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Renewable Energy Quiz & Opinion Survey

How much do you know about green energy? Have a go at our quiz and find out how good you are at helping Planet Earth recover from Global Climate Change. And you could win a cool Solar Sunhat!

1. Here are 8 sources of energy, tick 4 that you consider to be renewable energy.

Nuclear
Oil 1.5MW turbine at Swaffham, Norfolk
Wave
Wind
Natural gas
Coal
Wood
Solar

A 1.5MW wind turbine at Swaffham, Norfolk - see question 6 below.


2. Energy is used for Electricity, Heat and Transport. What can the following provide?

  Electricity Heat Transport
Solar PV
Hydro
Waste incineration
Wind
Biomass
Solar Thermal
Wood
Veg oil


3. Can burning wood to heat your home be an environmentally friendly thing to do?

4. How much energy does the average family home use for heat and power in one year?

240kWh 2,400kWh 24,000kWh

5. Roughly what proportion of household energy is used for heating and hot water?

One third (33%) A half (50%) Four fifths (80%)

6. How much of the UK's electricity is currently supplied from renewable sources?

1% 3% 10%

7. How much of the UK's total energy is currently supplied from renewable sources?

1% 3% 10%


8. What is the UK governments target for electricity supplied from renewable sources by 2010?

5% 10% No target


9. What is the UK governments target for total energy supplied from renewable sources by 2010?

5% 10% No target


10. Approximately how many homes can be supplied with electricity from a 1.5 megawatt wind turbine, like the one in the photo above?

30 300 3,000

11. How much solar energy falls on 1 square metre of the UK every year?
(1kWh = energy used by a 1 bar electric fire in 1 hour)

10kWh 100kWh 1,000kWh

12. What typical percentage of solar energy can be usefully captured by solar water heating panels?

15% 30% 50%


13. What typical percentage of solar energy can be usefully captured by solar electric panels?

15% 30% 50%

14. What causes Global Climate Change?

Carbon Dioxide, the gas given off by burning fossil fuels
The gases that are used in aerosols, such as hairspray
The hole in the Ozone Layer

15. What proportion of the world's species are expected to become extinct by 2050 if we do nothing to slow down climate change?

5% 10% 25%

16. Which form of transport emits the most carbon per passenger-mile?

Bicycle Train Aeroplane

Well done! We'll send you the answers so you can check how well you've done and enter you for the draw for a Solar Sunhat.

We'd also like you to take part in our opinion survey:

Renewable Energy Opinion Survey

17. Please place in order, numbered from 1 to 5, the five environmentally helpful things that you are most likely to do (or if you are already doing them the importance that you attach to them):

Install solar water heating
Use low energy light-bulbs
Insulate our homes
Install a wood fuelled boiler
Switch to Green Tariff electricity
 

18. Do you believe that something needs to be done about global warming and climate change?

19. Do you believe YOU can do anything about global warming and climate change?

20. What do you know about the following – please tick.

I haven’t heard of it

I have heard of it

I would like to know more

I would like to install it

I have installed it

Ground source heat pump

Solar water heating

Wind Power

Photovoltaic (Solar Electricity)

Wood pellet heating

Wood chip heating

Log heating

Biodiesel
Bioethanol
Hydropower
Micro CHP
Fuel cells & Hydrogen
Biogas
Wave power
Tidal
Geothermal

21. Please tick or complete the statements that you agree with:

i. I think that Wind Farms are a

ii. I think that Solar panels should need planning permission

iii. I would like to be able to buy Biodiesel (used by diesel cars) at my local garage

iv. I would like to be able to buy BioEthanol (used by petrol cars) at my local garage

v. I think the Government should encourage biofuels through tax breaks

vi. I know more about renewable energy now I have visited this website

And now we'd like to ask a question about yourself:

22. Please select your age group:

Thank you for answering all our questions. The information you have given us is very valuable for our future work promoting renewable energy.

Finally, we invite you to make a commitment to reduce your impact on the environment. There is a simple calculator on this site that can help you work out how much carbon dioxide (CO2) you are responsible for, and later this year we hope to introduce a Carbon Cutting Challenge to help you make a personal contribution to halting Global Climate Change.

"I promise to try to use less energy from fossil fuels."

I will aim to cut my carbon emissions by:

Date:
Name:
Address:
 
Town:
Postcode:
County:
E-mail:
Tel:

I would like to be entered into the draw for a Solar Sunhat (UK only)

Please send me more details about the Carbon Cutting Challenge
(Likely to be available Spring 2005)

I would like you to send me updates on renewable energy

Data Protection Statement Data Protection statement The National Energy Foundation (NEF), the data controller, is collecting your data for the purpose of NEF providing you with renewable energy advice. NEF will also retain your data for the purpose of carrying out research and statistical analysis of interest in renewable energy. In future NEF may wish to send you further information on renewable energy. If you are happy to receive this further information please tick above.

 

The project is supported by DEFRA through the Environmental Action Fund and managed by Sandra Hayes at the National Energy Foundation.
Web design by Delphine Gadenne/Ian Byrne

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