[DebF_EONNext]

Hey-hey 👋

We know you love a good fact, seeing as it's energy saving week ⚡ we thought it would be a bit of fun to test your general energy knowledge with a quiz 🤓

This is just for fun, first person to get all the answers correct wins a virtual round of applause👏 and bragging rights 🤩🥇

Are you ready? Here we go...

1. What element is used in Nuclear energy?
   A. Hydrogen
   B. Copper
   C. Uranium
   D. Lithium
   
2. Iceland gets around 27% of its electricity from geothermal energy but where does the other 73% come from?
   
   
3. Which of these options are an example of Biomass?
   A. Water
   B. Coffee Grounds
   C. Wind
   D. Petroleum
   
   
4. What is the name of the plane that took the first solar powered flight around the world? (Bonus question how long did it take? 😉)
   
   
5. When was solar energy originally discovered?
   A. 1958
   B. 1920
   C. 1800
   D. 1839
   
   
6. True or False Hydropower is the most widely used renewable power source?
   
   
7. How many Watts are in a megawatt?
   A. 10
   B. 1000000
   C. 100000
   D. 100
   
   
8. The UK government has committed to bring greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 but what percentage do they want us to reach by 2030?
   
   
9. Who invented wind power?
   A. James Blyth
   B. Charles Brush
   C. Donald Trump
   D. Albert Einstein
   
   
10. True or false the Halidade-X wind turbine stands at 200m tall?

[retrotecchie]

1. Uranium
2. Hydro
3. B coffee grounds
4. Solar Impulse 2. It spent 23 days in the air.
5. Solar PV was discovered in 1839 by Edmond Becquerel, but solar thermal has been around for much longer.
6. Hydro is globally number one, but has been overtaken by wind in Europe and North America.
7. 1 million
8. According to the BBC news last night, 95%. It's not going to happen.
9. Charles F Brush invented the wind generator for electricity in 1887, but wind power has been used for centuries as a source of mechanical energy, propulsion, etc.
10. Total height of the Halidade X is around 260m. The 12MW model can power a typical UK household for two days with just a single rotation!

I claim the tea and medals 🥇☕

[DebF_EONNext]

@retrotecchie I will put the kettle on but I'm not quite ready to pour the tea yet 😉

1. Uranium ✔
2. Hydro ✔
3. B coffee grounds ✔
4. Solar Impulse 2. ✔ It spent 23 days in the air. 🚫
5. Solar PV was discovered in 1839 by Edmond Becquerel, but solar thermal has been around for much longer. ✔
6. Hydro is globally number one, but has been overtaken by wind in Europe and North America. ✔
7. 1 million ✔
8. According to the BBC news last night, 95%. It's not going to happen. 🚫 (not the answer on the sheet 🙅‍♀️)
9. Charles F Brush invented the wind generator for electricity in 1887, but wind power has been used for centuries as a source of mechanical energy, propulsion, etc. 🚫
10. Total height of the Halidade X is around 260m. The 12MW model can power a typical UK household for two days with just a single rotation! ✔ (I'm giving you a bonus ✔ here for that extra factoid! 👩‍🎓)

[retrotecchie]

@DebF_EONNext

Q4. Total time airborne was 23 days. Allowing for several rebuilds, upgraded battery cooling systems and only flying when the local weather was suitable for the necessary charging, the time between initial take off and final landing in Abu Dhabi was 16 months. But actual time spent airborne was 23 days.

By 2030, the UK government want net emissions to be 69% of 1990 levels. They want 95% of electricity generated by renewable by 2030. My bad. That is still not going to happen.

[DebF_EONNext]

Originally Posted by retrotecchie

@DebF_EONNext

Q4. Total time airborne was 23 days. Allowing for several rebuilds, upgraded battery cooling systems and only flying when the local weather was suitable for the necessary charging, the time between initial take off and final landing in Abu Dhabi was 16 months. But actual time spent airborne was 23 days.

Correct ✔ 16 months was the answer I was after 😊