Geography GCSE Edexcel A - Bhutan and Norway Case Studies for Resource and Energy Management

Norway’s GDP

434.591 billion USD

Norway’s population

5.457 million

Oil extraction efficiency in Norway

54% lost, compared to global average of 65%

Percentage of HEP in Norway’s electricity supply

99%

Number of onshore wind farms Norway is investing in

8

Area of concern for Norway

It is the 3rd largest exporter of oil

Norway’s target for greenhouse gas emissions

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2020

Norway’s target for renewable energy supply

Reach a point where 67.5% of energy used is from renewable sources

Bhutan’s GDP

8.481 billion

Bhutan’s population

879181

Amount of coal reserves in Bhutan

1.3 million tonnes

Amount of coal extracted in Bhutan

1000 tonnes yearly

Number of barrels of oil imported into Bhutan

1000 daily

Percentage of households the Bhutanese government had provided electricity to by 2013

95%

Percentage of electricity that is exported to India

70%

Percentage of Bhutanese homes connected to grid

Around 100%

Amount of fuelwood allowed for households with electricity

8m² yearly

Sustainable Rural Biomass Project

Began in 2013. Taught people to build more efficient, smoke free brick stoves to burn less wood. Benefits 14% of rural households

Negative impacts of using fuelwood

Requires constant deforestation (makes river flooding easier), damaging smoke inhalation, releases more CO2

Alternative Renewable Energy Project

Began in 2013. Led to investment in wind, solar, biomass and micro-hydro schemes.

Household incentives to reduce energy consumption in Norway

No oil boilers, 40-60% of each household must be heated not by electricity,

Industry incentives to reduce energy consumption in Norway

Grants to install measures for energy recovery, Grants to install renewables

Transport incentives to reduce energy consumption in Norway

Tax reduction and access to priority lanes for electric cars, investment in electric rail networks