tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post3067442103368060636..comments2024-03-13T18:55:49.391+00:00Comments on Energy Balance: "Reading Means Business on Climate Change."Professor Chris Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060542089215379056noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-63743164494174919182012-05-01T11:05:26.821+01:002012-05-01T11:05:26.821+01:00Collective effort from the Mr.Unknown.Collective effort from the Mr.Unknown.Catalyst Refininghttp://www.zodcat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-82611917020298251722012-04-29T13:05:34.187+01:002012-04-29T13:05:34.187+01:00Chris,
Yes, and in so doing, I used a use convers...Chris,<br /><br />Yes, and in so doing, I used a use conversion factor of 0.12. This number seemed to vary depending on the source...so I picked a mid-range value.Trimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877869192567715170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-76969983765676095892012-04-29T08:27:44.565+01:002012-04-29T08:27:44.565+01:00Very interesting, Ken!
I am posting this message ...Very interesting, Ken!<br /><br />I am posting this message of yours that arrived in my email but somehow didn't get posted on here.I am presuming that you are reckoning those nuclear fuel reserves as breeder fuels - i.e. that the uranium should be converted to plutonium which would allow around 100 times the energy to be extracted than separating out the uranium-235 and fuelling fission reactors with it:<br /><br />Between the USA, Australia and Canada, more than 63% of all known energy reserves are held. Thorium and the Gen IV nuclear reactors change the picture of the world energy politics as there is more than 180 times the energy associated with Fissile material reserves than all fossil fuel reserves combined!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br /><br />KenProfessor Chris Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060542089215379056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-38143403867460127872012-04-29T06:14:19.342+01:002012-04-29T06:14:19.342+01:00Correction to the list to include India.
Listed i...Correction to the list to include India.<br /><br />Listed in order of Proven Energy Reserves by % of Total BTU<br />(Oil+Natural Gas+Coal+Uranium+Thorium)<br /><br />1 United States 33.472%<br />2 Australia 23.075%<br />3 India 22.017%<br />4 Canada 7.682%<br />5 Malaysia 0.342%<br />6 Russia 0.159%<br />7 Kazakhstan 0.133%<br />8 China 0.070%<br />9 Uzbekistan 0.022%<br />10 Iran 0.019%<br />11 Venezuela 0.019%<br />12 Saudi Arabia 0.018%<br />13 Qatar 0.010%<br />14 Iraq 0.009%<br />15 Mexico 0.008%Trimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877869192567715170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19508699.post-58725557685478823782012-04-28T13:41:54.971+01:002012-04-28T13:41:54.971+01:00Chris,
Thought you would find this interesting......Chris,<br /><br />Thought you would find this interesting...<br /><br />Listed in order of Proven Energy Reserves by % of Total BTU<br />(Oil+Natural Gas+Coal+Uranium+Thorium)<br /><br />1 United States 33.47%<br />2 Australia 23.08%<br />3 Canada 7.68%<br />4 Malaysia 0.34%<br />5 Russia 0.16%<br />6 Kazakhstan 0.13%<br />7 China 0.07%<br />8 Uzbekistan 0.02%<br />9 Iran 0.02%<br />10 Venezuela 0.02%<br />11 Saudi Arabia 0.02%<br />12 Qatar 0.01%<br />13 Iraq 0.01%<br />14 Mexico 0.01%<br />15 United Arab Emirates 0.01%<br />16 Kuwait 0.01%<br />17 Algeria 0.01%Trimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877869192567715170noreply@blogger.com