EQ2 Different energy sources Flashcards
Give context about Hinkley point C.
Located in somerset
Give a negative of Hinkley point C
-Energy will be sold higher than market price
Give a benefit of Hinkley point C
-Will account for 7% of the UKs electricity needs over 60 years.
Give context about a wind power energy source in the UK
-Hornsea project 1
-In yorkshire
-Located in the north sea
Give a negative of the hornsea project
-Only runs when wind is at a certain speed
Give a positive about Hornsea wind project
-Generates low cost secure, renewable electricity to power more than 3.3 million UK homes.
Give an example of a solar power energy project and context.
Chapel lane solar farm, christchurch
Give a positive about chapel lane solar farm
-Able to generate 51 megawatts of low carbon ‘green energy’
Give a negative of chapel lane solar farm
-Cost £50 million to develop
Give an example of a hydropower energy source with context
-Dinorwig power station wales.
-It is a pumped storage power station and the largest in Europe
What are two negatives of Dinorwig power station.
Cost- £4.7 billion
-If all the water in the LLyn Peris reservoir at the bottom of the power plant, it cannot produce any power.
Give a positive about Dinorwig power station
-Provide rapid response to sudden demands for electricity.
Provide context about a biofuel energy source.
In Brazil, bioethanol is produced from
cane sugar
-The plant is crushed to produce ethanol and sugar.
Give a negative of biofuel energy source in Brazil
The land is being deforested meaning much of the carbon stored by trees is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, which contribute to climate change
What is a positive of biofuels in Brazil
-Easily grown
-Cheaper
Provide context for a carbon capture and storage energy scheme
The boundary dam power plant canada.
-Transformed an aging coal-fired power unit into a reliable producer of electricity.
Give a negative of the boundary dam power plant canada
-Expensive and complex technology needed.
-What is a benefit of the boundary dam power plant in canada
-Reduced ghg emissions by 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
Provide an example of a hydrogen fuel cell energy source and context.
NASA
Pursuing a variety of alternative power sources for aerospace vehicles.
-One of those is alternatives is fuel cells.
-What is a benefit of hydrogen fuel cells
-No pollution created in vehicles
Provide an example of electric vehicles as an energy source.
-China and USA are currently the biggest users.
-What is a positive of electric vehicles
-Decrease fuel costs dramatically because of the high efficiency of the components.
What is a negative of electric vehicles
-Expensive
