World energy scenarios

Making hydrogen commercially attractive as an alternative fuel to gasoline is one of the most important and relevant matters in the world energy scenario. 

Fig. 15.1 The world energy supply in the two Shell long-term energy scenarios Dynamics as Usual and Spirit of the Coming Age. The stacking order is such that carbon-neutral electricity-delivering sources (hydro, nuclear and renewables excluding biofuels) are at the bottom. When overlaid with the energy demand of the electricity sector (lower hashed area) one observes that carbon-free electricity supply falls far short of electricity...

Renewable energy scenarios depend on environmental protection, which is an essential characteristic of sustainable developments. Worldwide biomass ranks fourth as an energy resource, providing approximately 14% of the world s energy needs. Biomass, mainly now represent only 3% of primary energy consumption... 

Aleklett K, et al. The peak of the oil age - analyzing the world oil production reference scenario in World Energy Outlook 2008. Energy Policy. 2010 38(3) 1398—414. 

Figure 5.23. Potential delivery of hydropower to final consumers in the 2050 scenario (based upon data from World Energy Council, 1995 with area-based layout from Sorensen, 1999).

Figure 1.3. Evolution of the world reliance on different sources of primary energy from 1850 to 1990s (heavy line). Other lines originating in the center of the figure show possible alternate paths of development under different scenarios (courtesy of World Energy Council, London, England).

Scenario for world energy transformation in XXI century natural gas dominated... 

Kamel Bennaceur, Chief Economist, Schlumberger The World Energy Outlook Post-2012 Climate Scenarios... 

Next we estimate the world s need for energy m 2100 (E,.), under three scenarios, where the symbol a will denote the annual gain in energy efficiency r ... 

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