Energy Flashcards
1
Q
How and why has the UK’s energy mix changed
A
- coal imports are cheap
- 75% of oil and gas resources are exhausted
- concerns of greenhouse gases
- laws encourage to use renewables
- gas is cheap and safer for heating
2
Q
Why solar, wave and tidal energy contribute so little to the renewable energy share
A
- expensive to install
- unreliable
3
Q
Micro hydro plants in…
A
Nepal work by diverting stream and river water into a basin that removes damaging sediment before falling to a turbine which turns a generator. This form of HEP low cost and sustainable.
