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UK Energy mix
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Mind Map on UK Energy mix, created by Hannah Sargent on 23/01/2018.
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UK Energy mix
Renewables
Wind
Wind turbines turn to make electricity
Wind farms in the countryside or in the sea
Hydroelectric power (HEP)
Energy from the movement of water through lakes and dams
In mountainous areas
Solar
Energy from the sun
Collected by solar panels on roofs or in fields
Biomass
Uses decaying plant and animal waste
Tidal
Movement of the tide drags turbines
Found in estuaries with large tidal range
Geothermal
Cold water is pumped underground and comes out as steam
Uses natural heat of the earth
Tectonically active areas
Wave
The movement of seawater through a cavity to drive turbines
Found where there are lots of waves
Fossil Fuels
Oil
Lakes of oil are found between seams of rock
Pipes are sunk to the oil and it is pumped out
Coal
Mined from coal seams
Burned to provide electricity
Formed by fossilised carbon
Natural gas
Methane and other gases trapped between rock seams
Pipes sunk into the ground to release gas
Nuclear
Radioactive minerals are mined
Electricity is released when atoms are split
Located near the coast
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