Classroom visuals
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Palm Oil
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![Biofuels]()
Biofuels
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![Biofuels]()
Biofuels
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![Wind Farm]()
Wind Farm
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![Solar Panels]()
Solar Panels
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![Sunlight]()
Sunlight
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![Solar Power Station]()
Solar Power Station
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![Petrol Station Selling Biofuel]()
Petrol Station Selling Biofuel
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![Electric Car]()
Electric Car
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![Nuclear Power Station]()
Nuclear Power Station
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![Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods]()
Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods
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![Extracting Radioisotopes]()
Extracting Radioisotopes
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Biofuel Cycle (labelled)
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Biofuel Cycle (unlabelled)
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Biofuels Cycle (labelled)
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Biofuels Cycle (unlabelled)
Film info
Film summary
Can biofuels become the sustainable fuels of the future? Or does the energy used for their production, and impact on biodiversity mean they do more harm than good?Key facts
- Biofuel is cheap to produce and is a renewable source of energy.
- Biofuels are made by fermenting crops like sugar cane, rapeseed, corn and palm oil.
- Greenhouse gases produced by burning biofuels are offset by replanting.
- Greenhouse gases are created by biofuel farming techniques, and growing biofuels takes away land from food crops.
Transcript
Biomass is one of our oldest sources of energy.
Biomass – plant and animal material
When we burn any living, or recently living, matter, from animal faeces to wood, it becomes a biofuel.
Today, the term 'biofuel' tends to refer to bioethanol and biodiesel, which are used as alternatives, or in addition ...
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