provision of energy in the UK
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- Created on: 05-04-23 19:54
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- provision of energy in the UK
- how is demand changing?
- energy consumption has fallen
- decline of heavy industry
- improved energy conservation
- low energy appliances
- better building insulation
- more fuel-efficient cars
- energy consumption has fallen
- how and why has the energy mix changed?
- no longer self sufficient
- about 75% of oil and gas reserves have been exhausted
- in 2018, 36% of UK's energy was imported
- decline of coal due to concerns about gg emissions and ageing power stations
- fossil fuels are likely to remain important
- remaining reserves last several decades
- cheap coal imports
- existing power stations use fossil fuels
- shale gas deposits to be exploited
- no longer self sufficient
- how has the energy mix changed?
- by 2020 the UK aims to meet 20% of its energy requirement from renewable sources
- in 1990 almost 75% of energy came from fossil fuels
- by 2007 there was an equal mix of coal, gas and nuclear
- by 2014 renewable sources had become more important
- by 2007 there was an equal mix of coal, gas and nuclear
- fracking
- high pressure liquids are introduced to fracture shale and release gas
- concerns
- risk of earthquakes
- pollution of underground water sources
- expensive
- how is demand changing?
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