United States of America

Department for Energy

You are part of a group that wants the government to look at new ways to generate electricity. You have been asked by the President to present the advantages of your energy resource over the others.• Wind –• Solar –• Geothermal –• Wave/tidal –• Nuclear –• Hydroelectric –• Fossil fuels –

What to include?1. Name of energy resource (& group’s names)

2. Picture

3. How does it produce electricity?

4. What are the advantages?

5. What are the disadvantages?

6. Number of power stations in the UK?

7. Cost to produce energy (p/kWh)?Think about:• Cost• Pollution• Affect on wildlife• Damage to

landscape• Noise

Useful Websites/resources

• http://energy.gov/science-innovation/energy-sources

• darvill.clara.net

• eon-uk

• Programs – science – multimedia science school 11-16 – physics – power production

• Programs Science focus focus on climate change

The Fabulous Fossil Fuels!

Fossil fuels. Why we should carry on using fossils fuels now and in the future.

Fossil Fuels

A few pictures how fossil fuels look like, and a pie chart.

Burning coal produces sulphur dioxide, an acidic gas that contributes to the formation of acid

rain.

1) Give us a reliable source of energy.

2) Give us a lot of energy for a small amount of fuel.

1) Are bad for the environment.

2) Not a lot of fossil fuels are left.

The UK relies on atomic energy for nearly 20%

of its electricity. UK has 19 reactors generating

about 18% of its electricity. All but one of its

existing power stations is due to close by 2023.

Cost to produce energy (p/kWh)?

Those initial costs tend to be greater than building conventional power stations.

You need about ten million pounds to build energy plants.