The document summarizes the results of a 203 person survey conducted at Dollar Academy, Scotland about attitudes towards renewable energy. Key findings include: - 117 respondents believed climate change has been caused by human activities. - Wind power was viewed as having the least negative environmental impact and producing the most energy, but solar was seen as the best value. - 75 respondents thought wind power will be the most important renewable energy source in the future in their country. - 140 respondents could not see a wind farm from their home/school, but of those that could, 97 had a positive or didn't mind attitude towards wind farms.

1. Comenius project survey –
attitudes towards renewable
energy
Survey Results
for Dollar
Academy,
Scotland June 2011

2. Comenius project survey - Attitudes Towards Renewable Energy
Number of Surveys = 203
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140 Q1. Do you believe that recent
climate change has been caused by?
120 117
100
80
69
60
40
20
10
7
0
Human Activites Natural Processes Combination of No response
Both
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3. Comenius project survey - Attitudes Towards Renewable Energy
Many answers to question 2a were incorrectly completed. Only a sample group of 15 correctly completed question
2a’s are charted below.
Q2 a Order the renewable sources of energy from 1
(most) to 8 (least) on their negative impact on the
environment
6
5
1
4
2
3
3 4
5
6
2 7
8
1
0
Wind (onshore) Wind (offshore Hydro-power Solar power Tidal power Wave power Geothermal Biomass
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4. Comenius project survey - Attitudes Towards Renewable Energy
Q2 a Order the renewable sources of energy from 1
(most) to 8 (least) on the amount of energy
produced
6
5
1
4
2
3
3 4
5
2 6
7
8
1
0
Wind Wind (offshore Hydro-power Solar power Tidal power Wave power Geothermal Biomass
(onshore)
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5. Comenius project survey - Attitudes Towards Renewable Energy
Q2 a Order the renewable sources of energy from 1
(most) to 8 (least) on their value for money
6
5
4 1
2
3
3 4
5
6
2 7
8
1
0
Wind (onshore) Wind (offshore Hydro-power Solar power Tidal power Wave power Geothermal Biomass
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Number of Surveys = 203
2b. Which of the renewable
energy sources listed above do
you think will be the most
important in your country in the
future ?
22
8 44 Wind
12 Hydro-power
12
Solar Power
19
11 Tidal Power
Wave Power
Geothermal
75
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Number of Surveys = 203
3a. Can you see a wind
farm from your house or
school?
62
Yes
No
140
3b. How do you feel about
that wind farm or wind
farms in general?
79
97 Positive
Negative
Don't mind
27
Q3c) A small number of people answered this question however a sample of
answers are as follows:
• They provide much needed energy
• Cheap, constant energy
• Noisy and ugly
• They save energy that is running out
Q4) Very few people answered this question however one response stated:
I feel that I would rather have renewable energy than use non-renewable energy
as non-renewable energy runs out quicker.
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Many thanks to the Intermediate 2 Computing classes and to Michael Green Form V
who assisted in the analysis of the data from the questionnaires and in the production
of this report.
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