下一场能源之战—廉价天然气与可再生能源

• 作者: Mitch Leslie
• 来源期刊: 工程（英文）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（2）
• 所属期刊栏目: News & Highlights
• 页码范围: 133-135,中插1-中插3
• 页数: 1页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Since 2011, a total of 121 power plants in the United States have stopped burning coal and switched to burning natural gas [1], which produces about 50% less carbon dioxide (CO2) per mega-watt-hour of electricity generated than does burning coal [2,3]. If current plans come to fruition, more than 170 new gas-fired generating plants could join them by the mid-2030s [4]. These actions may reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they were triggered less by concerns for the climate and more by the availability of cheap natural gas.