CANADA'S ENERGY

CANADA'S ENERGY

ENERGY USE
1. commercial (13%)
2. residental (17%)
3. agriculture (2%)
4. transportation (29%)
5. industrial (39%)
ENERGY SUPPLY
1. gas (29.4%)
2. HEP (11.8%)
3. nuclear (10.8%)
4. coal (10.8%)
5. other (2.9%)
6. oil (34.3%)
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
1. HEP (60%)
2. fossil fuels (26%)
3. nuclear (13%)
4. alternative (1%)
ENERGY SOURCES
1. hydroelectric power
  1. building HEP plants on fast flowing rivers
    1. Fraser River, British Columbia
    2. La Grande River on James Bay, Quebec
2. fossil fuels
  1. location
    1. Alberta
      1. large oil & gas resources
        transported by pipeline to the east of the country (biggest demand)
    2. far north
    3. coast of Newfoundland
      1. newer oil & gas rigs
        have to withstand the impacts of icebergs (that regularly travel along this part of the coast)
  2. most of canada's coal is exported
    1. 87% of the rest used for electricity generation
3. alternative energy resources
  1. opinions
    1. government and public
      1. much support to increase more envionmentally friendly forms of power generation
  2. tidal power
    1. power station in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia
      1. largest tidal range in the world
      2. produces enough electricity each year for 4000 homes
  3. wind power
    1. early stages of development
  4. wave power
    1. several cities along the coast of north vancouver: indentified as being suitable
4. nuclear power
  1. 22 nuclear power stations
    1. most of them in Ontario
    2. safety problems
      1. several older stations have been shut down
      2. many reactors urgently need upgrading
  2. production has fallen by a third since 1994 (decline is likely to continue)

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