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Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy

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1. House that is heavily insulated and extremely airtight. Typically - active or passive solar collectors are used to heat water - and an air-to-air heat exchanger prevents buildup of excessive moisture and indoor air pollutants.
Biofuel
Superinsulated House
Solar Energy
Energy Efficiency

2. Production of two useful forms of energy - such as high-temperature heat or steam and electricity - from the same fuel source.
The advantages of wind power include high net energy yield and efficiency - low cost and environmental impact - no carbon dioxide emissions - and quick construction. Disadvantages include need for winds and backup systems - high land use - visual and
CHP System
Energy Productivity
Cogeneration

3. System that - without the use of mechanical devices - captures sunlight directly within a structure and converts it into low-temperature heat for space heating or for heating water for domestic use. Compare active solar heating system.
Solar Energy
We can improve energy efficiency by increasing fuel efficiency standards - large tax credits for purchasing energy efficient cars - houses - and appliances - encouraging independent energy production - and increasing research and development.
CHP System
Passive Solar Heating System

4. What are the advantages of hydrogen gas?
The advantages of hydropower include high net energy yield - low cost electricity - long life span - no carbon dioxide emissions during operation - flood control below dam - water for irrigation - and reservoir development. Disadvantages include high
The advantages of solar energy include reduction of air pollution - reduction of dependence on oil - and low land use. Disadvantages include production of photocells results in release of toxic chemicals - life of systems is short - need backup syste
The advantages of hydrogen gas include the fact that it can be produced from water - the low environmental impact - no carbon dioxide emission - competitive price - ease of storage - safety - and high efficiency. Disadvantages include energy needed t
Geothermal Energy

5. Also known as Combined Heat and Power System; In such a system - two useful forms of energy (such as steam and electricity) are produced from the same fuel source.
Solar Energy
CHP System
The advantages of using smaller - decentralized micropower sources include size - fast production and installation - high energy efficiency - low or no CO2 emissions - low air pollution - easy repair - reliable - increased national security - and eas
We can improve energy efficiency by increasing fuel efficiency standards - large tax credits for purchasing energy efficient cars - houses - and appliances - encouraging independent energy production - and increasing research and development.

6. Systems of small-scale decentralized units that generate 1-10000 kilowatts of electricity. Examples include microturbines - fuel cells - wind turbines - and household solar-cell panels and solar-cell roofs.
Hydroelectric Power Plant
Energy Productivity
Wind Farm
Micropower Systems

7. Energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation.
Hydroelectric Power Plant
The advantages of using smaller - decentralized micropower sources include size - fast production and installation - high energy efficiency - low or no CO2 emissions - low air pollution - easy repair - reliable - increased national security - and eas
Solar Energy
Photovoltaic Cell

8. What are the advantages of using smaller - decentralized micropower sources?
Wind Energy
Energy Productivity
The advantages of using smaller - decentralized micropower sources include size - fast production and installation - high energy efficiency - low or no CO2 emissions - low air pollution - easy repair - reliable - increased national security - and eas
Cogeneration

9. What are the advantages of wind power?
Hydroelectric Power Plant
Energy Efficiency
Superinsulated House
The advantages of wind power include high net energy yield and efficiency - low cost and environmental impact - no carbon dioxide emissions - and quick construction. Disadvantages include need for winds and backup systems - high land use - visual and

10. Percentage of the total energy input that does useful work and is not converted into low-quality - usually useless heat in an energy conversion system or process. See energy quality - net energy. Compare material efficiency.
Solar Energy
Geothermal Energy
CHP System
Energy Efficiency

11. What are the advantages of hydropower?
Wind Energy
The advantages of hydropower include high net energy yield - low cost electricity - long life span - no carbon dioxide emissions during operation - flood control below dam - water for irrigation - and reservoir development. Disadvantages include high
Solar Energy
Wind Farm

