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    1. Energy Resources Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    3. Coal Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    6. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    7. Advantages: • Reserves are likely to last 300 years. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    8. Advantages: • Reserves are likely to last 300 years. • Improved technology has made conversion to electricity more efficient. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    10. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    11. Disadvantages: • Most easily accessible coal has been used up so production costs have risen. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    12. Disadvantages: • Most easily accessible coal has been used up so production costs have risen. • Burning coal causes air pollution and the release of greenhouse gases. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    13. Disadvantages: • Most easily accessible coal has been used up so production costs have risen. • Burning coal causes air pollution and the release of greenhouse gases. • Mining causes lots of visual pollution. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    14. Gas Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    17. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    18. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    19. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    20. Advantages: • Cheaper and cleaner than oil and coal. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    21. Advantages: • Cheaper and cleaner than oil and coal. • Easy to transport. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    22. Advantages: • Cheaper and cleaner than oil and coal. • Easy to transport. • Safer than Nuclear energy. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    24. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    25. Disadvantages: • Only going to last 50-70 years. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    26. Disadvantages: • Only going to last 50-70 years. • Greenhouse gases. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    27. Disadvantages: • Only going to last 50-70 years. • Greenhouse gases. • Terminals are unattractive and take up a lot of space. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    28. Oil Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    34. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    35. Advantages: • Efficient to burn. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    36. Advantages: • Efficient to burn. • Easy to transport. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    37. Advantages: • Efficient to burn. • Easy to transport. • Used for petrochemical industry. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    38. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    39. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    40. Disadvantages: • Reserves may only last another 50-70 years. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    41. Disadvantages: • Reserves may only last another 50-70 years. • Greenhouse gases. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    42. Disadvantages: • Reserves may only last another 50-70 years. • Greenhouse gases. • Huge environmental problem of oil spills. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    43. Disadvantages: • Reserves may only last another 50-70 years. • Greenhouse gases. • Huge environmental problem of oil spills. • Vulnerable to political and military pressure. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    44. Nuclear Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    46. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    47. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    48. Advantages: • Uses very little raw material. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    49. Advantages: • Uses very little raw material. • Produce very small amount of greenhouse gases. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    50. Advantages: • Uses very little raw material. • Produce very small amount of greenhouse gases. • Long life span – not going to run out. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    52. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    53. Disadvantages: • The consequences of an accident e.g. Chernobyl. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    54. Disadvantages: • The consequences of an accident e.g. Chernobyl. • The production of nuclear waste. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    55. Disadvantages: • The consequences of an accident e.g. Chernobyl. • The production of nuclear waste. • Potential health risks. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    56. Biomass & Biogas Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    60. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    61. •Non fossil organic material which has a chemical energy content. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    62. •Non fossil organic material which has a chemical energy content. •Can be a sustainable crop. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    63. •Non fossil organic material which has a chemical energy content. •Can be a sustainable crop. •Household waste (Sheffield). Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    64. •Non fossil organic material which has a chemical energy content. •Can be a sustainable crop. •Household waste (Sheffield). •Fermented organic material e.g sugar alcohol for vehicles (Brazil). Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    65. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    66. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    67. Advantages: • Renewable and / or sustainable. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    68. Advantages: • Renewable and / or sustainable. • Getting rid of waste products. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    69. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    70. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    71. Disadvantages: • Burning still produces greenhouse gases. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    72. Disadvantages: • Burning still produces greenhouse gases. • Large area of agricultural land needed for growing a sustainable burning crop. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    73. Disadvantages: • Burning still produces greenhouse gases. • Large area of agricultural land needed for growing a sustainable burning crop. • Specialist equipment (incinerators) needed. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    74. Wind Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    77. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    78. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    79. Advantages: • Low running costs. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    80. Advantages: • Low running costs. • When the wind is strongest – demand is highest. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    81. Advantages: • Low running costs. • When the wind is strongest – demand is highest. • Off-shore wind farms solve some of the problems of the on- shore projects. