To what extent is the UK energy secure?

Question 1

What dominated the G8 meeting in 2008?

Answer 1

Oil crisis

Question 2

What exactly was on the agenda regarding the oil crisis in 2008 at the G8 meeting?

Answer 2

Efficiency, shared technology and the promotion of alternative power sources.

Question 3

What were the main disagreements on at the G8 meeting in 2008?

Answer 3

Fuel subsidies, US and others say this boosted oil prices.

Question 4

What did the Business Secretary Hutton call for at the G8 meeting in 2008?

Answer 4

Increase in oil production.

Question 5

World’s first lagoon power plants were unveiled when and in which year?

Answer 5

UK 2015

Question 6

How many lagoon power plants are planned to be in the UK and where?

Answer 6

Six
Four in Wales
One in Somerset
One in Cumbria

Question 7

What will a lagoon power plant do?

Answer 7

Capture incoming and outgoing tides behind giant sea walls, and use the weight of the water to power turbines.

Question 8

How many homes will get power as a result of a lagoon power plant in Swansea?

Answer 8

155,000

Question 9

Which company said that it is freezing UK wind power investment following Brexit vote?

Answer 9

Siemans

Question 10

Why did Siemans decide to freeze investment into UK wind power?

Answer 10

No further investment until relationship becomes clearer.

Question 11

What is geothermal energy?

Answer 11

Electricity produced from the Earth’s own heat.

Question 12

What is the example of geothermal energy in the UK?

Answer 12

The joint partnership between the Eden Project and a geothermal power company EGS Energy.

Question 13

It is hoped that the quantity of geothermal energy stored in Cornish granite will contribute to how much of the UK’s energy needs?

Answer 13

10% of the total.

Question 14

Where does 3/4 of the UK oil come from?

Answer 14

Norway

Question 15

In 1950, how much of UK oil came from the Middle East and what does that compare to now?

Answer 15

1950- 81%

Now- 2%

Question 16

What is the 2016 UK Energy mix?

Answer 16

Coal: 9.1%
Gas: 42.4%
Nuclear: 21.2%
Renewable: 24.4%
Oil and other: 2.9%

Question 17

Where does the UK gas come from?

Answer 17

43% from UK production
44% from European countries (Norway and Russia)
13% from LNG tankers

Question 18

Where does 89% of UK’s coal come from?

Answer 18

Russia

Question 19

Where does UK oil come from?

Answer 19

50% Norway
35% OPEC
15% Russia