12. Total amount of material needed to produce each unit of goods or services. Also called resource productivity. Compare energy efficiency.
The advantages of solar energy include reduction of air pollution - reduction of dependence on oil - and low land use. Disadvantages include production of photocells results in release of toxic chemicals - life of systems is short - need backup syste
Solar Cell
Material Efficiency
The advantages of improving energy efficiency include benefits to the environment - people - and the economy through prolonged fossil fuel supplies - reduced oil imports - very high net energy yield - low cost reduction of pollution - and improved lo

13. Wing Power.
Photovoltaic Cell
Wind Energy
Geothermal Energy
Solar Cell

14. Also known as Photovoltaic Cell; Device that converts radiant (solar) energy directly into electrical energy. Also called a solar cell.
Energy Productivity
PV Cell
Wind Energy
Geothermal Energy

15. What are the advantages of solar energy?
The advantages of geothermal energy include very high efficiency - low carbon dioxide emissions - low cost and land use - low land disturbance - and moderate environmental impact. Disadvantages include scarcity of suitable sites - potential depletion
The advantages of solar energy include reduction of air pollution - reduction of dependence on oil - and low land use. Disadvantages include production of photocells results in release of toxic chemicals - life of systems is short - need backup syste
The advantages of improving energy efficiency include benefits to the environment - people - and the economy through prolonged fossil fuel supplies - reduced oil imports - very high net energy yield - low cost reduction of pollution - and improved lo
The advantages of hydropower include high net energy yield - low cost electricity - long life span - no carbon dioxide emissions during operation - flood control below dam - water for irrigation - and reservoir development. Disadvantages include high

16. Gas or liquid fuel (such as ethyl alcohol) made from plant material (biomass).
PV Cell
The advantages of hydrogen gas include the fact that it can be produced from water - the low environmental impact - no carbon dioxide emission - competitive price - ease of storage - safety - and high efficiency. Disadvantages include energy needed t
CHP System
Biofuel

17. What are the advantages of biomass?
Hydroelectric Power Plant
Photovoltaic Cell
Solar Collector
The advantages of biomass include large potential supplies - moderate costs - no net carbon increase - and use of agricultural - timber - and urban wastes. Disadvantages include nonrenewable resource if not harvested sustainably - moderate to high en

18. Heat transferred from the earth's underground concentrations of dry steam (steam with no water droplets) - wet steam (a mixture of steam and water droplets) - or hot water trapped in fractured or porous rock.
Active Solar Heating System
Geothermal Energy
The advantages of using smaller - decentralized micropower sources include size - fast production and installation - high energy efficiency - low or no CO2 emissions - low air pollution - easy repair - reliable - increased national security - and eas
We can improve energy efficiency by increasing fuel efficiency standards - large tax credits for purchasing energy efficient cars - houses - and appliances - encouraging independent energy production - and increasing research and development.

19. Also known as Photovoltaic Cell; Device that converts radiant (solar) energy directly into electrical energy. Also called a solar cell.
Solar Cell
Combined Heat and Power System
The advantages of wind power include high net energy yield and efficiency - low cost and environmental impact - no carbon dioxide emissions - and quick construction. Disadvantages include need for winds and backup systems - high land use - visual and
Active Solar Heating System

20. Cluster of wind turbines in a windy area on land or at sea - built to capture wind energy and convert it into electrical energy.
Wind Farm
Hydroelectric Power Plant
The advantages of hydropower include high net energy yield - low cost electricity - long life span - no carbon dioxide emissions during operation - flood control below dam - water for irrigation - and reservoir development. Disadvantages include high
Material Efficiency

21. What are the advantages of geothermal energy?
The advantages of hydropower include high net energy yield - low cost electricity - long life span - no carbon dioxide emissions during operation - flood control below dam - water for irrigation - and reservoir development. Disadvantages include high
Hydropower
Solar Collector
The advantages of geothermal energy include very high efficiency - low carbon dioxide emissions - low cost and land use - low land disturbance - and moderate environmental impact. Disadvantages include scarcity of suitable sites - potential depletion

