Lecture 6- Energy slides early 24

Question 1

in 2000 how much exajoules did people use

Answer 1

424 which is equal to 10,000 million tonnes of oil

Question 2

controlled nuclear reactions produce huge amounts of energy, what are benefits/disadvantages of this

Answer 2

low greenhouse emissons but waste needs to be stored

Question 3

where was the first commerical sea gen turbine at

Answer 3

strangford louth, northern Ireland

Question 4

where was the first sea gen turbine built

Answer 4

Belfast

Question 5

how much capacity did the sea gen turbine have

Answer 5

1.2 megawatts which could generate electricty to power 1,140 homes