Energy long ago

• 1950s• Heating in the home• People would have

heated their homes with coal and turf.

• This is a turf fire.• Turf comes from bogs•

Energy long ago • 1960s-1970s• Central heating• Tanks filled with water

were installed at the back of the fire and when the fire was on it would heat up the water .This was pumped around the house to heat radiators

• But turf and coal was still in use

• Electric fire would also heat up homes

Energy long ago

• 1980s• As people got wealthier

they move on to oil and gas central heating

• In Ireland gas was discovered off the coast in the sea and was used to heat homes, schools and buildings

Energy long ago • The government

banned the use of coal in the main cities because when there was low air pressure the smoke mixed with fog to make smog.

• This was bad for peoples lungs.

• People could only use smokeless coal.

Energy long ago

• 1990s• Oil and gas heating was

most popular • Coal fires was less

common• Homes were insulated

Energy long ago

• 2000s• Homes were insulated• Double glazing in most

building• Wood burning stoves

were use• Geo thermal and under

floor heating

Energy long ago

• 2000 -• Wind turbines were

built to produce wind generated electricity.

• This way of making electricity does not produce pollution

• 2000• Solar panels were

introduced and people started to install them on their roofs to generate electricity

Energy use in Ireland

• Energy use in Ireland per capita has increased since 1960

• The peak was in 2001 • In that year it was

3737.54kg in kg of oil equivalent per person

• In 2007 it fell back to 3456.56kg in oil equivalent

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Energy through the ages

By Conor6th Class