IB Geography class: Britain boosts electricity exports to France because of high winds

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• Unit 3: Global resource consumption

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Britain boosts electricity exports to France because of high winds

• Define the term ‘intermittent energy supply’ in the context of renewable energy sources

• Identify how many gigawatts of wind capacity Britain currently has and state how much of this is offshore

• Outline the role of interconnectors in the electricity trade between Britain and its neighbouring countries

• To what extent is a reliance on renewable energy sources such as wind power sustainable for national energy security?

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com