PATTERNS OF USE IN THE UK

THE EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT POLICY

PATTERN OF UK ENERGY USE

HEAT,<100C

HEAt,>100C

WORK, TRANSPORT

WORK, INDUSTRY

63% HEAT (MOSTLY LOW GRADE), 37% WORK

Geoff Hammond

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

PJ

1999 DATA

YEAR

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

TRANSPORT

DOMESTIC

INDUSTRY

SERVICESSERVICES

TRANSPORT

DOMESTIC

INDUSTRY

UK ENERGY DEMAND BY FINAL USER

U3A Bath 13 March 2003

ELECTRICAL POWERCAPACITY = 60 GW17% OF TOTAL ENERGYUSE IN 20028% LOST IN TRANSMISSION21% INC IN USE SINCE 1990

CONCLUSIONS

• WORLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION DRIVEN BY DEMOGRAPHICS – US THE MAIN PLAYER, BUT CHINA??

• THE ENERGY COST OF ENERGY RISING• WORLD (USA) MOSTLY DEPENDENT ON

FOSSIL FUELS• MOVING TOWARDS ELECTRIFICATION• RENEWABLES CANNOT SOLVE THE

PROBLEM

HOMEWORK

• WHAT ARE THE LATEST FIGURES FOR THE PER CAPITA ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR THE DEVELOPED AND LESS DEVELOPED REGIONS?

• WHAT ARE THE LATEST PROJECTIONS FOR THE LIFETIME OF WORLD FOSSIL FUEL RESERVES?

• WHAT IS THE PROJECTED CONTRIBUTION OF RENEWABLES TO THE UK ENERGY SUPPLY IN 2020?

• WHAT WAS YOUR OWN CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY ENERGY IN THE LAST YEAR, IN KWH EQUIVALENT?

1961

1969 11 YEAR PERIOD