BP: Renewables Grew but Electric Fuel Mix Held Steady in 2017

SUGAR LAND--July 9, 2018--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--This year, for the first time in its 67-year history, BP Plc's (NYSE:BP) (London, England) annual statistical review of world energy took a look at the fuel mix in the Electric Power sector. And executives at the oil giant were dismayed at what they saw: Despite the well-documented dramatic gains of renewable energy in recent years, the proportion of electricity generated from fossil fuels has essentially remained steady for the last 20 years.

Within this article: Details of BP's annual statistical review of world energy.