Energy Outlook - Minnesota Futurists By Dick Saunders & Roger Rydberg July 10, 2010
Agenda Review of World & US Oil & NG Trends New US Shale Gas Fields Alternative Transportation Trends Outlook Gulf Oil Impacts (SEPT) Discussion
Review of World & US Oil & NG Trends Energy Outlook - U.S. Energy Demand ● Residential sector energy ● Commercial sector energy demand ● Industrial sector energy demand ● Transportation sector energy demand ●
Review of World Trends Energy Outlook - Capacity World Oil Capacity (to Peak 2010) ● World Oil Demand (4-6 % Growth) ● Decline in Existing Fields ● New Discoveries ● Demand To 2030 ● Capacity to 2030 ● Short Fall ●
New US Shale Gas Fields ( Natural gas trapped in bands of rock) U.S. output could grow 20 percent to 65 billion cubic feet Global energy consumption will soar 44 percent by 2030 from 2006 Break our dependence on foreign oil Shale gas is a better bet than oil
Alternative Transportation Trends Top 10 Electric Cars Electric Bikes Electric Trucks Load Level Electric Power Plants 8000 Semis Convert to NG
Discussion who will survive among vendors Which delivery methods what hardware