Definition: This entry consists of total electricity generated annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012See also: Electricity - consumption map
The Smart Way to Power China
The Wall Street Journal - 4/24/2014 12:52:07 PM
This will allow industrial and residential consumers to change their energy consumption from oil to electricity ... invest smartly in long-term energy solutions, as does every country in the world. Governments and sector leaders should open up relevant ...
Biomass: The World's Biggest Provider Of Renewable Energy
The Energy Collective - 4/22/2014 11:53:03 PM
Yet throughout the world bio-energy remains the biggest source of renewable ... Biomass is also the biggest source of renewable energy, on a final energy consumption basis, in all but two EU countries. The exceptions are Cyprus and Ireland.
Europe renewable energy market: Germany & Italy are key countries
Live-PR - 4/18/2014 7:40:06 PM
It also ranked third in the world, after China and the US ... Renewable energy met 12.6% of the country´s final energy consumption in 2012, a rise of 0.5% in comparison to 2011. Click for report details: www.companiesandmarkets.com/Market/Environmental
Passive Houses Could Help Norway Significantly Reduce Its Energy Consumption And Carbon Emissions, Research Shows
CleanTechnica - 4/21/2014 11:44:06 AM
Norway could significantly reduce its energy consumption and carbon emissions simply by ... “Norway is one of the richest countries in the world and housing is the easiest sector to change if we are going to reach the climate targets.
Eight Energy Myths Explained
investing.com - 4/24/2014 6:11:15 AM
1978 and Wikipedia-World Population. Furthermore, when we look at countries that have seen large drops in energy consumption, we tend to see population declines. For example, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, there were drops in energy ...
Qatar- Tarsheed cut power, water consumption
MENAFN - 4/23/2014 4:17:54 AM
Qatar's per capita electricity consumption (14,944) more than five times the world average (2,684), according to data ... Kahramaa as the distributor of utilities in the country, launched the Tarsheed campaign in April 2012, aiming at decreasing per ...
Here's Why Developing Countries Will Consume 65% of the World's Energy by 2040
The Atlantic - 12/3/2013 5:49:22 PM
Case in point: By 2040, the developing world will account for 65 percent of the ... Most of the growth in energy consumption will occur in countries like China and India that rely on carbon-polluting coal and other fossil fuels to generate electricity.
Prefabulous World: Energy-Efficient And Sustainable Homes Around The Globe
Forbes - 4/23/2014 4:28:03 PM
The world has a limited amount of resources ... About 40 percent of the energy consumed in this country goes towards heating and cooling our buildings. Reducing energy consumption in construction can have a significant effect on overall energy usage ...
CINTEP Aims to Prevent Water Scarcity Seen in Other Countries With Its Innovative Electric Shower Systems
northforkvue.com - 4/24/2014 2:29:21 AM
CINTEP, designer and manufacturer of the most efficient shower systems in the world, recently underscored ... The cleantech company aims to help countries avert water shortage with its line of multiple award-winning electric shower systems for commercial ...
A Look at World Energy Consumption Over the Last 200 Years
Oil Price - 3/12/2012 11:58:19 PM
Between World War II and 1970, there was a huge ramp-up in energy consumption per capita. There are several reasons why this might happen: • During this period, European countries and Japan were rebuilding after World War II. • There was a need to find ...
Solar power has a long way to go to be a cheap environment savior
Next Big Future - 4/25/2014 12:19:19 AM
This is based upon the IPCC saying that estimated reduction in economic growth would be around 0.06 percent per year [IF all nations began following IPCC energy, transportation and efficiency recommendations immediately, All of the countries of the world ...
Carbon Briefing: how energy demand could drink up global water resources
The Carbon Brief - 4/23/2014 12:03:12 PM
In wealthier countries, significant amounts of energy is used to clean water supplies up and transport water to populations. World primary energy demand ... accounts for more than half of planet's coal consumption - and it has plans to expand.
The Most Energy-Efficient Countries
Forbes - 7/2/2008 11:54:43 PM
Next year in Copenhagen, world leaders will assemble and attempt to write ... consumed is likely to be a very energy-efficient economy. Conversely a country with huge energy consumption and relatively little GDP is unlikely to be efficient.
World Energy Consumption Since 1820 in Charts
Financial Sense - 3/13/2012 2:10:09 PM
World Energy Consumption by Source, Based on Vaclav Smil estimates ... If we look at per capita energy consumption since 1965 by country based on BP data, we find very different patterns: Figure 7. Per capita energy consumption for selected countries ...