Topic 9- Consuming energy resources
- Created by: fshiels
- Created on: 21-03-21 23:10
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- Consuming energy resources
- Different types of energy resources
- 3 main categories:
- Non-renewable
- Cannot be replaced once used up
- Natural gas supplies in Europe:
- Used for cooking and heating
- 60% of UK gas comes from North Sea via Langeled pipeline
- Russia and Ukrain export large amounts of natural gas to Europe
- Natural gas supplies in Europe:
- Coal, oil and gas (finite resources)
- Cannot be replaced once used up
- Renewable
- Will never run out, infinite resources
- Wind power in USA
- 16,000+ large wind turbines in CA
- Hundreds of homes use smaller turbines to convert wind power into electricity
- 2015, wind power provided 6.9% of CA's total energy requirements
- Wind power in USA
- Wind power, solar power, hydroelectric power
- Will never run out, infinite resources
- Recyclable
- Provides energy from sources than can be recycled
- Nuclear, biofuel energy
- Provides energy from sources than can be recycled
- Non-renewable
- 3 main categories:
- Different types of energy resources
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