China’s Energy Resource Mix.ppt

China’s Energy Resource Mix Developing A Sustainable Way Ahead Energy and Policy Energy is the core of environmental strategy Energy is the core of industrial development The critical questions: where does the energy come from, what are the costs of acquisition and processing, what are the consequences of its use, what are the future price results China’s Energy Use (Consumption) 1995: 32 quadrillion BTU By 2020: 266 quadrillion BTU Anticipated yearly increase of 5%, causing China to become a net energy importer in the 1990’s, mostly oil and gas 1993: Domestic Energy production was 31.8 q/btu Domestic Energy consumption was 31.3 q/btu 2003: Domestic Energy production was 44.1 q/btu Domestic Energy consumption was 45.5 q/btu Fossil Fuels Coal Natural and Methane Gas Oil Coal: 70-75% of China’s Energy Supply In 2005, proven recoverable coal reserves of about 125 billion short tons, and potential reserves of 4 trillion tons World’s greatest coal consumer: it fuels 70-80% of power generation, 75% of energy used in industry, 80% of household energy China burns more coal than the U.S., E.U. and Japan combined, and in 2007 it began importing more coal than it exported. Demand is increasing at 10% a year. In last 2 years, China has built 209,000 Mw of mostly coal-based generating capacity Coal Issues Biggest deposits lie in the northeast, north and center of China. It must be transported by trains to the south and southeast Half of China’s railways are dedicated to coal transport In 2004, estimated that 12 workers died for every 1 million tons of coal produced – highest in world Producing each ton of coal requires 2.45 tons of water, in a country with declining water supplies. The byproduct of washing coal is coal bed methane, which is also released Coal Issues, cont’d Coal use has increased worldwide, with prices increasing dramatically To prevent coal mine explosions, China releases more than 6 billion cubic meters of methane gas from mines annua