Reserves of energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... carriers are clearly identifiable stock which can be technically and economically mined under today’s conditions or those to be expected in future. Resources are stock exceeding the reserves. They have been verified or are probable, but cannot be obtained at present for technical and/or economical reasons. The resources also include deposits that are not yet verified, but geologically possible. Thus, it is assumed that oil is bound in oil sands and oil shales, the mining of which is however uneconomical in view of the present price structure. The guaranteed and economically minable energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... reserves as of 2006 of natural gas, mineral oil, uraniumNatural radioactive element with the atomic number 92. The n... and coal world-wide amount to the following quantities:
- Natural gas > 245 billion t coal equivalentReference unit for the energetic evaluation of various energ...
- Mineral oil/shales/liquid gas > 239 billion t coal equivalentReference unit for the energetic evaluation of various energ...
- Natural uraniumUranium in the isotope composition occurring in nature, Natu... > 36 billion t coal equivalentReference unit for the energetic evaluation of various energ...
- Coal (all forms) > 748 billion t coal equivalentReference unit for the energetic evaluation of various energ....
The world total annual energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... consumptions amount to 17 billion coal equivalentReference unit for the energetic evaluation of various energ....