Factors affecting energy consumption: UK and Norway compared
- Created by: Csharma2015
- Created on: 22-02-22 22:04
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- Factors Affecting Energy Consumption
- Norway
- Physical Availability
- Mountainous with steep valleys and plentiful rainfall
- Much of the oil and gas is in territorial waters. Coal from Svalbard is exported
- Cost
- Norsk Hydro runs over 600 HEP sites. supplies 97.5%.
- However the transfer of energy from the remote regions to urban areas is expensive
- Norsk Hydro runs over 600 HEP sites. supplies 97.5%.
- Technology
- Deep water drilling technology enabled to develop North Sea oil and gas extraction
- Political Consideration
- Government have interventionist approach - prevents foreign companies from owning primary energy resource sites (waterfalls)
- Royalties and taxes from sales of fossil fuels to standard of living. Profits also for sovereign wealth fund to prepare for future without fossil fuels
- Level of Economic Development
- $61500 GDP per capita
- Energy use per capita = 5854kg oil equivalent
- Average annual household energy cost =£2400
- Environmental Priorities
- committed to 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. C02 emissions - 11.74 tonnes i2015
- 3rd largest exporter of hydrocarbons + expanding its output
- Physical Availability
- UK
- Physical Availability
- 1970s - heavily reliant on domestic coal until North oil and gas was discovered
- Cost
- North Sea oil expensive to extract. if global prices fall, it becomes less viable
- Stocks of North Sea gs and oil is declining which forces more imports
- Technology
- 150 years worth of coal cannot be accessed due to current technology and environmental policy
- Level of Economic Development
- $41200 GDP per capita
- Energy use per capita = 2752kg oil equivalent
- Average annual household energy cost = £1300
- Environmental Piorities
- committed to 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. C02 7.13 tonnes per capita 2015
- Intends to broaden energy mix with renewable sources
- Abandoned its ‘Green Deal’ conservation and insulation schemes in 2015
- Political Consideration
- Privatisation means foreign companies can decide which energy resources used to meet UK demands.
- Increased concerns for fracking
- Physical Availability
- Norway
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