Energy crisis
An energy crisis or energy shortage is any significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In literature, it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, in particular, those that supply national electricity grids or those used as fuel in industrial development. Population growth has led to a surge in the global demand for energy in recent years. In the 2000s, this new demand – together with Middle East tension, the falling value of the US dollar, dwindling oil reserves, concerns over peak oil, and oil price speculation – triggered the 2000s energy crisis, which saw the price of oil reach an all-time high of $147.30 per barrel ($926/m3) in 2008.
This article is about energy crises in general. For other uses, see Oil crisis.Most energy crises have been caused by localized shortages, wars and market manipulation. However, the recent historical energy crises listed below were not caused by such factors.
has had energy shortages for many years.
North Korea
has experienced a shortage of energy supplies for many years due to financial mismanagement.
Zimbabwe
In 1980 developed the first gasoline hybrid electric automobile; also appearing are plug-in hybrids.
Briggs & Stratton
the growth of .
advanced biofuels
modernized and electrifying passenger transport
for vehicles
variable compression ratio
Power outage
Energy conservation
Energy market
Embodied energy
Energy industry
Gasoline usage and pricing
Peak coal
Petroleum politics
Resource-based view
Social metabolism
(2009). The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-57074-3.
Ammann, Daniel
– examines the effect of cold war oil shortages during the Special Period.
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict by
Michael Klare
The Coming Oil Crisis by
Colin Campbell
– disputes an energy crisis exists in 2007
Energy and American Society: Thirteen Myths
The Final Energy Crisis (2nd edition) ed by Sheila Newman (Pluto Press, London, 2008); a study of energy trends, prospects, assets and liabilities in different political systems and regions
, David J.C. MacKay, 384 pages, UIT Cambridge (2009) ISBN 978-0954452933
Sustainable energy - Without the Hot Air
, Gerard K. O'Neill, 284 pages, Simon & Schuster (1981) ISBN 978-0671242572
2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future
The Nuclear Imperative: A Critical Look at the Approaching Energy Crisis (More Physics for Presidents), Jeff Eerkens, 212 pages, Springer (2010) 978-9048186662
ISBN
; Runyon, Richard P (1972). The Energy Crisis. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-501641.