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What is my Case Study for FACTORS THAT EFFECT ENERGY SECURITY?

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Norway

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FACTORS THAT EFFECT ENERGY SECURITY: What are factors that effect energy security?

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Physical availability, cost, technology, political considerations, environmental priorities

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FACTORS THAT EFFECT ENERGY SECURITY: Why does Norway’s physical availability make it energy secure?

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Mountainous and steep valleys with lots of rainfall makes HEP a choice. lots of oil is exported

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FACTORS THAT EFFECT ENERGY SECURITY: Why does Norway’s cost make it energy secure?

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Norsk hydro is the majority, costs are low once capital investment is complete

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FACTORS THAT EFFECT ENERGY SECURITY: How many Norsk HEP sites are there and how much of renewable energy does it supply?

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600 sites and supplies 97.5% of energy

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FACTORS THAT EFFECT ENERGY SECURITY: Why does Norway’s technology make it energy secure?

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deep-water drilling tech to develop north sea oil and gas extraction

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FACTORS THAT EFFECT ENERGY SECURITY: Why does Norway’s political considerations make it energy secure?

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Norwegian government has an interventionist approach preventing foreign comps from owning primary source sites eg. mines. taxes paid from sale of ff go to prepare for a future without a ff

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FACTORS THAT EFFECT ENERGY SECURITY: Why does Norway’s environmental priorities make it energy secure?

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Norway’s “policy for change” launched in 2016 for being carbon neutral by 2050.2015 committed to reduce ghg by 40% by 2030

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What are my Case Studies for RENEWABLE ENERGY?

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Hinkley Point C; Hornsea project 1; Chapel lane solar farm

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RENEWABLE ENERGY: What is Hinkley point C?

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Nuclear energy, UK Somerset

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hinkley point C +) (SOCIAL) How many jobs does it provide in 10 years?

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25,000

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hinkley point C +) (SOCIAL): How long will it provide energy for and to how many homes?

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60 years energy, supplying 6mil homes

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hinkley point C +) (ECONOMIC): How many years will we pay for power?

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35 years - reduce imports (7% of energy)

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hinkley point C +) (ENVIRONMENTAL) Why is it good environmentally?

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reprocessed and reused. low carbon tech

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hinkley point C -) (SOCIAL): What are social worries?

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safety concerns like Chernobyl

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hinkley point C -) (ECONOMIC): What are economic issues?

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expensive to get rid of waste; expensive to build ($18 bill)

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hinkley point C -) (ENVIRONMENTAL): What are environmental issues?

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effects landscape

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RENEWABLE ENERGY: What is Hornsea project 1?

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wind turbines 121km of Yorkshire Coast

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hornsea project 1 +) (SOCIAL): How many jobs will it provide and how many homes will it provide?

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2000 construction jobs powering 1 mill homes

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hornsea project 1 +) (ECONOMIC): What is its capacity?

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1218mw

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RENEWABLE ENERGY (Hornsea project 1 -) What are issues with the project?

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building work blot landscape; expensive; threat to birds

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RENEWABLE ENERGY: What is Chapel Lane solar farm?

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Christchurch, Dorset, equivalent to 175 footie pitches

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RENEWABLE ENERGY ( +) (SOCIAL) How many people does Chapel Lane solar farm serve?

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65,000 households, also provides jobs, land used for grazing sheep but cost £50 mill

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What is my case study for VARYING ENERGY CONSUMPTION RATES?