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    83. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    84. Disadvantages: • Expensive to build and maintain. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    85. Disadvantages: • Expensive to build and maintain. • Very large numbers needed – unsightly. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    86. Disadvantages: • Expensive to build and maintain. • Very large numbers needed – unsightly. • Noisy. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    87. Disadvantages: • Expensive to build and maintain. • Very large numbers needed – unsightly. • Noisy. • NIMBY. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    88. Tidal Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    89. Tidal Barrage Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    90. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    91. Sea Turbines Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    94. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    95. Advantages: • Unlimited supply. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    96. Advantages: • Unlimited supply. • No pollution. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    97. Advantages: • Unlimited supply. • No pollution. • Constant supply – there are always tides. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    98. Advantages: • Unlimited supply. • No pollution. • Constant supply – there are always tides. • The UK will be world leaders in sea turbine technology. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    100. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    101. Disadvantages: • Expensive to build. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    102. Disadvantages: • Expensive to build. • Floods estuaries – can destroy wildlife habitats. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    103. Wave Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    107. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    108. Advantages: • Masses of free energy. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    109. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    110. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    111. Disadvantages: • Expensive to develop. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    112. Disadvantages: • Expensive to develop. • Equipment to survive severe weather still being developed. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    113. Solar Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    117. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    118. Advantages: • Very good for small scale uses. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    119. Advantages: • Very good for small scale uses. • Alternative and appropriate technology for LEDCs. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    120. Advantages: • Very good for small scale uses. • Alternative and appropriate technology for LEDCs. • No pollution. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    121. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    122. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    123. Disadvantages: • Expensive to set up. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    124. Disadvantages: • Expensive to set up. • For UK – when need is the greatest – the weather is the worst. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    125. Disadvantages: • Expensive to set up. • For UK – when need is the greatest – the weather is the worst. • Large scale (power station) projects still in development. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    126. Hydroelectric Power Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    130. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    131. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    132. Advantages: • Little pollution when running. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    133. Advantages: • Little pollution when running. • Cheap once set up. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    134. Advantages: • Little pollution when running. • Cheap once set up. • Lakes can be used for recreation and to stop flooding. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    135. Advantages: • Little pollution when running. • Cheap once set up. • Lakes can be used for recreation and to stop flooding. • Pump storage schemes use spare energy. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    137. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    138. Disadvantages: • Dams are expensive to build and large projects can get LEDCs in debt. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    139. Disadvantages: • Dams are expensive to build and large projects can get LEDCs in debt. • Floods lots of land – disrupts peoples lives. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    140. Disadvantages: • Dams are expensive to build and large projects can get LEDCs in debt. • Floods lots of land – disrupts peoples lives. • Can create methane (greenhouse gas) from rotting vegetation. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    141. Geothermal Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    146. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    147. Advantages: • Renewable. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    148. Advantages: • Renewable. • Reliable. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    149. Advantages: • Renewable. • Reliable. • Non-polluting. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    150. Advantages: • Renewable. • Reliable. • Non-polluting. • Hot water can also be used for heating the local city. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    151. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    152. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    153. Disadvantages: • Limited locations with the possibility of earthquakes, eruptions and sulphur. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    154. Disadvantages: • Limited locations with the possibility of earthquakes, eruptions and sulphur. • Expensive to build and maintain. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    155. Fuelwood Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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    159. Advantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    160. Advantages: • The wood is free. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    161. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    162. Disadvantages: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    163. Disadvantages: • The trees are important for shelter, food, fuel and shade. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    164. Disadvantages: • The trees are important for shelter, food, fuel and shade. • Collecting wood is a time consuming job for women and children. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    165. Disadvantages: • The trees are important for shelter, food, fuel and shade. • Collecting wood is a time consuming job for women and children. • Environmental deprivation. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
    166. Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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