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CHAPTER 18

TermDefinition
biomass energy energy that is produced from material (wood, manure, grain, etc.)
biofuels liquid fuels from biomass sources
biopower electricity that is generated by the combustion of biomass
geothermal energy heat that's high pressure combined with the breakdown of radioactive elements
ground source heat pump takes advantage of the fact that the temperature of soil a few feet underground stays about the same all year
hydropower when we use the kinetic energy of moving water to turn turbines and generate electricity
tidal energy refers to using the movement of tidal water to generate electricity
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) a process that converts the thermal energy in ocean water to electrical energy that people can use
passive solar heating involves designing a building to collect, store, and distribute the sun's energy naturally
active solar heating system that uses technology to collect, move , and store heat derived from the sun
flat-plate solar collector generally consists of a black, heat-absorbing metal plate in a flat box with a glass cover
photovoltaic (PV) cell when solar energy is converted directly into electricity
concentrating solar power (CSP) a technology that uses mirrors to focus sunlight in order to generate electricity
wind turbine a device that converts the wind's kinetic energy, or energy of motion, into electrical energy
wind farms wind turbines built in groups
electrolysis when water molecules are broken down into oxygen gas
fuel cell a device that converts hydrogen or another fuel into electricity
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