<p>The global energy consumption is increasing rapidly and will likely continue to do so for many years to come. At the same time the world's fossil energy resources, today supplying more than 80% of this demand, are in depletion. This means we face the risk of having a shortage in the global energy supply within just a few years. Countries have lately become more aware of this problematic situation, and have come to realize the importance of energy security and securing their supply of energy.</p><p>The aim of this thesis is to study energy security from a Swedish perspective. This has been done by comparing the main different energy forms used regarding certain security aspects. The thesis as well presents methods to be used for quantitative comparison of various energy alternatives or suppliers in the energy mix, which could be applied to any jurisdiction.</p><p>A division into three main energy services has been done because of their different characteristics; transport, space and water heating, and electricity. Some of the main results from this study are construction of energy security indices for the alternative energy sources used within these services. Also some recommendations for a more secure energy supply are presented and discussed in the thesis, and outlook for the future Swedish energy requirements in 2020.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:uu-129969 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Karlsson, David |
| Publisher | Uppsala University, Global Energy Systems |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
| Relation | UPTEC STS, 1650-8319 ; 10 029 |
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