Nov 5, 2009 (2 days ago)
The following is a guest post by Paul Winstanley , the Director of Energy Initiatives from the Stevens Institute of Technology. 1. Introduction This paper was written as preparation for the recent Discover and Shell sponsored “Fossil Fuels 2050” event in October 2009 at Stevens Institute of Technology , Hoboken, New Jersey. Energy demand continues to increase rapidly. For example, the worldwide marketed energy consumption has been forecast to increase by 44% to 678 quadrillion British Thermal Units (BTUs) from 2006 to 2030 [1]. Within this period, fossil fuels (oil, natural gas and coal) are anticipated to remain the dominant energy source. Against this avaricious appetite for fossil fuel there is ambiguity over the reserves [2]. In addition to the issues associated with the demand for fossil fuels the environmental impact associated with burning these fuels is an equally large concern. Therefore, the future energy challenge is complex and highly interdependent. Specifically, we need to: Consider the continued availability of fossil fuels; Whilst we introduce credible energy alternatives; Whilst we ameliorate environmental damage. These three themes will now be considered in more d..
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