Norways overall energy strategy Flashcards
(28 cards)
what supplies most of Norways electrical energy?
HEP
what percentage of electrical energy is from HEP?
99%
what percentage of all energy is from HEP?
50%
Why is HEP so popular in Norway?
- high annual rainfall. 2000mm
- 15-20 rainy days every month.
- plenty of high altitude lakes.
What is HEP by nature?
- renewable + sustainable by nature.
how many dams have been constructed over the last 100 years?
300
How many HEP sites have been exploited?
almost all of them
Why does Norway need to look into new energy resources?
because almost all of Norways HEP sites have been exploited.
in 2006, how much was invested, and into what?
£3 billion, to develop renewable energy.
- aim to triple wind power capacity.
aims of research into solar power?
- to increase % of suns energy converted into electricity from 17% to 50%.
why is solar power being invested in?
- very dark winters, but very long day summers.
government funding put into what?
- the research and development of biofuels.
where is the research into biofuels getting its funding from?
the government.
what is research into biofuels aiming to do?
- to use waste from the salmon industry to replace diesel and petrol.
why is Norway able to invest in the future?
it is a wealthy nation, with sustainable current energy resources.
GDP per person in Norway?
$55,000
Why does Norway have the highest energy consumption per person in the world?
- rich.
- lots of heat + light needed in long dark winters.
how are Norway controlling energy demand? (5)
- Taxation
- New buildings energy efficient.
- Advertising.
- Public Agency.
- Industrial Energy Efficiency Network. (Bransjenettverket).
how does taxation control energy demand?
encourages people to make an effort to use less.
how can new buildings be made energy efficient?
triple glazing.
How does advertising control energy demand?
- encourages people to turn of lights/gadgets when not in use.
how does public agency help control energy demand?
- advises on energy efficiency.
- contactable for advice on how to save energy.
what year was the industrial energy efficiency network established?
1989
how does the industrial energy efficiency network (Bransjenettverket) help control energy demand?
- encourages energy efficiency in industry by providing “rewards”.
- companies can obtain grants to analyse potential fo energy savings.
- can compare performance against other companies.