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London & Peru

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VARYING ENERGY CONSUMPTION RATES: What proportion of people live in cities and what % of energy and ghg do they use?
1/2 live in cities; 75% energy; 80% of ghg
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VARYING ENERGY CONSUMPTION RATES: How many tonnes of carbon does London generate?
1.7 mill tonnes a year which is from international links
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VARYING ENERGY CONSUMPTION RATES: How many people is solar energy in peru available to?
500,000 people in the village from 2006 and 2015
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VARYING ENERGY CONSUMPTION RATES: What is this energy used for in peru?
power lights and more sustainable due to smaller pops
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What is my case study for ENERGY MIXES?
USA & France
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ENERGY MIXES: What are USA's most and least used energy types?
Most: Oil, coal, gas Least: nuclear, renewable
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ENERGY MIXES: What are France's most and least used energy types?
Most: Nuclear, Oil, renewable Least: coal, gas
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What is my case study for UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - SHALE GAS?
USA
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - SHALE GAS: where is the shale gas found?
New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - SHALE GAS: How is it extracted?
not by drilling, but rock is broken to free the gas - fracking, forcing water mixed with chemicals so gas flows, done vertical/horizontal
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - SHALE GAS: What is Scale gas extractions social benefits?
increased energy reserves in the USA; flexibility of source
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - SHALE GAS: What is Scale gas extractions economic benefits?
reduced need for imports; 2015 in the USA natural gas overtook coal as main generator
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - SHALE GAS: What implications does shale gas have on the carbon cycle/ environment?
pollutants such as methane, benzene, sulphur dioxide/ contaminate groundwater, earthquakes, animal death
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What is my case study for UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - TAR SANDS?
Canada
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - TAR SANDS: where is the tar sand found?
located in the northern half of Alberta, covering 140,200km, larger than 24 US states, belt of trees
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - TAR SANDS: How is it extracted?
mixture of clay, sand, water, bitumen. The oil is so thick it cant be pumped so taken from an open pit/strip mine, next separated from sand using hot water diluted with lighter hydrocarbon
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - TAR SNADS: What is tar sands extractions social benefits?
provides 478,000 jobs, localised economic benefit, secure source of energy
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - TAR SNADS: How many barrels are produced a year?
32.2 billion
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - TAR SNADS: What % of Canadas oil is from tar sands?
40%
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - TAR SNADS: In 2012 what did GPD raise to?
$12,772, allowing US to put petrol prices low
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - TAR SNADS: What are the implications on the carbon cycle/ environment?
the process produces more ghg than the end product, 80% of the carbon per barrel is burnt in the atmos/ scars landscape, uses 5.9gallons of water
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What is the Case study for UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - DEEP WATER OIL:
Brazil
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - DEEP WATER OIL: Where is deep water oil located?
fields in santos basin, at a water depth of 2,050m off the caost of sao Paulo
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - DEEP WATER OIL: What is the extraction method for deep water oil?
drilling down into ocean, lever pushes and pulls a polishing rod, suction draws oil up
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - DEEP WATER OIL: What are social benefits?
provides jobs, energy resource
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - DEEP WATER OIL: What are economic benefits?
offloading ships at $2 bill each/ investment in 2014 reaching $221 billion
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UNCONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS - DEEP WATER OIL: What are implications on the carbon cycle/environment?
Transpiration, combustion/ oil spills, land deg, marine life dies
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What is my case study for DROUGHT?
Amazon 2010
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DROUGHT: When did the amazon basin experience droughts?
2005, 2010, 2014,2015
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DROUGHT: What % of terrestrial vegetation does the amazon hold?
17%
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DROUGHT: What are the impacts of the drought on the amazon?
billion trees dies, releasing ghgs; rivers dried up; less carbon stored; fires; decomposition
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DROUGHT: In 2005/2010, how many tonnes of CO2 is released?
2005= 5 billion, 2010= 8 billion
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what is my case study for DEFORESTATION?
Madagascar
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DEFORESTATION: what % of rainforest has been deforested?
90% due to industrial companies
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DEFORESTATION: why has it occurred?
increase pop, growing demand for hardwood, government encouraged to clear land for crops
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DEFORESTATION: What are the hydrological impacts of deforestation?
increased sediment has turned rivers red; logging in inland areas; clogs waterways with sediment
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DEFORESTATION: How many tonnes of soil erosion has occurred?
400 tonnes per 11a per year

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