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Mind Map by maddiemurchie23, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by maddiemurchie23
over 11 years ago
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Energy Issues
- Non Renewable Energy (stock resources)
- there is a finite supply of sources and
without using sustainbly they will run out in
the foreseeable future
- Nuclear energy
- Generated by splitting atoms of
uranium by Nuclear fission (a chain
reaction).
- Advantages
- Small amount makes a lot of electricity
- No CO2 emissions
- Easily stored
- Small amount makes a lot of electricity
- Disadvantages
- Concern of safety
- Can't be switched on/off easily
- Produces radio active waste
- Concern of safety
- Generated by splitting atoms of
uranium by Nuclear fission (a chain
reaction).
- Coal
- Oil
- Natural Gas
- Nuclear energy
- Renewable Energy (flow resources) -
can be consumed without
endangering future consumption as it
has a natural rate of availability
- Energy Mix - the relative importance of
each type of energy source in providing a
country's energy
- Factors influencing a
country's energy mix
- Security
- Affordability
- Availability
- Security
- UK's primary energy mix
- 38% natural gas
- 9% nuclear
- 2% renewables
- 16% coal
- 35% oil
- 38% natural gas
- Factors influencing a
country's energy mix
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