The pie chart illustrates the changes in generation of electricity by five main sources namely coal, petroleum, natural gas, nuclear and hydro in New Zealand and Germany.
Overall, It is clear that there is a significant difference in the energy resources. By 2010 these two countries were relied upon two different sources of electricity. New Zealand mostly relied on coal and Germany on Nuclear.
To begin with, coal is the major contributor on energy generation in 1980 to New Zealand with dominating 56 units out of 127 followed by natural gas and hydro each sharing 30 units and Petroleum with the least contribution of 11 units. Coal continued to dominate the energy source and captured around 75% of total electricity by 2010. Hydro had a slight increase and contributed for around 24% and natural gas and petroleum reported to provide 2 units each and nearly had no effect on the generation.
On the other hand, in Germany natural gas and coal shared the maximum units with 28 each in 1980, which is followed by Nuclear and petroleum with 20 and 22 units respectively and the remainder of 7 units were produced by hydro. Natural gas being the major contributor at the beginning almost produced nothing joining with hydro which produced only 2 units in 2010 and nuclear rose to capture a significant contribution with nearly 75% followed by coal and petroleum which jointly contributed for around 24% of the energy generation. But by 2010, nuclear power which does not even share a percent in New Zealand's electricity emerged to be the most significant source of electricity for Germany.
The pie chart illustrates the
changes
in generation of
electricity
by five main
sources
namely
coal,
petroleum
,
natural
gas
, nuclear and hydro in
New
Zealand and Germany.
Overall
, It is
clear
that there is a significant difference in the
energy
resources. By 2010 these two countries
were relied
upon two
different
sources
of
electricity
.
New
Zealand
mostly
relied on coal and Germany on Nuclear.
To
begin
with, coal is the major contributor on
energy
generation in 1980 to
New
Zealand with dominating 56
units
out of 127 followed by
natural
gas
and hydro each sharing 30
units
and
Petroleum
with the least contribution of 11
units
. Coal continued to dominate the
energy
source
and captured around 75% of total
electricity
by 2010. Hydro had a slight increase and contributed for around 24% and
natural
gas
and
petroleum
reported to provide
2
units
each and
nearly
had no effect on the generation.
On the other hand
, in Germany
natural
gas
and coal shared the maximum
units
with 28 each in 1980, which
is followed
by Nuclear and
petroleum
with 20 and 22
units
respectively
and the remainder of 7
units
were produced
by hydro.
Natural
gas
being the major contributor at the beginning almost produced nothing joining with hydro which produced
only
2
units
in 2010 and nuclear rose to capture a significant contribution with
nearly
75% followed by coal and
petroleum
which
jointly
contributed for around 24% of the
energy
generation.
But
by 2010, nuclear power which does not even share a percent in
New
Zealand's
electricity
emerged to be the most significant
source
of
electricity
for Germany.