Minnesota and Sweden, they are two similar areas. Both of these two countries locate in a similar latitude, thus the weather and climates have fewer differences. Besides, the industries in these two countries are well developed. However, even though they have such many similarities, the energy consumptions between these two countries are quite different.
According to a statistic made by IEA, Hydro/renewables/other energy sources are always the main energy during 1973 to 2012 ( about 50000 Ktoe per year) in Sweden. While natural gas always keeps the highest consumption in Minnesota ( about 480 Trillion Btu a year). The second largest energy consumption in Sweden is nuclear (around 35000 Ktoe per year) and the third energy is natural ( about …show more content…
This means Sweden's economy depends on the trade. This country is rich in iron ore resources, forest resources, and water power. Besides its abundant natural resources, the geographical environment for Sweden also advantageous to the development of export trade. As an island, Sweden is surrounded by the Atlantic. This kind of geographical condition conducive to the construction of the port, this has greatly promoted the development of export trade. As of 2014, Sweden has proven iron ore reserves of 36.5 tons thus Sweden becomes the Largest iron ore exporter in European countries. Though Sweden also has some industries such as motor vehicles and telecommunications, they share a little in the overall economy. Thus, the energy used in industry has a very small proportion and the energy is mainly used in residential and services. Also because of the geographical environment, Sweden has seldom sources such as coal or oil. The import of these energy sources is also expensive. Thus, since the 19th century, the government of Sweden has made a large investment to develop renewable energy such as wind power, wave power or Hydroelectric power. More than decades years past, renewable energy was 48% in Sweden and became the main energy. As for Minnesota, it has a different constructure of an industry with Sweden. According to Profile of selected Economic Character, agriculture is the largest part of the economy. Thus, we can analyze its energy consumption from transportation and Electricity. From the statistics in Energy Matters, the main power for vehicles is gasoline and 2.5 billion gallons of gasoline are usually used per year. For the section of electricity, coal is the main energy source. So that is why compared with Sweden, Minnesota has a high consumption of gasoline and coal. As for the natural gas, most of the citizens in Minnesota use natural gas for heating. And because Minnesota has a common
According to a statistic made by IEA, Hydro/renewables/other energy sources are always the main energy during 1973 to 2012 ( about 50000 Ktoe per year) in Sweden. While natural gas always keeps the highest consumption in Minnesota ( about 480 Trillion Btu a year). The second largest energy consumption in Sweden is nuclear (around 35000 Ktoe per year) and the third energy is natural ( about …show more content…
This means Sweden's economy depends on the trade. This country is rich in iron ore resources, forest resources, and water power. Besides its abundant natural resources, the geographical environment for Sweden also advantageous to the development of export trade. As an island, Sweden is surrounded by the Atlantic. This kind of geographical condition conducive to the construction of the port, this has greatly promoted the development of export trade. As of 2014, Sweden has proven iron ore reserves of 36.5 tons thus Sweden becomes the Largest iron ore exporter in European countries. Though Sweden also has some industries such as motor vehicles and telecommunications, they share a little in the overall economy. Thus, the energy used in industry has a very small proportion and the energy is mainly used in residential and services. Also because of the geographical environment, Sweden has seldom sources such as coal or oil. The import of these energy sources is also expensive. Thus, since the 19th century, the government of Sweden has made a large investment to develop renewable energy such as wind power, wave power or Hydroelectric power. More than decades years past, renewable energy was 48% in Sweden and became the main energy. As for Minnesota, it has a different constructure of an industry with Sweden. According to Profile of selected Economic Character, agriculture is the largest part of the economy. Thus, we can analyze its energy consumption from transportation and Electricity. From the statistics in Energy Matters, the main power for vehicles is gasoline and 2.5 billion gallons of gasoline are usually used per year. For the section of electricity, coal is the main energy source. So that is why compared with Sweden, Minnesota has a high consumption of gasoline and coal. As for the natural gas, most of the citizens in Minnesota use natural gas for heating. And because Minnesota has a common