Nuclear power 50, renewable power 15. That’s the percentage of Czech electricity demand that each power source will meet according to Hospodářské, the Czech Republic’s largest daily newspaper. The article has been covered by Business Week here.
In my opinion this reflects the general realities of future power generation for most nations whether or not they have announced it yet (and plenty have). The fact is when it comes to meeting the growth in world demand for electricity – as much as 76% growth by 2030 according to the World Nuclear Association – the energy source needs to be clean, low cost and be capable of a high base load. Only nuclear energy meets all three of those requirements
