As quickly as you can, identify what energy source is in the photo, decide if it’s renewable or non-renewable and note it in your book.
Wind farms for energy
The Co-operative Farms – committed to green energy. In 2005, The Co-operative built an eight-turbine wind farm at Coldham in Cambridgeshire.It can provide enough power to supply around 9,000 homes each year.Each turbine costs around £2 million.
Should you invest in more wind farms or invest in another energy resource?
Analyse the dataWind speed (m/s)
Power (MW)
0 0
2 0
4 0.1
6 0.5
8 1
10 1.6
12 1.9
14 2
16 2
18 2
20 2
22 2
The power output of one of the Coldham wind turbines was measured at different wind speeds.
Draw a suitable chart to display the data.
What does it show?
The turbine starts generating electricity at a wind speed of around 4m/s
An increase of wind speed above 14 m/s will not increase the power.
The turbine reaches its maximum power output of 2 MW at a wind speed of 14 m/s
GeothermalHot rocks under the earth’s crust turn water into steam to drive a turbine.
HydroelectricityFalling water turns a turbine.
SolarLight energy from the sun can be converted directly into electricity.
TidalMotion of tides used to turn turbines.
WaveMotion of waves used to generate electricity.
BiomassOnce-living matter (e.g. wood) is burnt.
Your final task!
Working on your own, write a paragraph saying why your group’s choice of renewable energy is a good option for the UK.
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