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A MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD

Plugging in

Many of us depend on a reliable and constant electricity supply. Electricity accounts for 13.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year. Find out how Simcenter is helping engineer a low-carbon future with reliable and sustainable electricity for all.

What are the cleanest forms of electricity production

Measured in emissions of CO2 equivalents per gigawatt-hour of electricity over the lifecycle of the power plant. 1 gigawatt-hour is the annual electricity consumption of 160 people in the EU.

Energy source

Air pollution per terawatt-hour (TWh) of electricity

Brown coal

32.72

Coal

24.62

Oil

18.43

Biomass

4.63

Gas

2.82

Hydropower

1.30

Wind

0.04

Nuclear

0.03

Solar

0.02

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Keeping the lights on in a climate emergency

In the midst of climate emergency, 63% of our electricity still comes from burning carbon dioxide. We investigate how simulation is helping to deliver a low-carbon future.

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Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark collaborates with Siemens to use Simcenter solutions for the innovative ReliaBlade project.

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International university uses Simcenter to test wind turbine blade longevity

Company:Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark

Industry:Energy & utilities

Location:Roskilde, Denmark

Siemens Software:Simcenter 3D Solutions, Simcenter Amesim, Simcenter Testing Solutions

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