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Energy Forecasts

Athena @ ST 6 June 2017


By 2025, solar will be the cheapest energy globally. In 2040, oil and natural gas are expected to make up nearly 60% of global supplies, while nuclear and renewables will be approaching 25%. Improved efficiency of lighting and home appliances is expected to continue to reduce residential electricity usage. Coal will fall out of favour.
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Sentiment Analysis
Energy has been sentiment neutral over the past six months apart from a positive blip in May. But that masks a series of positive technological (smart cities, driverless cars etc.), netted against several threats including demand and supply changes, alternative fuels and geo-political issues.

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We recommend you further explore these topics forecasts at Shaping Tomorrow to gain further foresight on how energy may be impacted in the future particularly in how driverless cars and self-geneartion will impact on energy demands.


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Almost all the populated world faces future energy challenges, even in Africa where opportunities for renewables abound.

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By 2020 the energy industry could be seriously affected by supply and demand issues which could take the price of oil down to $25 per barrel due to higher efficiency. What would be the impact on you and your business if this occurred?

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