TWh
to 70.4 Use synonyms
TWh
. Hydraulic Use synonyms
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, Use synonyms
although
the dominant source, showed only a modest increase from 3329 Linking Words
TWh
in 2009 to 3663.4 Use synonyms
TWh
in 2012.
In summary, all renewable Use synonyms
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sources experienced growth, with wind and solar Use synonyms
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showing the most significant increases, Use synonyms
while
hydraulic Linking Words
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remained the largest contributor to global electricity production.Use synonyms
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