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| Term | Definition |
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| Biomass energy | Energy made from organic materials like plants, wood, and waste |
| bio fuels | Fuels made from living things or their byproducts, like ethanol from corn or biodiesel from vegetable oil |
| biopower | Electricity generated by burning biomass materials or converting them into energy |
| geothermal energy | Heat energy from inside the Earth used for power or heating |
| ground source heat pump | A system that uses underground temperature to heat and cool buildings |
| hydropower | Electricity generated from moving water, like rivers or dams |
| tidal energy | Power created from the rise and fall of ocean tides |
| Ocean thermal energy conversion | Technology that generates electricity using temperature differences between warm surface water and cold deep ocean water |
| passive solar heating | Using building design and materials to naturally capture and store the sun's heat without mechanical systems |
| active solar heating | Using pumps, fans, and solar panels to collect and distribute the sun's heat |
| flat plate solar collector | A flat panel device that absorbs sunlight and converts it into heat energy |
| photovoltaic | Technology that converts sunlight directly into electricity (solar panels |
| wind turbine | A tall structure with blades that spin in the wind to generate electricity |
| wind farms | Large areas with multiple wind turbines grouped together to produce power |
| electrolysis | A process that uses electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas |
| fuels cells | Devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen into electricity through a chemical reaction |
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