Energy

Question 1

What percent of energy use is from fossil fuels? Renewables?

Answer 1

80%

17%

Question 2

Which countries have the highest oil reserves

Answer 2

Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada

Question 3

Who has the highest oil production?

Answer 3

Saudi Arabia, US, Russia

Question 4

Who has the most natural gas?

Answer 4

Russia, Iran, Qatar

Question 5

Who produces the most natural gas?

Answer 5

US, Russia by far

Question 6

Who has the most coal?

Answer 6

US, Russia, China

Question 7

Who produces the most coal?

Answer 7

China, US.

Question 8

How many years of each fossil fuel do we have left at current production rates?

Answer 8

50 years if oil, 60 years of gas, 200 years of coal

Question 9

How is most energy wasted?

Answer 9

Through hot water.

Question 10

How is Denmark more energy efficient?

Answer 10

Hot water byproduct is used to heat homes, factories, offices. They have district hot water boilers.

Question 11

What are hurdles to renewable energy?

Answer 11

The cost is very high compared to fossil fuels because lack of effort to finance subsidies and development

The supply isn’t reliable - it’s not always windy, sunnny, etc.

Question 12

Where is Hydro Power a major power source?

Answer 12

China, Brazil, Canada, and Norway.

Question 13

What percent of global electricity is produced by hydro dams?

Answer 13

20%

Question 14

What are the effects of dams?

Answer 14

They control flooding, use less fossil fuels

Gases given off by rotting vegetation in reservoirs.

Sediment flow is stopped

Pollution can build up

Loss of habitat and agricultural land

Question 15

How quickly is wind power growing?

Answer 15

30% per year

Question 16

How much of the world’s energy could wind supply?

Answer 16

20%

Question 17

Benefits of wind?

Answer 17

Cheap to produce, no emissions, little noise, can be used in combination with other things, like on farm land.

Question 18

Negatives of wind power?

Answer 18

Bird deaths, interfere with electronics, Ugly as fuck.

Question 19

Who is the leader in wind power and how much do they produce?

Answer 19

Denmark, 25% of their electric power

Question 20

What share does wind make up in Canada?

Answer 20

2.3%, growing 30% a year. Mostly in Ontario and Quebec

Question 21

Benefits of solar

Answer 21

Costs decreasing rapidly, no pollution or noise, no water, little maintenance, can be used remotely, can operate on small-large scales, portable, little land required

Question 22

What are sources of biomass energy?

Answer 22

wood, straw, vegetation, dung, crop waste, charcoal, landfill gas, logging waste.

Question 23

How much does biomass contribute to world energy?

Answer 23

10% 2.5 billion people main source in developing world.

Question 24

Who are the biggest producers of biofuel crops?

Answer 24

U.S. and Brazil. Canada #5

Question 25

Benefits of tidal energy

Answer 25

Predictable, no pollution, can protect coastlines

Question 26

Negatives of tidal energy

Answer 26

Energy produced depends on range of tides and bay area, could impact sediment movement and water quality, high inital cost.

Question 27

Rank types of Energy used in Canada

Answer 27

Hydro

Nuclear

Coal

Natural gas

Hydro higher than global average, coal lower