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| word | defenition |
|---|---|
| biomass energy | energy that is produced from this material |
| biofuels | liquid fuels from biomass sources |
| biopower | electricity that is generated by the combustion of biomass |
| geothermal energy | the breakdown of radioactive element produces |
| ground source heat pump | takes advantage of the fact that the temperature of soil a few feet underground stays the same all year |
| hydropower | renewable energy from the motion of water than any other resource |
| tidal energy | using the movement of tidal water to generate electricity |
| OTEC | a process that converts the thermal energy in ocean water to electrical energy that people can use |
| passive solar heating | designing a building to collect store and distribute the suns energy |
| active solar heating | system uses technology to collect move and store heat driven from the sun |
| flat plate solar collector | generally consists of black heat absorbing metal plate in a flat box with a glass cover |
| photovoltaic cell | solar energy is converted directly into electricity |
| CSP | a technology that uses mirrors to focus sunlight in order to generate electricity |
| wind turbine | a device that converts winds kinetic energy or energy of motion into electrical energy |
| wind farms | wind turbines are built in groups also called |
| electrolysis | one process that releases hydrogen is |
| fuel cells | hydrogen gas can be used to produce electricity within |
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MRGREEN