biofuels

EnergyFossil fuels

Nuclear

Wind

Biofuels

Solar

§6.6

Biofuels are:

Liquids made from plant material…

… to be used as fuel.

Plants (corn, soybean, algae…)

Biofuel production

Biofuel

Biofuel is burnt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ck3FYVNl6s

Pro: it’s carbon neutral.

Fuel is burnt

CO2 in the air

Plants use CO2

Plants become biofuel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxyvVkeW7Nk

Your turn, p. 93

Complete exercises 1-5

wind

EnergyFossil fuels

Nuclear

Wind

Biofuels

Solar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsZITSeQFR0

http://energinet.dk/Flash/Forside/UK/index.html

How much power can we get from wind energy? Use the Diercke International Atlas, map 49-3.

a. What countries are in this map?b. What do the numbered lines mean?c. How many power plants of each type are there in the

Copenhagen and Malmö region?d. What is the total power each type can generate?

(‘Decomissioned’ means ‘no longer active’)e. What percentage of total power is generated by wind

power in the Copenhagen and Malmö region?f. What could be two effects of wind farms on ship traffic

in the Öresund?

How much power can we get from wind energy? Use the Diercke International Atlas, map 49-3.

f. Where would you build a new wind farm in this area and why?

• Choose a location and show this location on a map. You will have to draw the map. Do this carefully.

• Write a short report on your choice. You must discuss two pros and two cons of your chosen area and make clear if the pros outweigh the cons.

• Hand in everything at end of class.