Current Consumption
From our research we found that the US and the rest of the world depend mostly on the three sources: Natural Gas, Coals and Petroleum. According Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the total estimated energy use in the US for 2009 by source came as follow:
From our research, the sources we used support our statement that the world depends mostly on the three main sources: Natural Gas, Coals and Petroleum. While countries keep consuming these resources, we feel that there is a need to replace Petroleum and Coal. In the next section, we propose a solution for the future that is greener and efficient.
To see more on the subject here a couple of helpful links:
https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/content/energy/energy_archive/energy_flow_2009/LLNL_US_Energy_Flow_2009.png ( Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory flowchart showing the estimate energy consumption in the US for 2009 and what they are used for)
http://gregor.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Global-Energy-Use-by-Source-2010-estimate.png (A link showing the world consumption by source in 2010)
http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/pdf/0383%282011%29.pdf ( Annual Energy outlook for 2011with Projections to 2035 by the US Energy Information Administration)
http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/energy-resources/variable-351.html (Energy consumption for the whole world broken down to individual countries by the World Resource Institution)
- Petroleum 35.27%
- Natural Gas 23.37%
- Coal 19.76%
From our research, the sources we used support our statement that the world depends mostly on the three main sources: Natural Gas, Coals and Petroleum. While countries keep consuming these resources, we feel that there is a need to replace Petroleum and Coal. In the next section, we propose a solution for the future that is greener and efficient.
To see more on the subject here a couple of helpful links:
https://flowcharts.llnl.gov/content/energy/energy_archive/energy_flow_2009/LLNL_US_Energy_Flow_2009.png ( Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory flowchart showing the estimate energy consumption in the US for 2009 and what they are used for)
http://gregor.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Global-Energy-Use-by-Source-2010-estimate.png (A link showing the world consumption by source in 2010)
http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/pdf/0383%282011%29.pdf ( Annual Energy outlook for 2011with Projections to 2035 by the US Energy Information Administration)
http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/energy-resources/variable-351.html (Energy consumption for the whole world broken down to individual countries by the World Resource Institution)