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6. Is the pay back times for solar cells
7. What it the feed in tariff in Northern UK?
8. How much electricity did the pilot tidal lagoon scheme at Strangford Lough produce?
- Enough to power all the homes inNorthern Ireland
- Enough to power 1000
- Enough to power 50 homes
9. Compared to the conventional diesel engine buses by how much does the Poo Bus (Bristol) cut CO2 emissions?
10. How much will the Tidal lagoon scheme in the UK cost?
- £2 billion
- £1 billion
- £600,000
11. What is the pay back time for a wind turbine?
12. How many times more energy does a wind turbine energy than the energy that went into making it?
- 20-25 times more
- 2 times more
- 1000 times more
13. What is coppicing?
- cut back (a tree or shrub) to ground level periodically to stimulate growth:
- covering trees in copper
- a special tree dance
14. How does it operate?
- Like a lock on a canal
- Like a wind turbine
- Like a diver
15. Where is Drax power station?
- South Wales
- Yorkshire
- London Derry
16. How long will the proposed lagoon tidal power plant last?
- Will have a much shorter life span than a nuclear reactor
- 120 years-4 times as long as a nuclear reactor
- As long as a coal fired power station
17. What can the sea wall not be used for?
- Lagoon could be used for water sports like rafting
- As a cycle path/walkway
- Trapping seals in the lagoon
- Tourist attraction
18. What % of CO2 emissions has DRAX prevented by becoming a predominnantely biomass generator power station?
19. How many tons of CO2 could a household save annually by installing photovoltaics?
20. How much money can solar cells save on energy bills?
- £500
- £60
- no money there is no finacial gain