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Chapter 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biomass Energy | Energy that produced from this material. |
| Biofuels | Liquid fuels from biomass sources. |
| Biopower | Electricity that is generated by the combustion of biomass. |
| Geothermal Energy | Deep beneath the surface of Earth, high pressure combined with the breakdown of radioactive elements process heat. |
| Ground source heat pump | Take advantage of the fact that the temperature of soil a few feet under underground stays about the same all year, even though the temperature chances with the seasons. |
| Hydropowwer | We use 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 | Is the process that converts the thermal energy in the 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 uses technology to collect,store,and distribute the sun's energy naturally. |
| Flat-plate solar collector | Generally consist of black, heat-absorbing metal plate in a flat box with a glass cover. |
| Photovoltaic cell | Solar energy is converted directly into energy. |
| Concentrating solar power | Is a technology that uses mirrors to focus sunlight in order to generate electricity. |
| Wind turbine | Is a device that converts the winds kinetic energy. |
| Wind farms | Wind turbines are most often built in groups here. |
| Electrolysis | Water Molecules are broken down into oxygen gas and hydrogen gas by an electric current that runs through water. |
| Fuel Cells | Hydrogen gas can be used to produce electricity. |