energy mix
- Created by: sana.2000
- Created on: 08-05-19 11:29
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- energy mix
- physical availability
- UK
- increased use of north sea oil and gas after 1970s
- Norway
- HEP natural energy choice
- much of Norway's oil and natural gas is exported
- UK
- Cost
- UK
- N. sea reserves 'secure' alternative to rising price of Middle east Eastern oil
- N.sea oil is expensive to extract
- oil and gas stocks are decline UK import more
- Norway
- HEP supplies 98% of Norway's renewable energy
- HEP costs are low once capital investment is complete
- Transfer of electricity to users is expensive
- UK
- Technology
- UK
- current technology and environmental policy make extraction and use of remaining coal unrealistic and expensive
- clean coal technology but no political support
- Norway
- Deepwater drilling tech - enabled Norway and the UK to extract N.sea and gas
- UK
- political considerations
- UK
- increased reliance on imported energy affects energy security
- public concern growing over fracking
- Privatisation of the UK's energy supply industry means overseas companies e.g. EDF (French) decide which energy sources will mett UK demand
- Norway
- gov. prevent foreign companies from owning primary energy sources sites e.g. waterfalls, mines, forests
- some gov. profit goes from fossil fuels sales go to wealth fund to prepare for a future without fossil fuels and to invest in sustainable projects
- UK
- Level of Dev.
- UK
- GDP US$41,200 (2014)
- Energy use per capital - 2752 kg oil equivalent (2014)
- Norway
- GDP - US$61,500 (2014)
- energy per capital - 5854 kg oil equivalent
- UK
- environmental priorities
- UK
- plans to inc. nuclear power in energy mix
- Norway
- plans to carbon neutral by 2050
- UK
- 2015 - UK and Norway committed to a 40% reduction in domestic greenhouse gases emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels
- physical availability
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