Strategies to increase energy supply
1) Use more fossil fuels and nuclear power.
2)Invent more renewable energy and produce more as well.
Renewable source How it works
Turbines on land and sea are
Wind turned on by the wind to
generate electricity.
Photovoltaic cells mounted on
Solar solar panels convert sunlight
into energy
Large-scale dams and smaller
Hydro Electric Power (HEP) micro-dams create enough
water to turn turbines and
generate electricity
Water heated underground in
Geothermal contact with hot rocks creates
steam that drives turbines to
generate electricity
Waves force air into a chamber
Wave where it turns a turbine linked
to a generator
Energy produced from organic
Biomass matter such as: burning
dung/plant matter and the
production of biofuels.
Advantages and disadvantages
 In 2014, wind power met 10% of the UK’s electricity demand
 Unpopular, but considerable potential
 Wind farms are noisy and spoil the view for people living near
 No harmful gasses are produced
 Energy production is seasonal
 Solar panel ‘farms’ need a lot of space
 Great potential in some LICs with high levels of sunshine
 Large dams are expensive and controversial
 Micro-dams are becoming popular options in the local level
 An important energy source in several countries. It currently contributes
85% of global renewable electricity
Limited to technology active countries:
 The USA (has the most geothermal plants-77)
 Iceland (provides 30% of the country’s energy)
 The Philippines and New Zealand
 Portugal has built the world’s first wave farm, which started generating
electricity in 2008
 There are many experimental wave farms, but costs are high and there
are environmental concerns
 Using land to grow biofuels rather than crops is very controversial
 Burning organic matter can create smoky unhealthy conditions
 Fuelwood supplies are limited