PresentationWhat is National Grid?
Learn about National Grid and renewable energy!
What is National Grid?
When you turn on the lights, plug in your computer or cook, you use ENERGY!
But where does energy come from?
We get energy from the sun, water and wind.
We call this renewable energy.
This is turned into energy by wind turbines, solar panels, hydroelectric power stations!
We also get energy from fossil fuels - coal, gas and oil.
This is non-renewable energy.
Watch the clip!National Grid take energy and carry it to all the places it needs to go!
Along pylons, cables and wires!
National Grid helps make the electricity safe to use, before feeding it through cables to our front doors!
The energy moves ALL around the country!
We use different amounts of energy at different times.
People at National Grid make sure everyone has enough energy.
They make sure the energy has the right voltage.
They send it to homes, factories, libraries, offices, leisure centres and loads more!
Renewable energy is the future, a Net Zero future!
National Grid are part of many innovative projects that share renewable energy with other countries.
They use under the sea cables.
The UK aims to reach net zero by 2050.
A huge part of the strategy is to use an electricity system with 100% zero-carbon generation and much of this is expected to come from renewable energy.
So you have power to keep the lights on wherever you are!
Next time you see a pylon or a house with their lights switched on, think about how the energy got there!
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