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Oil choke points: Strait of Hormuz 17MMbpd ('06), width 21miles. Strait of Malacca 15MMbpd ('06), width 1.7miles. http://tinyurl.com/47bqb7
| OPEC spare capacity (according to IEA): 2.5 MMbpd in 2008, more than 4 MMbpd in 2009, 1 MMbpd in 2013. src: http://tinyurl.com/5hjajs |
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| Net oil exports by top 15 exporters (which produce 45% of total) fell by ~1MMbbl/d last year with record prices. http://tinyurl.com/6cnfmm |
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| Alberta tar sands NG use (in MCF/bbl): in-situ 0.9-1.2, strip mining 0.2-0.3, plus upgrading 0.3-0.7. src: http://tinyurl.com/4f2ma3 (pdf) |
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| Canada's world rank - Natural gas reserves: 21, Production: 3, Consumption: 4, Exports: 2. http://tinyurl.com/4bhh7w |
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| Canada supplies 17% of total US natural gas consumption, 5% of total US oil imports. http://tinyurl.com/4bhh7w |
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| Wind turbine order backlog: 2-3yrs. Wind capacity factor in Ontario: 28-32%. Typical wind farm payback 7-12yrs, lifespan ~30yrs. |
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| Wind turbine costs: ~$1000/kW for the turbine, $1000/kW for installation/infrastructure costs. http://www.thewatt.com/node... |
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| 20% of electricity grid in China is high voltage DC compared to 2% in world overall. http://www.thewatt.com/node... |
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| China now second largest car market in world. Will overtake US by ~2015. China could have 300mil vehicles by 2030. http://tinyurl.com/4utfqo |
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| # of cars and trucks will double in 30 years to > than 2bil. In China it rose by 7 between 1990 and 2006 to 37mil. http://tinyurl.com ... ... |
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| US Department of Energy's peak oil date: 2037-2050 (most likely) at 146-113mmbbl/day. src: http://tinyurl.com/4pb48 |
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| Vehicles per licensed driver in the US: 1.06. There are more vehicles than drivers licenses! src: http://tinyurl.com/5qtke2 |
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| 1925 Ford Model-T: 25mpg, 2005 Ford Expedition: 12mpg. src: http://tinyurl.com/4fn5kt |
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| Energy safety record (deaths per TW per year): nuclear 1, natural gas 80, coal 330, hydroelectricity 850. src: http://tinyurl.com/3zo25c |
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| 1.7% of the land in the US is required to meet all of the US's energy consumption using photovoltaics. http://tinyurl.com/64fz3z |
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| 0.64% of the world's land is required to make all of the world's energy using solar photovoltaics. http://tinyurl.com/64fz3z |
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| Energy prices: uranium $0.002/GJ, coal $4.05/GJ, NG $9.2/GJ, oil $18/GJ, gasoline $21/GJ, ethanol $27/GJ, electricity $28/GJ. src: various |
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| 07 top oil suppliers to US (million bbl/day): Canada (1.86), Saudi Arabia (1.45), Mexico (1.41), Venezuela (1.15) http://tinyurl.com/2k6sfh |
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| Toyota Prius makes 104 gCO2/km, Honda FCX with H2 from gas 90.5 gCO2/km, VW Golf diesel hybrid 89 gCO2/km. src: http://tinyurl.com/3low6a |
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