22. What are the advantages of improving energy efficiency?
The advantages of solar energy include reduction of air pollution - reduction of dependence on oil - and low land use. Disadvantages include production of photocells results in release of toxic chemicals - life of systems is short - need backup syste
Micropower Systems
The advantages of improving energy efficiency include benefits to the environment - people - and the economy through prolonged fossil fuel supplies - reduced oil imports - very high net energy yield - low cost reduction of pollution - and improved lo
The advantages of biomass include large potential supplies - moderate costs - no net carbon increase - and use of agricultural - timber - and urban wastes. Disadvantages include nonrenewable resource if not harvested sustainably - moderate to high en

23. Device for collecting radiant energy from the sun and converting it into heat. See active solar heating system - passive solar heating system.
The advantages of biomass include large potential supplies - moderate costs - no net carbon increase - and use of agricultural - timber - and urban wastes. Disadvantages include nonrenewable resource if not harvested sustainably - moderate to high en
Solar Collector
Geothermal Energy
The advantages of hydrogen gas include the fact that it can be produced from water - the low environmental impact - no carbon dioxide emission - competitive price - ease of storage - safety - and high efficiency. Disadvantages include energy needed t

24. System that uses solar collectors to capture energy from the sun and store it as heat for space heating and water heating. Liquid or air pumped through the collectors transfers the captured heat to a storage system such as an insulated water tank or
We can improve energy efficiency by increasing fuel efficiency standards - large tax credits for purchasing energy efficient cars - houses - and appliances - encouraging independent energy production - and increasing research and development.
Active Solar Heating System
Wind Energy
Solar Cell

25. Electrical energy produced by falling or flowing water. See hydroelectric power plant.
The advantages of improving energy efficiency include benefits to the environment - people - and the economy through prolonged fossil fuel supplies - reduced oil imports - very high net energy yield - low cost reduction of pollution - and improved lo
Material Efficiency
Wind Farm
Hydropower

26. How could we improve energy efficiency?
We can improve energy efficiency by increasing fuel efficiency standards - large tax credits for purchasing energy efficient cars - houses - and appliances - encouraging independent energy production - and increasing research and development.
Hydropower
PV Cell
The advantages of using smaller - decentralized micropower sources include size - fast production and installation - high energy efficiency - low or no CO2 emissions - low air pollution - easy repair - reliable - increased national security - and eas

27. Structure in which the energy of falling or flowing water spins a turbine generator to produce electricity.
Hydropower
Cogeneration
The advantages of biomass include large potential supplies - moderate costs - no net carbon increase - and use of agricultural - timber - and urban wastes. Disadvantages include nonrenewable resource if not harvested sustainably - moderate to high en
Hydroelectric Power Plant

28. Also known as Energy Efficiency; Percentage of the total energy input that does useful work and is not converted into low-quality - usually useless heat in an energy conversion system or process. See energy quality - net energy. Compare material effi
Active Solar Heating System
Energy Productivity
Superinsulated House
Wind Farm

29. In such a system - two useful forms of energy (such as steam and electricity) are produced from the same fuel source.
Combined Heat and Power System
Micropower Systems
The advantages of wind power include high net energy yield and efficiency - low cost and environmental impact - no carbon dioxide emissions - and quick construction. Disadvantages include need for winds and backup systems - high land use - visual and
Cogeneration

30. Also known as Material efficiency; Total amount of material needed to produce each unit of goods or services. Also called resource productivity. Compare energy efficiency.
Superinsulated House
Resource Productivity
PV Cell
Energy Productivity

31. Device that converts radiant (solar) energy directly into electrical energy. Also called a solar cell.
Photovoltaic Cell
Hydropower
Energy Productivity
The advantages of hydrogen gas include the fact that it can be produced from water - the low environmental impact - no carbon dioxide emission - competitive price - ease of storage - safety - and high efficiency. Disadvantages include energy needed t