Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd. He is one of the initiators of solid oxide fuel cell technology development in Australia. Abstract Energy underpins the economic and social fabric of human existence. And yet this business and its products have not had benign social, economic and environmental effects on everyone. Further, at least half of the world s population doesn t even have access to adequate supplies or forms of energy for their personal needs.
Energy underpins the social and economic fabric of humanity.
It is the world s largest business. But energy production and consumption have negative environmental effects. Per capita energy consumption is a measure of national wealth. But the developing world is catching up. As global energy consumption increases, the strongest increase is predicted in the developing world.