Future Global Energy production and infrastructure report

Overview: Examine the factors relating to energy generation for urban, commercial and global use,
what infrastructures this is found in (i.e. transportation, consumer electricity, etc) and how we will meet
the challenges of future energy production.

1.0 Introduction
Provide an introduction to the urban, rural and global energy requirements. This can include a history of
how energy production has evolved over the years, relative to population growth, demands and trends
in society. You may also wish to speculate over future challenges and how energy production and needs
will change in the coming decades and centuries.

2.0 Objective
Clearly state the objective of your report and how you are examining energy production with respect to
urban/rural infrastructure, individual use, commercial use and human expansive factors. State the
factors critical to current and future challenges and what analysts propose to address this to meet
sustainable future needs.
3.0 Energy Sustainability Factors
You are allowed to present the main element of the report in any way you would prefer, but please do
so with a coherent and logical progression to the factors presented. A good format would be to examine
how energy production has been implemented historically, how it has evolved with our changing urban
demands and technological innovations (e.g. electric cars, increasing electronics devices, etc). Comment
on where we may be heading in the future as a global society and explore our necessity to address
challenges such as global warming, peak oil production, depleting natural resources, etc.
Critical elements to consider in your report are the diversity of energy production and what it is used
for, for instance we need energy to power our homes and businesses, how is this done? What are the
challenges to maintain a consistent supply? What are the governance and legislative issues? Remember
energy is used in areas beyond electricity generation, and is a necessary requirement for transportation
(combustion engine), in our ability to communicate (sensor systems, etc) and when operating in a
national and global environment, please expand on these themes.
With respect to sustainable practise, please examine how our global energy usage currently is and
strategise how new technologies, in particular energy efficient devices and renewables, could be
implemented in its various forms. Please consider the suitability of particular technologies such as
environmental factors/suitability, production capacity to meet current demands, how infrastructure in
cities will need to evolve to manage the transition. Also consider how each renewable technology is
produced (e.g. rare earth metals required for manufacture photovoltaic/turbines, etc). Comment or
consider how, if we evolve to a more electricity driven society, this will impact the requirements of
current infrastructure and the implications for long haul transportation/goods distribution.
4.0 Summary
Provide a brief summary of the main elements of the report and speculate upon this as to how global
energy production will evolve in the future.

5.0 References