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Question 1

What is energy security?

Answer 1

The status of having current and sustainable access to energy at an affordable price.

Question 2

Why was there a sudden decrease in energy production in 1980-85?

Answer 2

Miners strikes

Question 3

What are some of the reasons for the decrease in energy consumption by uk households?

Answer 3

1) 2006 Climate Change Bill improved building regulations

2) Increase in energy prices

Question 4

What are some of the reasons for the decrease in energy consumption of the U.K manufacturing industry?

Answer 4

An increase in the uk service sector

Question 5

What service sector is particularly large in the uk?

Answer 5

Financial sector

Question 6

What are the reasons for the huge increase in energy consumption for the transport sector?

Answer 6

Cars and planes

Question 7

What percentage do cars make up of the UK’s transport share in 2015?

Answer 7

85%

Question 8

What fraction of electricity was produced by coal in 1970 and 2011?

Answer 8

1970: 2/3
2011: 1/3

Question 9

Why has coal energy consumption decreased?

Answer 9

1) Uncompetitive global prices
2) Other cheaper energy methods since 1950s (Gas and Oil)
3) Lack of government support for the mines

Question 10

What was the dash for gas?

Answer 10

A sudden private sector shift towards energy production from natural gas

Question 11

What percentage of the electricity generation in 2030 will be made up by renewables?

Answer 11

40%

Question 12

How much did the UK government invest in to renewables in 2013 alone?

Answer 12

£8Bn

Question 13

What is Carbon Capture and Storage?

Answer 13

Ways of cutting out the production of carbon into the atmosphere from burning coal in industry

Question 14

What percentage of carbon is produced from burning natural gas compared to coal in the UK?

Answer 14

Roughly 45%

Question 15

List the 9 forms of power generation in order of lowest to highest energy efficiency

Answer 15

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Biomass, Solar, Nuclear, Hydro, Geothermal, Wind

Question 16

List the 9 forms of power generation in order of lowest to highest cost for producing 1MWh of power?

Answer 16

Gas, Hydro, Coal, Wind, Geothermal, Biomass, Nuclear, Oil, Solar

Question 17

What is the energy efficiency of coal?

Answer 17

29% (Lowest)

Question 18

How much does it cost to produce 1Mwh from coal?

Answer 18

$95

Question 19

What is the energy efficiency of natural gas?

Answer 19

38%

Question 20

How much ides it cost to produce 1MWh from natural gas?

Answer 20

$66 (Cheapest)

Question 21

What is an area in the uk that has a strong coal and gas producing capacity?

Answer 21

Leeds

Question 22

What is the energy efficiency of solar energy?

Answer 22

207%

Question 23

How much does it cost to produce 1MWh from solar energy?

Answer 23

$211 (Most expensive)

Question 24

What region of the U.K has a particularly strong solar power producing capacity?

Answer 24

South England (Latitude)

Question 25

How much does it cost to produce 1MWh from wind power?

Answer 25

$97

Question 26

What is the energy efficiency of wind power?

Answer 26

1,164% (Highest)

Question 27

What form of renewable energy producing capacity is particularly consistent but small throughout the uk?

Answer 27

Wind