The London Array

Question 1

Location

Answer 1

At the widest point of the Thames Estuary 12 miles north of the Kent coast and 12 miles south of Essex

Question 2

3 facts/figures

Answer 2

1O years to be completed and covers 40 square miles and transmits up to 630 megawatts of energy

Question 3

(Positive and negative) Impacts on people

Answer 3

More jobs to local people and gives clean energy out to half a million homes but spoils the landscape

Question 4

(Positive and negative) Impacts on the environment

Answer 4

4 bird deaths a year and uses 925,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

Question 5

Is it effective in meeting the energy needs/demands of the population?

Answer 5

I think it may be effective right now but as we rely more on clean energy we won’t need to use it and use better and cleaner forms of energy.