lecture 1

Question 1

vivergo fuels hull

Answer 1

vivergo bioethanol fuel plant in hull was opened in 2014 with government investment, in 2017 they thought about shutting down due to changes in government policy. Now it has officially shut down bc of the change in policy.

they gambled that government policy was going to change from 5% renewable fuel energy to 10% in cars but they didn’t

Question 2

Why is ethanol in fuel?

Answer 2

It increases the burn efficiency of petrol, it’s an oxidising element to reduce carbon monoxide amounts..

Question 3

What percentage of fuel is bioethanol in Brazil?

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

Public transport

Answer 4

government awards 30 mill funding for cleaner greener bus journeys.
Using BIOGAS

Question 5

What were primitive oil lamps fuelled by?

Answer 5

Mustard oil

Question 6

What did we light our street lamps with?

Answer 6

methane

Question 7

When were the clean air acts brought into place??

Answer 7

1956,68,93

Question 8

When was there an oil crisis

Answer 8

1973, this is when biofuels started to boom

Question 9

First comitment to target cut GHG 5.2% from 1990 levels

Answer 9

Koyoto

Question 10

EU energy policy

Answer 10

in 2007 there was a pledge for a 20% GHG reduction
UK CCA -30% from 1990 levels
5% biofuels UK RTFO (Renewable transport fuel obligation)

Question 11

how are we hitting our reduction of GHG targets?

Answer 11

we moved all our energy production overseas to tiewan Korea we buy it. in they produce it

Question 12

Millennium development goals (8)

Answer 12

1. stop poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. gender equality
4. reduce child mortality
5. improve maternal health
6. combat aids and maleria
7. ensure environmental sustainability
8. develop global partnership for development

Question 13

What has saved the most power in UK

Answer 13

energy saving light bulbs

Question 14

why is wind so significant

Answer 14

bc the windmills are increasing in size and can generate 20,000kw