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Wind farm Wildlife

Wind farms in Scotland

Facts and Figures

All about windfarms

• If you want a turbine for your birthday it will cost £15,000.

• A wind farm normally lasts 25 years.

• The green box near the turbines is called the transformer.

• The biggest wind turbine in the world is 196 metres high.

Renewable Energy Targets

• The UK is committed to supplying 15% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020.

• In 2012,the UK sourced just over 4% of its energy from renewable sources.

• Scotland has set a target to supply 100% of its electricity needs from renewable sources by 2020.

Facts and Figures

• Wind farms give us lots of renewable energy. • Mw stand for mega watts. • There are 250 wind turbines at Whitelee windfarm. • Wind turbines sometimes kill birds but the people who

build them try to make sure that wildlife is not affected. • There are turbines in the sea. These are called off-shore

windfarms. • You want your blades to be as light as possibly so that they

turn easily in the wind. • It takes 6 months to build a computer for a wind turbine.

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Our questions for you…

• Do you use renewable energy in your country?

• What do you think is the best kind of renewable energy?

• Do you have wind farms?

• How big are your wind turbines?

• How many wind farms do you have?

• Who is developing wind energy in your country? Is it your government?

• Where was the first wind farm in your country?

• Are your wind turbines dangerous to animals or birds?

• Do you use coal to make electricity?

• Do you have hydro-power in your country?

More questions...

• Do you use solar power in your country?

• Do you put solar panels on the roofs of your houses?

• Do you use wave power?

• Do you use tidal energy in your country?

• How much power do you get from wave power?

• Does your country use underwater or surface wave turbines?

• What type of energy does your country use most?

• Which type of energy do you use least in your country?

• What is the traditional kind of energy you use in your country?

• What type of power do you think is most appropriate for the planet?

• Why do you think that?

• How much power from a renewable source did your country produce last year?

• Does your country want to have all its energy from renewable sources in the future?

We look forward to learning about your country’s renewable energy!