Question: I need help creating a perfect Sankey diagram that includes the correct thickness for each energy flow. The thickness should proportionally represent the energy inputs,

I need help creating a perfect Sankey diagram that includes the correct thickness for each energy flow. The thickness should proportionally represent the energy inputs, useful outputs, and losses throughout the system.
Heres the problem:
A power plant with integrated CCS technology uses coal and natural gas to generate electricity. The plant captures CO emissions, compresses and transports the CO, and stores it underground. The system has significant energy consumption for the CCS process, along with losses at various stages.
Data:
- Energy Inputs:
- Coal: 1550 GJ
- Natural Gas: 1000 GJ
- Electricity Generation:
- Energy to Turbines: 2200 GJ
- Losses in Generation: 300 GJ
- Electricity Output: 1900 GJ
- Carbon Capture Process:
- Energy for CO Capture: 200 GJ
- CO Capture Efficiency: 90%(Captures 900 GJ out of 1000 GJ of CO)
- Energy for CO Compression: 100 GJ
- CO Transport and Storage:
- Energy for Transport and Storage: 50 GJ
- Storage Efficiency: 95%
I've already created a basic diagram, but its missing the thickness representation for the energy flows. Could you help refine it and make the necessary adjustments to the thickness of each part to clearly show the proportional energy distribution?
I need help creating a perfect Sankey diagram

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