Ben and Marie Zabell are both Imperial College graduates, and have created these info cards to simplify the realities of each currently known energy source. It is free to download or share.
For the meanings of the numbers, see the notes below.
Notes
- Energy density in kWh/kg derived from Nature, Energy and Society: A Scientific Study of the Options Facing Civilisation Today.
- Safety inverts the rate of death per TWh compiled from ourworldindata.org.
- Life Span is the maximum life expectancy of a technology (approximate, depending on design, feasibility, grid system, political factors, etc.)
- Reliability (Capacity factor) and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions (grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kWh), are from the UNECE Report Life Cycle Assessment of Electricity Generation Options (2022).
- Public support figures are derived from the YouGov 2024 Polls.