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Energy experts sounds alarm over oil
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-07-20 21:21 Nawaf Tell, director of the Center for Strategic Studies with the University of Jordan, echoed Sullivan by saying that it is the time to look into energy alternatives. In addition to the government's recent push towards nuclear power, Tell said Jordan's energy portfolio should include wind and solar energy as well as a renewed focus on energy efficiency. Sullivan suggested oil-barren Jordan should consider an energy technology of "solar tower," a two-km-high concrete tower affixed with solar panels. Using solar panels and massive wind vanes, wind generated by a temperature difference in the solar tower could generate enough electricity for 2 million people, he said, noting that applying such technology would cost the kingdom between 300 million to 500 million US dollars. Moreover, Sullivan said Jordan has another potential energy source, underground shale oil, which has the potential to produce some 40 billion barrels of oil. |
