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Energy Efficiency And Renewable Energy Revolution

Subject : science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Initial cost plus lifetime opperating cost






2. Produces hydrogen by using chemical processes and high temperatures to seperate hydrogen atoms from carbon






3. Mixture of steam and water droplets






4. Steam with no water droplets






5. The percentage of total input into a conversion device or system that does useful work and is not converted to useless heat






6. Organic material that can be used as fuels






7. Collectors absorb energy and a fan or pump supplies part of the building's space heating






8. Energy from heat contained in underground rocks






9. Energy from heat contained in underground rocks






10. Photovoltaic cells - or solar cells. Transparent wafer with a semiconductor material hanging and creates an electrical current






11. Use bowls basically to store sunlight






12. Low dam is built across a stream






13. Use of passive solar energy and solar cells






14. Absorbs and stores heat from the sun directly within a structure. Example is greenhouse






15. The percentage of total input into a conversion device or system that does useful work and is not converted to useless heat






16. Pumps using surplus electricity from a powerplant pump water from one lake to another






17. Organic material that can be used as fuels






18. Use of passive solar energy and solar cells






19. Dam is built across a large river to create a resevoir - uses turbines






20. Central retriever system that uses mirrors to collect heat






21. Energy of the entire delivery process - determined by efficiency of each step of the procedure






22. Energy of the entire delivery process - determined by efficiency of each step of the procedure






23. Corporate Average Fuel Economy






24. Pumps using surplus electricity from a powerplant pump water from one lake to another






25. Started at the end of the Age of Oil






26. Corporate Average Fuel Economy






27. Photovoltaic cells - or solar cells. Transparent wafer with a semiconductor material hanging and creates an electrical current






28. Collectors absorb energy and a fan or pump supplies part of the building's space heating






29. Steam with no water droplets






30. Absorbs and stores heat from the sun directly within a structure. Example is greenhouse






31. Distributed reciever system with sunlight collected and focused on pipes






32. Dam is built across a large river to create a resevoir - uses turbines






33. Distributed reciever system with sunlight collected and focused on pipes






34. Use bowls basically to store sunlight






35. Central retriever system that uses mirrors to collect heat






36. Low dam is built across a stream






37. Where hydrogen and oxygen are combined to produce electrical currents - have no moving parts - are quiet - only emit water or heat - and are more reliable






38. Combined heat and power CHP - two useful materials are produced from the same fuel source.






39. Department of Energy






40. Combined heat and power CHP - two useful materials are produced from the same fuel source.






41. Department of Energy






42. Initial cost plus lifetime opperating cost






43. Produces hydrogen by using chemical processes and high temperatures to seperate hydrogen atoms from carbon






44. Collect and transform radiant energy from the sun into thermal energy that can be converted to electricity






45. Homes with walls made of bales covered with plaster or adobe






46. Stores hydrogen above or below ground - very expensive






47. Energy efficient smaller technology to be used in every day life






48. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion






49. Collect and transform radiant energy from the sun into thermal energy that can be converted to electricity






50. Energy efficient smaller technology to be used in every day life