Questions 1. Why are billions of euros spent on developing solar and wind power industries? 2. What does intermittent mean? 3. Explain why the energy produced by solar power is intermittent. 4. Explain why the energy generated by wind farms is intermittent. 5. Why are traditional fossil fuel power plants kept on standby? 6. Why do nuclear power plants avoid a lot more CO2
compared with solar and wind farms?
7. According to this article, how many wind farms would be needed to replace one coal-fired power station?
8. According to this article, what other reasons are there to choose one form of energy over another?
9. Based on your knowledge, what are the major disadvantages of using fossil fuels as an energy source?
10. Why is it necessary to develop renewable energy sources such as solar and wind farms?