Geothermal Energy Expected to More Than Double by 2030 (Bloomberg)
Geothermal energy capacity will more than double by 2030 as developing economies including Indonesia, Chile and Kenya take advantage of natural resources, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Global capacity is estimated to reach 28.3 GWe in 62 markets in 2030, compared with 11.4 GWe in 25 markets last year, Mark Taylor, a New Energy Finance analyst, said today at the U.S. and International Geothermal Energy Finance Forum in New York.
“Geothermal is being seen as a development tool now, not just a niche market,” Taylor said. “It can be used as a driver of economic growth.”
Capacity in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economy, is estimated to more than triple to 5.6 GWe and account for 20 percent of output, becoming the world’s largest market. It ranked third in 2012 at 1.3 GWe.
Chile will increase to 1.9 GWe from none and Kenya to 3.5 GWe from 202 MWe, according to data compiled by London-based New Energy Finance.