Electricity in international comparison -- Future technologies in power generation
Popular Physics
2025-09-19 v1
Abstract
Which technologies are currently booming in power generation? The answer can clearly be seen in the trends in global electricity generation data. Analysing this data using the theory of diffusion of innovations reveals how photovoltaics and wind power are gaining ground worldwide. Other technologies - especially coal and nuclear power - are being displaced, with Germany playing a pioneering role.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2509.14365,
title = {Electricity in international comparison -- Future technologies in power generation},
author = {Axel Kleidon and Harald Lesch and Russ Conser},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.14365},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
8 pages, 4 figures, manuscript in press in Physik in unserer Zeit (in German). DOI will be linked once manuscript is published