UK Energy mix

Description

Mind Map on UK Energy mix, created by Hannah Sargent on 23/01/2018.
Hannah Sargent
Mind Map by Hannah Sargent, updated more than 1 year ago
Hannah Sargent
Created by Hannah Sargent over 6 years ago
17
0

Resource summary

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

                                                  Similar

                                                  Plant Structure and Photosynthesis
                                                  mckenziedev
                                                  OCR GCSE Latin Vocab flash cards - all
                                                  jess99
                                                  GCSE English Literature: Of Mice and Men
                                                  Andrea Leyden
                                                  CHEMISTRY C1 3
                                                  x_clairey_x
                                                  CHEMISTRY C1 4
                                                  x_clairey_x
                                                  TOEFL Practice
                                                  aliking
                                                  Cells - Biology AQA B2.1.1
                                                  benadyl10
                                                  How Parliament Makes Laws
                                                  harryloftus505
                                                  Business Studies Unit 1
                                                  emily.mckechnie
                                                  Salesforce Admin 201 Exam Chunk 3 (66-90)
                                                  Brianne Wright
                                                  General Pathoanatomy Final MCQs (201-300)- 3rd Year- PMU
                                                  Med Student