Energy Types

Question 1

Solar energy

Answer 1

Energy security and independence
Can’t produce energy at night
Could provide 12% of EU’s electricity by 2020
Ukraine saved $3 billion by reducing oil & gas imports from Russia

Question 2

Hydroelectric power

Answer 2

Provides 16% of the worlds electricity
Average cost is 5 us cents per kilowatt per hour
In 2000 dams had displaced 40-80 million people worldwide
Very flexible and can adapt to change in energy demands

Question 3

Wind energy

Answer 3

Could provide 12% of EU’s electricity
Provides energy independence
A turbine makes same noise as a family car travelling at 70mph
400,000 people currently employed in wind
80% of people favour wind in the UK
Costs 6p per kilowatt per hour

Question 4

Nuclear?

Answer 4

4th largest energy source 
Produces 16% of worlds electricity 
Rate to production ratio is 200 years
Treated waste lasts 100-600 years
1 pellet of uranium is worth 3 tonnes of coal
Only 56 people died in Chernobyl 
Plants shut down every 18-24 months