ABSTRACT
Scientific research and analysis for the energy supply system are necessary to determine the deployment of low-carbon energy supply technology. Significant analyses are required for further development of low-carbon technologies to improve their performance for future sustainable development scenarios. In this chapter, a comprehensive overview of the global deployed capacity of eight different low-carbon energy supply technologies is presented. These technologies are carbon capture and storage (CCS), solar photovoltaic (PV), concentrated solar power (CSP), onshore and off-shore wind power, hydrogen fuel cells, ocean wave power, bioenergy and biofuels, geothermal energy, and hydropower. Hydropower is the largest installed renewable electricity technology by capacity, and power generation is estimated to have increased by over 3% in 2018. The second-largest installed renewable electricity technology by capacity and power generation is wind technology.
