De volgende 10 jaar zal elektriciteit een steeds belangrijkere energiebron worden. Meer zelfs, het zal de sterkste groeier zijn van alle energiebronnen, aangevuurd door het succes van zonne-energie. Dat zegt het Internationaal Energieagentschap, een toonaangevende denktank. Die waarschuwt tegelijk dat energie een zaak van nationale veiligheid wordt in de huidige, gespannen tijden.
There are a lot of articles, including this one from VRT, talking about the increase in electricity production, but it should be said that this is/would be a global increase, normally affecting China and other countries in development. See the graph:
In Europe and other Western countries, the electricity consumption has been stable or slowly being reduced.
See the graph for electricity consumption in Belgium, with a peak around 2010 and then a small reduction.
There are a lot of articles, including this one from VRT, talking about the increase in electricity production, but it should be said that this is/would be a global increase, normally affecting China and other countries in development. See the graph:
In Europe and other Western countries, the electricity consumption has been stable or slowly being reduced. See the graph for electricity consumption in Belgium, with a peak around 2010 and then a small reduction.