Energy Plan for Hong Kong and China by: Germain Singa-Craddock, Ricky Huizar, Abby Hinojosa and Hannah Sullivan

Hong Kong, China

Background Information Hong Kong's population (as of 1/1/2011): 6,985,683 Hong Kong's annual growth rate-.9% Hong Kong's energy source- Coal and coal products; 3,932 metric tons Hong Kong has no indigenous energy sources and relies on imported fuels like oil and coal. Hong Kong uses energy for indoor and residential use, night time lighting, infrastructure machinery and transportation. Hong Kong has a scarcity of flat land, making it hard to develop many energy sources.

Background Information Cont. Hong Kong is primarily surrounded by oceans making it ideal for oceanic thermal and mechanical energy. Hong Kong's extensive amount of railways, trams, cars, and airplanes call for a large amount of natural resources and electricity. Hong Kong has an area of 1,079 kilometers sq. There are 7,650 skyscrapers in Hong Kong. Houses the 3rd tallest building in the world.

Proposed Energy Plan Goals 1.Reduce imports of coal and foreign oil and instead utilize their natural resources like ocean wave energy. 2.Create jobs in new solar power and ocean wave energy management and maintenance. Hong Kong should start building solar panels as soon as possible. 3.Invest in the long term, determine where, when and how few nuclear power plants can be built and used safely to reduce strain to other energy sources.

Proposed Energy Sources Types of Energy: Solar Energy o Hong Kong is a dense city full of skyscrapers where solar panels can be put onto the tops of buildings to produce electricity. o In 2009, China's First Solar company was the top producer of solar panels in the world. Ocean Wave Energy o Hong Kong is a coastal city and has an abundance of water. o Wave power systems harness the movement of waves through a turbine generator that is anchored to the sea floor. o More environmentally friendly than hydro-electric that uses dams and produces no emissions. It also has potential as a thermal energy source. o A generally undeveloped resource that has much promise. Nuclear Energy o Hong Kong has a large and expanding population that is constantly demanding more electricity and nuclear power could supplement any energy plans by adding diversity and having no harmful emissions. o This could never be a major source for China because uranium is not an abundant source anywhere and is also used for making nuclear weapons.

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