Global Energy Distribution and Consumption and Energy Conservation

Question 1

Where are the largest reserves of the ore/uranium for nuclear sources?

Answer 1

Ores/Uranium = Nuclear - Australia largest reserve of uranium but is not a big user of uranium

Question 2

Where are the largest reserves of coal/coke?

Answer 2

Coal & Coke (refined powder version) - United States, Russia, China

Question 3

Where are the largest reserves of oil/petroleum products? Which countries are the largest producers?

Answer 3

oil & petroleum products - Middle East

- Canada & Venezuela are the largest producers, followed by Russia, United States

Question 4

Where are the largest reserves of natural gas?

Answer 4

Natural gas - Russia, United States, & some middle east

Question 5

World’s total energy usage

Answer 5

160,000 TWh

Question 6

Distribution of global energy usage per country

Answer 6

• China 23%
• The United States 17%
• India 5%
• Other non-OECD (developing economies) Asia 7%
• Rest of the world 48%

Question 7

What is the most dominant energy source?

Answer 7

Fossil fuels

Question 8

What are the three main factors that dictate what kind of fuel consumers get?

Answer 8

Availability - what fuels can consumers get?
Price: Supply & demand
Governmental Regulation: What fuels can consumers get?

Question 9

America Consumption of Energy by Percentage

Answer 9

Non-renewable resources: 88.83%

• Petroleum 36.53%
• Natural Gas 30.79%
• Coal 13.13%
• Uranium 8.36%

Renewable resources: 11.20%

• Biomass 4.98%
• Hydropower 2.64%
• Solar 0.91%
• Geothermal 0.21%