Science EV-1 Formative Assesment by NALLASIVAM PARAMASIVAM https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2021-05-09 15:15:24 UTC 2024-11-11 07:02:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/965283289/8ecbbfc2b3e18e0ab306b5b558abfae2/natural_resoureces.png Why do we need to find and alternate source of energy? Ans: Coal and petroleum are fossil fuels which means that they are formed by organic matter. And their formation takes "EXTREMELY" long time, which means we should be using them judiciously. They are also called a 'non-renewable' source of energy as we might run out of them sooner or later. These resources also cause pollution as they release harmful smoke. Using solar energy, tidal energy. wind energy etc. cause less pollution and will not exhaust as they are a 'renewable source of energy. kavish1782008 https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1506529921 2021-05-09 15:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1506529921 Q. Prepare a brief report on any country/ institution/ community who were successful in finding an alternative energy source other than fossil fuels kavish1782008 https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1506533099 2021-05-09 15:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1506533099 kavish1782008 https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1506534936 2021-05-09 15:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1506534936 Germany is one of the countries that has found an alternate source of energy. For Germany, 2020 was a banner year in the production of renewable energy. Clean energy source, wind farms and solar arrays as well as hydroelectric and biogas plants, ratcheted their share of power consumption up to 46 percent, nearly equaling that of coal, gas, oil, and nuclear power combined. Also coal is the second-largest source of electricity in Germany. kavish1782008 https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1506536685 2021-05-09 15:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1506536685 Q. What are its positive outcomes? kavish1782008 https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1509537705 Ans: According to the data, wind energy alone produced more electricity than the country’s lignite and hard coal plants. Overall, renewables produced 45 percent of Germany’s electricity as the pandemic-driven decrease in consumption and cheaper gas power “heralded the end of coal”.



]]> 2021-05-10 15:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1509537705 Q. What is the country's implementation strategy kavish1782008 https://padlet.com/kavish1782008/x08u4j6qh0vjp5oq/wish/1509629991 Ans: Germany has had a number of progressive environmental policies that have set the stage for its transition to renewable energy: Building efficiency standards and a green certification program in the late 1970s; financing for building retrofits, solar roofs and the first feed-in tariff program in the late 1990s; and an "eco-tax" on gasoline and fossil-based electricity in 2000. All of these policy actions have helped to establish Germany’s leadership in the global green economy but arguably the biggest driver of its energy transition has been the Renewable Energy Act adopted in 2000, which includes an updated Feed-in Tariff guaranteeing full-cost compensation to cover the actual cost of a specific renewable energy investment.

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