Meeting activity

Problem: Find Alternative Energy


Date of meeting: 15th March 2011
Time of meeting: 10:15
Venue: W101
Group members:
Chair: Hamdan.
Minute taker: Amer.
Participant: Othman.

Venue preparation:

Grouping of chairs round tables



Agenda:
The new energy 

High cost, friendly to the  environment,

Low cost, the increasing of CO2, the economy in Europe

The chairman Hamdan opened the meeting at 10:15
1. New Energy:
Hamdan said its a good idea to use the hydroelectric energy.
Hedley worried about the price of the hydroelectric power because some countries cannot afford it .
Amer said that our country can afford the cost of the hydroelectric power and other alternative energy

Othman said our country can use the solar energy, because there is enough sunlight to produce energy and we can use floating windmills in the sea to produce energy.

2. Uranium energy:
Hamdan said that the uranium energy can be used in any country and it’s cheap and Hedley said it is good idea and Othman said that our country is building a new city called Masdar city that will decreas the CO2 and it uses clean energy. Amer said the government support the clean energy by IRENA meeting.



3. Oil effects on the environment:

Amer said that the oil and the gases affect the environment and we must decrease the CO2. Hedley said that we cannot stop using the oil, because many countries in Europe depend on the oil energy.




4. Europe economy:
Some countries cannot afford the alternative energy, because of economic crises like, Greece and the UK.


 In the end we reached the conclusion of:

1. Othman and Amer agreed with Hamdan but Hedley said it’s very expensive.
2. The nuclear energy got positive views from the group.

3. The idea of stoping using oil cannot be applied because some countries can’t use alternative energy.
4. Europe will continue using cheap and harmful energy sources due to economic crises and the high cost of alternative energies.