Norways overall energy strategy

Question 1

what supplies most of Norways electrical energy?

Answer 1

HEP

Question 2

what percentage of electrical energy is from HEP?

Answer 2

99%

Question 3

what percentage of all energy is from HEP?

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

Why is HEP so popular in Norway?

Answer 4

• high annual rainfall. 2000mm
• 15-20 rainy days every month.
• plenty of high altitude lakes.

Question 5

What is HEP by nature?

Answer 5

• renewable + sustainable by nature.

Question 6

how many dams have been constructed over the last 100 years?

Answer 6

300

Question 7

How many HEP sites have been exploited?

Answer 7

almost all of them

Question 8

Why does Norway need to look into new energy resources?

Answer 8

because almost all of Norways HEP sites have been exploited.

Question 9

in 2006, how much was invested, and into what?

Answer 9

£3 billion, to develop renewable energy.

- aim to triple wind power capacity.

Question 10

aims of research into solar power?

Answer 10

• to increase % of suns energy converted into electricity from 17% to 50%.

Question 11

why is solar power being invested in?

Answer 11

• very dark winters, but very long day summers.

Question 12

government funding put into what?

Answer 12

• the research and development of biofuels.

Question 13

where is the research into biofuels getting its funding from?

Answer 13

the government.

Question 14

what is research into biofuels aiming to do?

Answer 14

• to use waste from the salmon industry to replace diesel and petrol.

Question 15

why is Norway able to invest in the future?

Answer 15

it is a wealthy nation, with sustainable current energy resources.

Question 16

GDP per person in Norway?

Answer 16

$55,000

Question 17

Why does Norway have the highest energy consumption per person in the world?

Answer 17

• rich.

- lots of heat + light needed in long dark winters.

Question 18

how are Norway controlling energy demand? (5)

Answer 18

1. Taxation
2. New buildings energy efficient.
3. Advertising.
4. Public Agency.
5. Industrial Energy Efficiency Network. (Bransjenettverket).

Question 19

how does taxation control energy demand?

Answer 19

encourages people to make an effort to use less.

Question 20

how can new buildings be made energy efficient?

Answer 20

triple glazing.

Question 21

How does advertising control energy demand?

Answer 21

• encourages people to turn of lights/gadgets when not in use.

Question 22

how does public agency help control energy demand?

Answer 22

• advises on energy efficiency.

- contactable for advice on how to save energy.

Question 23

what year was the industrial energy efficiency network established?

Answer 23

1989

Question 24

how does the industrial energy efficiency network (Bransjenettverket) help control energy demand?

Answer 24

• encourages energy efficiency in industry by providing “rewards”.
• companies can obtain grants to analyse potential fo energy savings.
• can compare performance against other companies.

Question 25

how many companies have received info + financial support for lowering energy consumption.

Answer 25

900 companies.

Question 26

Why can Norway concentrate on developing a long term sustainable energy supply? (3)

Answer 26

1. has sustainable electricity supply already - no worry about energy in the short term.
2. rich country - 55,000 GDP pp.
3. Politically stable - no corruption.

Question 27

why is Norway guaranteed renewable energy for the future?

Answer 27

Because HEP is a non-critical resource.

Question 28

how is sustainability promoted?

Answer 28

through taxation. e.g. oil tax