Research – analysis: prof. Giannis Maniatis
With the assistance of PhD students: I. Voulgari, A. Manolis, I. Tarnari

Period 2010-2025 characterized by the International Energy Organization (according to the scenario of the existing policy of states) by the “golden age” of demand for natural gas. World natural gas consumption increases from 3,000 billion cubic meters per year (2010) to 4,500 billion cubic meters per year (2025) and remains stable until 2050.

Rapid changes in electricity demand

Of the 50% of global electricity consumption needed by the United States along with European OECD countries and only 10% by China (2000), in a few years (2025) China’s consumption is expected to more than triple (33%) , and the percentage of the US and European OECD doubled (25%)! In just 25 years…