Abstract: . . .  thermal power market over the subsequent two decades, up to 2040. This shows that, by 2030, worldwide capacity will have reached 106,000 MW, and by 2040 a level of almost 630,000 MW will have been achieved. 46 Solar energy Increased availability of plant, because of the greater use of efficient storage technology, will also increase the amount of electricity generated from a given installed capacity. The result is that, by 2040, more than 5% of the world's electricity demand could be satisfied by solar thermal power (see figures n.29, n. 30 and Table n.31). (Key figures from Greenpeace – ESTIA Scenario, 2003-2020) Capacity of solar thermal power Electricity production Cumulative investment Employment generated Carbon emissions avoided: 2002-2020 Annual carbon emissions avoided: 2020 21,540 MW 54,583,000 MWh (54 TWh) $41.8 billion :200,000 jobs 154 million tonnes CO2 32.7 million tonnes CO2 Fig. 29 (Projections for solar thermal power, 2021-2040) Capacity of solar thermal power: 2040 630,000 MW Electricity production:2040 1570 TWh Percentage of global demand 5.13 % Fig. 30 (Overall projections for solar thermal power, to 2020) Year Total capacity (MW) Total annual electricity generation (MWh) 2002 2005 2010 2015 2020 354 505 1,550 5,990 21,540 Total CO2 emissions avoided (tonnes) 708,000 1,058,000 6,095,500 15,208,000 54,583,000 424,800 634,800 3,657,300 9,124,800 32,749,800 No new 375 1,280 2,056 7,687 Total investment (US$ million) Total jobs generated Fig. 31 Solar energy 47 48 Solar energy  . . .
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