Professor Nigel BrandonShell Chair Sustainable Development in EnergyEPSRC Energy Senior Research FellowExecutive Director Energy Futures LabGO science Focal Point in Energy with China
www.imperial.ac.uk/energyfutureslab
Energy Drivers for Emissions
Introduction
• Energy Futures Lab
• Global Energy Drivers and Trends.
• Energy in the UK.
• Conclusions.
The Energy Futures Lab• Established in 2005 to promote and stimulate multi-disciplinary research in energy at Imperial College. The EFL integrates across science, engineering, policy and business in the energy sector.
• Imperial College has a research budget of £30M pa for energy research, one third from industry. We have around 370 energy projects and 600 research staff and students undertaking energy research.
Energy Technologies•Fuel cells and hydrogen
•Bioenergy
•Solar
•Carbon capture and storage
•Oil and gas
•Transmission and distribution
•Transport
•Nuclear fission and fusion
•Combustion science and engineering
Integrating Themes•Energy systems engineering
•Policy
•Environmental studies
•Sustainability analysis
•Economics
•Energy in society
City type 459 City scenario
Land use
Energy resource flow
Service networks
Human activities
City type 459 City scenario
Land useLand use
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Global Energy Drivers: 1 – Population Growth 2005
(million)2030
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Canada 32 268 38 880
France 60 496 66 269
Germany 82 689 79 090
Italy 58 093 57 385
Japan 128 085 117 794
Russia 143 202 124 121
United Kingdom 59 668 65 895
United States 298 313 364 427
Brazil 186 405 233 884
China 1 315 844 1 438 394
India 1 103 371 1 489 653
Mexico 107 029 269 211
South Africa 47 432 52 958
World TotalWorld Total 6 464 7506 464 750 8 246 6658 246 665
World Population prospectsWorld Population prospects: the 2006 revision, UN Dept. Economics and Social Affairs
Global Energy Drivers: 2 – Energy Security
• Rising Oil Prices.
• Shift in power from energy consumers to energy producers.
• Link between energy, water and food.
• 400 million people in India have no access to electricity.
PROJECTED EUROPEAN GAS BALANCE
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Source: DTI (2002).Source: DTI (2002). Energy: its impact on the environment and Energy: its impact on the environment and society.society.
In 2006, 283 out of 524 cities recorded acid rain:•198 cities at 25%•87 cities at 75%•6 cities at 100%
Acid rain: pH <5.6
Air Quality Report for 2006Air Quality Report for 2006, Ministry of Environmental Protection of P. R. China, http://www.sepa.gov.cn/
Acid Rain in China
More than 80 percent of Chinese cities in a recent World Bank survey had sulfur dioxide or nitrogen dioxide emissions above the World Health Organization's threshold.
Energy consumption in China is accelerating The increase in China’s energy demand from 2002-05 equates to Japan’s annual energy use.105 GW of (mostly) coal fired power plant were built in 2006 (total UK capacity ~80GW).
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World Energy Outlook 2007: China and India Insights, World Energy Outlook 2007: China and India Insights, International Energy Agency
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Car ownership in China was 24 cars for every 1000 citizens in 2006, and will increase to 40 cars for every 1000 citizens by 2010. By contrast, the US has 765 vehicles per 1000 (2002 data), while Europe has an average of about 300 vehicles per 1000.
Source: Green Car CongressGreen Car Congress, http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/05/percapita_car_o.html
Source: Source: Tsinghua-BP Clean Energy CentreTsinghua-BP Clean Energy Centre
Transportation accounts for 40%40% of annual oil consumption now and is increasing sharply.
China is already the third-largest car market in the world. The National Development and Reform Commission predicted that 55 million vehicles will be running on China’s roads by 2010. This number will increase to 370 million by 2030.
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Major investment in new energy infrastructure$22 Trillion of investment in energy infrastructure is needed out to 2030 to meet demand.
Cumulative Investment in Energy Infrastructure 2006-2030
World Energy Outlook 2007: China and India Insights, World Energy Outlook 2007: China and India Insights, International Energy Agency
UK: Share of fuels contributing to primary energy supply
Source: UK Energy Sector Indicators, 2008, DECC.
The size of the challenge: a potential scenario to reach 15% renewable energy by 2020 in the UK
Source: BERR UK Renewable energy strategy consultation, June (2008).
UK: Average new car CO2 emissions and Car use per person
Source: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency; Department for Transport
Source: Derived from BREHOMES, taken from the Domestic Energy Fact File. Building Research Establishment
UK: Domestic energy consumption
UK: Ownership of central heating
Source: GfK Home Audit from the Domestic Energy Fact File, Building Research Establishment.
UK: Carbon dioxide emissions on an IPCC basis and measurements towards targets
Source: UK Energy Sector Indicators, 2008, DECC.
Examples of Energy Technology Development at Imperial College: Fuel Cells, Bioenergy and Solar
• Fuel Cell Programme– Basic materials and device research – CeresPower spun out in 2001; now with 70
employees and partnership with British Gas to create domestic fuel cell CHP
– Units will reduce household CO2 emissions by 20%
•Translated into a low CO2, low energy technique to produce biofuel naturally.
•Bioenergy Programme•Plant biology, microbiology, biotechnology and systems process engineering.
•Solar Programme•Photosynthesis, photochemistry, organic and nano-materials, device physics.
•Targetting low cost organic solar cells - Tomorrows PV.•A vision for direct solar production of hydrogen and other fuels – Artificial Leaf.
PLANET 2050
ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDINGS
ELECTRIC MOBILITY
Grantham Institute for Climate Change
LOWCARBON
ELECTRICITYSUPPLY
BIOMASSBIOFUELS
HYDROGENECONOMY
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ELECTRIC FUTURES
PLANET 2050 will explore how to deliver 80% cuts in net CO2 emissions and beyond quickly
and without excessive costs through exploiting advanced technology and an integrated system approach.
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Programme for Low And Negative Emission Technologies for 2050
Conclusions
• In the near term we need to rapidly deploy the technologies we have available today, both for energy demand reduction and for energy generation. But we will need to develop new technologies, behaviours and business models to meet our 2050 targets.
• We must explore a wide range of options – for example the large-scale use of low-carbon electricity could help achieve the 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. But the scientific and engineering challenges associated with this are significant.
• To develop breakthrough technologies we need to support energy R&D&D – noting that public funding for energy research has more than halved globally in real terms since 1980.
• We need to understand how to manage the transition in our energy economy – at Imperial we will explore this through our new ‘Planet 2050’ programme.
• Many areas of the energy sector are short of critical skills – Universities have an important role to play in attracting, educating and retaining the very best young scientists and engineers to the energy sector.