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In Europe, energy is ubiquitous in our daily lives, supplying power to everything around us without us even realising it: heating for our homes, lighting for our buildings, power for public transport, enabling us to play video games, re-charge our smartphones, and so on. All these and many other measures require energy, but where does it come from? What is a kilowatt hour? What are renewable sources of energy?
Discover the answers to these questions through these short videos, also ideal for starting a discussion on the topic in the classroom.
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Over half of the European Union’s energy is imported – mostly as fossil fuels like oil and natural gas, which provide the majority of our energy. Nucl...
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The sun is our star! It gives us incredible light and heat, thanks to a process called fusion. Can you imagine if we could reproduce this on Earth? It...
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Efficiency means getting more for less. If we are efficient with energy, we can enjoy the same levels of comfort or more, while using less! The EU ene...
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Energy powers everything around us. In the EU, each of us uses a great deal of energy every day. Our electricity is often measured in kilowatt-hours. ...
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We can all play our part in protecting the environment and our climate by using greener forms of energy. Like renewable energy – so-called because it ...
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