tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post1920406016711820307..comments2024-03-27T16:08:30.313-05:00Comments on The Great Change: My COP15 Journal: Day ElevenAlbert Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627996921976501534noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-12911413590415955492009-12-16T14:41:29.683-06:002009-12-16T14:41:29.683-06:00I consider myself pretty well informed about Denma...I consider myself pretty well informed about Denmark's energy system, and I think your post is a bit misleading.<br /><br />First, high resolution pictures of the maps are available from the Ministry of Energy:<br />http://www.ens.dk/da-DK/Info/TalOgKort/Energikort/Download_faerdige_kort/Sider/Forside.aspx<br /><br />Denmark has never commercially produced electricity from nuclear power. The only reactor I know of was used for research at Risø, near Roskilde.<br /><br />Denmark does not commercially produce power from tidal or wave energy. The map from 2009 shows several large offshore wind parks. Solar thermal won't be on the map either, since it shows only electricity generation.<br /><br />Concerning biofuels, Denmark is a leader in producing enzymes for biefuels (Novozymes and Danisco compete in the world market), but is not a leader in producing the fuel itself. To my knowledge the only place consumers can buy ethanol is from Statoil a Norwegian company which sells a 5% blend with Brazilian ethanol. Denmark's own oil production has been in decline for many years, like the rest of the North Sea producers.<br /><br />I think the best way to grasp the "big" picture of this small country's energy situation is to look at the the graphic on the linked web page "Danmarks Energistrømme 2007".<br /><br />This picture shows the sources and destinations of Danmark's energy. The width of the lines is the heat content of the different energy forms. Though the key is in Danish, the icons should be mostly self-explanatory. What is not self-explanatory is the light blue lines: This represents district heating, which covers more than 40% of the total heating demand. I think this is the real Danish innovation. <br /><br />Windmills get a lot of press, but where are they on this chart? See the green line? That is all renewables. Garbage is burned in waste-to-energy plants, and this is considered renewable; this accounts for the majority of the green line. The second biggest source of renewables is biomass: straw and trees. Wind is the tiny green line that blends into red (red=electricity) labeled "24". About 3% of the total energy supply.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243763222825911558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575603731696062553.post-12205641822682229962009-12-15T17:17:59.448-06:002009-12-15T17:17:59.448-06:00What this boils down to is that the rich, develope...What this boils down to is that the rich, developed nations have become rich on the backs of the third world nations. Whether you believe in human caused global warming or not, you cannot deny, if you know history, that many nations that are currently considered poor nations had their people enslaved and their natural resources plundered by nations that now imagine that they cannot afford to help the developing nations, that made them wealthy, develop alternative energy sources so that all of our children and grandchildren can have a descent quality of life.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433010886662110487noreply@blogger.com