Limited Indigenous Energy Resources Research Articles

Power Generation and Regional Collaboration in South Asia

Inadequate power generation and supply are considered to be the main hindrance of economic development and prosperity in South Asia. Limited indigenous energy resource of each South Asian nation is not suitable to generate sufficient power. Moreover, the availability of limited indigenous energy resources differs among South Asian nations. The power demand and power generation capacity notably vary among the countries due to seasonal variability. This paper highlights the need for a collective effort to develop mechanism for the utilisation of limited resources and enhance the cross-border power trade among South Asian nations. Bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation will allow overcoming regional power shortage and augmenting collective energy security.

A review on the regional collaboration of power utilisation in South Asia

Economic prosperity and development in South Asia are significantly restricted by the insufficient power supply. Inadequate indigenous energy resource of each South Asian nation is not enough to generate power for meeting the growing demand. Moreover, the availability of limited indigenous energy resources differs from one country to another in South Asia. In addition to availability variation of indigenous energy sources, the climate conditions also vary resulting in variable power demand and power generation capacity. This paper reviews the current power generation capacity of all eight nations of South Asia. It highlights the bilateral and multilateral collaboration opportunities in power generation and the need for cross boarder power trade among South Asian nations. The review emphasises that the bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation will allow overcoming regional power shortage and augmenting collective energy security, economic and political integration.

Establishing an energy security framework for a fast-growing economy: Industry perspectives from Turkey

Energy security is currently one of the priorities in governmental agendas, particularly for fast-growing economies such as Turkey. These economies which typically depend on energy-intense industrial production require a consistent, reliable supply of energy to support their economic development, especially the ones with limited indigenous energy resources. As the Industrial sector plays a major role in energy demand, the successful implementation of energy security strategy also depends on the cooperation of intensive energy consuming industrial companies. Therefore, this paper investigates the interrelationship between Turkish industry’s perspective and government’s energy security strategy papers, providing a case with the potential to enlighten the process. It also aims to gain insight into the industry sector’s view of the energy security in this context, through a qualitative inquiry. An analysis of resulting concepts, and the interaction and interrelation among these enable the development of a Turkish energy security framework based on the views of industrial sector. In addition, a set of policy recommendations are developed following this framework. This study also identifies possible areas of discrepancies between industry and government perceptions, and thus, potentially promoting levels of interaction and understanding between the two key parties.

A study on the optimum insulation thicknesses of building walls with respect to different zones in Morocco

Morocco has very limited indigenous energy resources; consequently, with the increase in energy consumption over the last years, studies focusing on energy saving as well as usage of sustainable energy resources have accelerated. However, in Morocco the buildings have an important part in the energy consumption; therefore, the most logical solution is energy saving by using thermal insulation. For this purpose, in this study, six cities, namely Agadir, Tangier, Fez, Ifran, Marrakech and Errachidia are selected to represent the six zones of Morocco. Using the life-cycle cost analysis method, the optimum insulation thicknesses as well as energy savings and payback periods for electricity tariff and three different types of insulation material have been determined.

Current Status and Future Prospects of Renewable Energy Use in Turkey

This paper reviews the current status of renewable energy sources, assesses their potential to contribute to Turkey's energy demand, and examines the future prospects. Turkey is rapidly growing in terms of both its economy and its population. Turkey's vibrant economy has led to increased energy demand in recent years. The major energy demand is fulfilled from the conventional fossil energy resources like coal, petroleum and natural gas. Turkey has very limited indigenous energy resources and has to import around 73% of primary energy to meet its needs. Coal –especially lignite– is by far the most plentiful energy resource in Turkey. Turkey has great potential for developing renewable energy resources, but their contribution to country's energy demand is insignificant, less than 10%. Although the institutional framework has improved in Turkey with the new Law on Renewable Energy, it is not enough to really allow for a large scale integration of renewable energy in the country. As Turkey looks towards possible EU membership, it will need to continue utilizing renewable energy as a means to achieve sustainable economic development. New regulations in line with the EU energy regulations will increase the incentives for renewable energy projects. Total energy consumption is expected to increase more rapidly than domestic energy production through 2020. The country's energy consumption is expected to grow 170 Mtoe by the year 2015 and 222 Mtoe by 2020. Turkey plans to increase hydroelectricity, wind and geothermal energy production in the near future. The Turkish government announced a 30% objective for renewable energies by 2023 with plans to push wind energy up to 20000 MW of installations for the same year.

Turkey's Coal Potential and Future Appearances

Turkey has very limited indigenous energy resources and has to import around 65% of primary energy to meet her needs. Turkey's vibrant economy has led to increased energy demand in recent years. Of Turkey's total energy consumption, around half is used by the industrial sector, a quarter in residential, and the rest in transportation and commercial. Turkey's share of natural energy resources in terms of world reserves is coal, 0.6%; geothermal energy, 0.8%; and hydroelectric energy, 1%; though petroleum and natural gas reserves are quite limited. Lignite is the dominant source of energy produced in Turkey. Nearly 75% of the indigenous lignite is consumed in thermal power plants. Total lignite reserves are estimated at 8075 Mtoe, of which 7339 Mtoe (88%) is economically feasible. Turkey produced 12.8 Mtoe of lignite and 1.8 Mtoe of hard coal and consumed 12.8 Mtoe of lignite, and 8.15 Mtoe of hard coal in 2000.

Energy statistics and the role of nuclear energy in Taiwan

Due to the very limited indigenous energy resources, Taiwan has to import over 95% of the energy from overseas to meet her need. In this paper, the supply and demand of various kind of major energies will be discussed. Also, in order to lessen the environmental burden and increase the energy independence for Taiwan, the so-called quasi-indigenous energy - nuclear energy, will play an important role in Taiwan's future energy mix.The optimal ratios of the mix in the year of 2005 in Taiwan area using multiobjective method by independent research Institute will also be discussed..