Technology↕ | Energy Source↕ | Typical Efficiency (%)↕ | Cost ($/MWh)↕ | Notable Installation↕ | Country↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Photovoltaic (Utility) | Sunlight | 22 | 30 | Bhadla Solar Park | India |
| Solar Photovoltaic (Rooftop) | Sunlight | 20 | 50 | Apple Park Campus | United States |
| Concentrated Solar Power | Sunlight (thermal) | 15 | 120 | Noor-Ouarzazate Complex | Morocco |
| Onshore Wind | Wind (kinetic) | 35 | 35 | Gansu Wind Farm | China |
| Offshore Wind | Wind (kinetic) | 45 | 75 | Hornsea 2 | United Kingdom |
| Hydroelectric (Dam) | Water (gravitational) | 90 | 25 | Three Gorges Dam | China |
| Run-of-River Hydro | Water (kinetic) | 85 | 30 | Chief Joseph Dam | United States |
| Pumped-Storage Hydro | Water (stored gravitational) | 80 | 40 | Bath County Pumped Storage | United States |
| Geothermal (Flash Steam) | Earth's heat | 12 | 45 | The Geysers | United States |
| Geothermal (Binary Cycle) | Earth's heat | 10 | 55 | Olkaria Power Station | Kenya |
| Biomass Combustion | Organic matter | 25 | 60 | Drax Power Station (converted) | United Kingdom |
| Biogas / Anaerobic Digestion | Organic waste | 30 | 70 | Jenbacher Biogas Plant | Austria |
| Tidal Barrage | Tidal (gravitational) | 80 | 150 | La Rance Tidal Power Station | France |
| Tidal Stream | Tidal (kinetic) | 35 | 200 | MeyGen Array | United Kingdom |
| Wave Energy | Ocean waves (kinetic) | 15 | 300 | Mutriku Wave Power Plant | Spain |
| Floating Solar | Sunlight | 23 | 45 | Dezhou Dingzhuang Floating PV | China |
| Green Hydrogen (Electrolysis) | Renewable electricity + water | 70 | 100 | NEOM Green Hydrogen Project | Saudi Arabia |
| Small Wind Turbine | Wind (kinetic) | 25 | 90 | Bergey Excel 15 | United States |
| Solar Thermal Water Heating | Sunlight (thermal) | 70 | 20 | Rizhao City Solar Initiative | China |
| Ocean Thermal (OTEC) | Ocean temperature gradient | 3 | 350 | Makai Ocean Engineering Plant | United States |
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