Energy Demands, Resources, Impact, and Technology

Abstract Energy is one of the major factors that is shaping and influencing the life of every nation on Earth. It is through energy that a nation can gain and achieve any considerable degree of development and progress. It is well known that energy supplies, or to be more specific fuel supplies, are limited and for the most part exhaustible. The energy resources are of two main kinds. These are external energy sources of which solar energy is one of Us constituents and internal energy sources of which fossil fuel is also one of its constituents. Historically global energy requirement has been exponentially increasing. Thus it is vitally important to have a clear and current picture and assessment of the global energy situation. This article begins with an accurate assessment of the current world energy demand and resources, with emphasis on the influence of the energy resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We will also investigate and analyze in some detail energy-related technologies such as hydrogen ...