Energy Resources

Energy Resources

Nuclear
1. electricity comes from a nuclear power station
2. Challenges
  1. huge building costs
  2. enormous costs to store and transport nuclear waste
  3. expensive to shut down
  4. waste has to be stored safely for many years
  5. dangerous if accidents occur
    1. accidents lead to long term detrimental impacts on people and the wildlife
3. opportunities
  1. creates jobs
  2. energy generated is cheap
  3. nuclear power is considered cleaner and less polluting than fossil fuels
4. $130 dollars per megga what
5. 45 killograms of carbon dioxide is produced per megga what
6. carbon footprint 45kg co2
Renewables
1. Wind
  1. Offshore
    1. challenges
      1. impact the current, fish and wildlife
      2. ugly
      3. noisy
    2. opportunities
      1. can act as an artificial reef and make habitats
    3. cost 7.5c/kwh
  2. Onshore
    1. challenges
      1. block TV and phone signals
      2. disturb wildlife and people
      3. noisy
      4. wind turbines affect bird migration patterns and bat life
      5. ugly
      6. impact untouched land
    2. opportunities
      1. land used can also be used for farming or leisure
    3. cost 3.3c
  3. carbon footprint 50kg co2
2. Hydro electric
  1. cost 4.8c/kwh
  2. 275kg co2
3. Solar
  1. making solar panels is an energy and resources intense process. it makes a lot of waste
  2. once you have paid to have them on your house they are free
4. Tidal
  1. 50kg co2
5. Geothermal
  1. cost 6.8
  2. carbon footprint 78kg co2
6. Waves
  1. carbon footprint 50kg co2
7. Biomass
  1. 6.7c/kwh
8. opportunities
  1. many jobs in manufacturing, research and development
  2. low carbon emtions
9. challenges
  1. high set up costs
  2. more highly skilled jobs needed
  3. imapact on visual environment
    1. affect tourism
  4. low profitability
Fossil fuels
1. Oil
  1. it comes from the USA, Saudi Arabia and Russia
  2. it releases 970g of carbon dioxide on a life cycle basis
  3. challenges
    1. the burning of fossil fuels creates greenhouse gas leads to climate change
    2. gas and oil take up space and mean digging up of large areas of land for pipelines
    3. cannot be done onshore in the UK because it causes mini earthquakes
  4. opportunities
    1. creation of jobs
    2. it can bring money into the area
  5. carbon captive storage is more efficient but expensive
  6. carbon dioxide 900kg c02
2. Gas
  1. challenges
    1. non renewables
    2. emits carbon dioxide
    3. natural gas can be difficult to harness
  2. opportunities
    1. major source of energy
    2. is relatively cheap
    3. more jobs
    4. energy security
  3. it comes from the USA, Russia, Iran and Canada
  4. it produces 0.185kg of carbon dioxide per 1 killowhat
  5. carbon footprint 1000kg co2
3. Coal
  1. challenges
    1. coal is hard to access
    2. coal must be imported from overseas
    3. burning coal may contribute to climate change
    4. waste heaps from coal mines can create visual pollution
  2. opportunities
    1. creates jobs
    2. brings money and jobs to an area
    3. carbon captive storage is efficient but expensive
  3. it costs $0.032 megga whats
  4. it comes from: china, Australia, Indonesia and Russia
  5. it releases 8.2 grams of carbon dioxide on a life cycle bases
  6. carbon footprint 1050kg co2
4. Fracking/ shale gas
  1. challenges
    1. air quality is impacted
    2. noise, dust and disturbance
    3. ground contamination
  2. opportunities
    1. helps our planet decarbonise
    2. increase energy security
  3. it comes from the USA, canada, china and argentina
  4. it releases 490g of carbon dioxide on a life cycle basis
  5. cannot be done onshore in the UK as it causes mini earthquakes

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