CANADA'S ENERGY

CANADA'S ENERGY

1. ENERGY USE

   • commercial (13%)
   • residental (17%)
   • agriculture (2%)
   • transportation (29%)
   • industrial (39%)

2. ENERGY SUPPLY

   • gas (29.4%)
   • HEP (11.8%)
   • nuclear (10.8%)
   • coal (10.8%)
   • other (2.9%)
   • oil (34.3%)

3. ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

   • HEP (60%)
   • fossil fuels (26%)
   • nuclear (13%)
   • alternative (1%)

4. ENERGY SOURCES

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