Energy in Spain
Encyclopedia
Energy in Spain describes energy
and electricity
production, consumption and import in Spain
.
Spain is a member of European Union
. In 2009 Spain was among the top natural gas (8.) and coal (10.) importers. In 2008 Spain was among the top (8.) crude oil importers 61 Mt. The net oil import was 77 Mt, since oil products was imported 16 Mt.
Global warming
According to Energy Information Administration the CO2 emissions from energy consumption of Spain were in 2009 360 Mt, below Italy
450 Mt and France
429 Mt and above Poland
295 Mt and the Netherlands
250 Mt. The emissions tonnes per capita were in Spain 7.13, Italy 7.01 France 6.3 Poland 7.43, and the Netherlands 14.89.
World energy resources and consumption
]World energy consumption in 2010: over 5% growthEnergy markets have combined crisis recovery and strong industry dynamism. Energy consumption in the G20 soared by more than 5% in 2010, after the slight decrease of 2009. This strong increase is the result of two converging trends...
and electricity
Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric energy from other forms of energy.The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday...
production, consumption and import in Spain
Spain
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.
Spain is a member of European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. In 2009 Spain was among the top natural gas (8.) and coal (10.) importers. In 2008 Spain was among the top (8.) crude oil importers 61 Mt. The net oil import was 77 Mt, since oil products was imported 16 Mt.
Overview
Energy in Spain | ||||||
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Capita | Prim. energy | Production | Import | Electricity | CO2-emission | |
Million | TWh | TWh | TWh | TWh | Mt | |
2004 | 42.7 | 1,654 | 378 | 1,349 | 253 | 330 |
2007 | 44.9 | 1,674 | 353 | 1,439 | 283 | 345 |
2008 | 45.6 | 1,614 | 354 | 1,430 | 288 | 318 |
2009 | 45.9 | 1,471 | 346 | 1,287 | 276 | 283 |
Change 2004-2009 | 7.6 % | -11.0 % | -8.6 % | -4.5 % | 9.0 % | -14.1 % |
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh. Prim. energy includes energy losses that are 2/3 for nuclear power |
Global warmingGlobal warmingGlobal warming refers to the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans and its projected continuation. In the last 100 years, Earth's average surface temperature increased by about with about two thirds of the increase occurring over just the last three decades...
According to Energy Information Administration the CO2 emissions from energy consumption of Spain were in 2009 360 Mt, below ItalyEnergy in Italy
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450 Mt and France
Energy in France
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429 Mt and above Poland
Energy in Poland
Energy in Poland describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Poland.In 2009, Poland was world's 9th largest hard coal producer...
295 Mt and the Netherlands
Energy in the Netherlands
Energy in the Netherlands describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in the Netherlands. Energy policy of the Netherlands will describe the politics of the Netherlands related to energy more in detail....
250 Mt. The emissions tonnes per capita were in Spain 7.13, Italy 7.01 France 6.3 Poland 7.43, and the Netherlands 14.89.