Enclosure 3 - ENERGY SOURCES IN OTHER COUNTRIES

ENERGY SOURCES IN SINGAPOUR

We have no coal of our own, but we still use a fair amount which is all imported - 52,000 tons. For Singapore the energy capacity is very high it is 5.3 gigawatts: compared to the generation of electric energy which is 21 billion-kilowatt hours. Singapore imports all its natural gas, so the import and consumption numbers are the same, 53 Bcf. One interesting thing Singapore is doing is to use energy derived from Biomass. Biomass is any plant derived organic matter available on a renewable basis.

Singapore is getting into petrochemicals, which is a synthetic gas that can be used for feedstock and industry. A lot of industries will soon follow this trend to petrochemicals. Singapore unfortunately has very few natural resources for energy. Singapore has to import just about everything it uses as energy. However it is still one of the largest petroleum refiners in the world. Crude Oil: It has a crude oil refining capacity 125 million bbl/day. Singapore's main source of energy is oil, 550,000 bbl/day. We export 1.09 million bbl/day but no naturals come from Singapore.

Erica, Jasmin, Chian , Singapore

SOURCES OF ENERGY IN FRANCE

The energy we use in our every day life comes from oil, coal, gas, uranium, hydraulic, and geothermic and solar. But it contributes to the greenhouse effect which causes the warming of the earth's surface and atmosphere. So, there is higher pollution and CO2. Some efforts have been made, and we must find new solutions to stop this trend.

The numbers of natural resources in France are the following: oil (37%), natural gas (34%), coal (22%), geothermic and solar (4%), hydraulic (3%), and the uranium(0%).

Melanie and Julie from Bourgoin France

SOURCES OF ENERGY IN GREECE

Worldwide the most common energy sources are: oil, coal, natural gas, uranium, but they are limited and also responsible for global warming. Therefore, alternative energy sources are developed like hydraulic, biomass, geothermic and solar.

In Greece, 66% of the produced energy comes from coal, 19.9% from oil, 6% from natural gas. Although the average sunshine is 3000 hours a year, it covers only 8,1% of the energy demand.

Greece is a country with quite a lot of renewable sources of energy. Unfortunately, we have to import a quantity of the non-renewable sources we need, like oil and natural gas. As for other sources, Greece has decided not to use nuclear power (uranium:0%).

So, the percentages for the non-renewable sources we use areas follows: coal – 31.38%; oil –55.35%; natural gas – 5.91%.

As for the renewable sources, the percentages are: hydraulic 3.37% geothermic and solar:3.62%; aeolian ( power of the wind ) – 0.37%.

Margarita and Stella from Athens, Greece