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chapter 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biomass energy | the energy produced from organic materials |
| biofuels | fuel from organic sources |
| biopower | eletricity generated by the combustion of organic materials |
| geothermal energy | a type of renewable energy that is generated deep within the earth produced by the breakdown of radioactive elements and high presurre together |
| ground source heat pump | a network of pipes that circulates water from the ground and back into the ground |
| hydropower | eletricity generated from the energy of moving water |
| tidal energy | eletricity generated from the movement of the tides |
| ocean thermal energy conversion | the process of changing the solar energy stored in the ocean to electric power |
| passive solar heating | using the design of a building to collect store and distribute the suns energy |
| active solar heating | the use of technology to collect store and distribute the suns energy |
| flat plate solar heating | a metal box that absorbs the suns energy to heat water or air |
| photovoltaic cell | a device that converts solar energy directly into electricity |
| concentrating solar power | a technolgy that uses the heat of the sun to generate electricity mirrors focus the suns energy which is used to heat the water that fuels electric power plants |
| wind turbine | a device that converts the winds kinectics energy |
| wind farms | a power plant that uses winds turbines to generate |
| eletrolysis | a process that releases hydorgen by using electric current to break down |
| fuel cells | a device that converts hydrogen or another fuel into electricity |
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