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Renewable Energy
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1. Same as pyrolysis BUT - more heat and less gas
Wind Power
3 things that increase volity of coal
anaerobic digestion
gasification
2. Known deposits which can be extracted from profitably using modern technology under certain economic conditions
Nonrenewable Energy Source
Biomass
Reserve
lignite
3. Replenish themselves or are continuously present
Day Winds
ethanol production
Geothermal Reservoirs
Renewable Energy Source
4. Compact biomass with high temperatures - increading the VED
lignite
pellesting
Cons of Geothermal Energy
gasification
5. Hardness - volatility
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6. Most used energy source in the united states
cogenerization
fossil fuels
direct combustion
pyrolysis
7. Shifting of ground as a result of drilling/mining under it
subsidence
Pros of Wind Turbines
2 ways to harvest solar energy
VED
8. Pumping water into an oil well to increase pressure and improve recovery
secondary recovery
California
wind turbine
Resource
9. Most used renewable resource in the United States
Wind Power
Cogenerization
Biomass
Reserve
10. Burning to get heat and electricity
cogenerization
3 things that increase volity of coal
renewable energy
gasification
11. Pockets of hot water or steam underground
subsidence
Geothermal Reservoirs
Denmark
Cons of Solar Energy
12. Volumetric energy density---- increased by pelletisation
liquefied natural gas
Pros of Tidal Energy
VED
solid waste
13. High start-up cost - Unreliable - Energy companies see it as a supplemental power - Strong winds usually not near population - Energy grids are not set up for wind
Cons of Wind Energy
rance river estuary
lignite
ethanol production
14. Burning wood
Cogenerization
acid mine drainage
fuelwood
VED
15. Time - heat - pressure
3 things that increase volity of coal
tidal range
pellesting
2 ways to harvest solar energy
16. What country leads the world in wind energy generating?
Denmark
Renewable Energy Source
liquefied natural gas
direct combustion
17. Environmental Impact - High startup cost - Low efficiency in some cases
Reserve
Cons of Tidal Energy
Night Winds
gasification
18. Produces electricity and heat
rance river estuary
gasification
Cogenerization
secondary recovery
19. Lowest rank of coal
fossil fuels
lignite
Reserve
subsidence
20. Bacteria breaks biomass down without oxygen with product mixed gas. LFG's
Pros of Tidal Energy
pyrolysis
anaerobic digestion
California
21. Mechanical energy (wind) to electricity
liquefied natural gas
wind turbine
pyrolysis
gasification
22. Air heated more from ground near equator
3 things that increase volity of coal
renewable energy
Cons of Solar Energy
Atmospheric Wind
23. Photovoltaic (PV) devices or Solar Energy Plant
renewable energy
pyrolysis
ethanol production
2 ways to harvest solar energy
24. Acidic precursors from coal mines get into surrounding water sources due to rain flushing them out
Night Winds
Biomass
anaerobic digestion
acid mine drainage
25. The difference between low and high tide. the height difference.
Night Winds
Cons of Solar Energy
liquefied natural gas
tidal range
26. Heat and Electricity
Day Winds
rance river estuary
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
Renewable Energy Source
27. Natural gas that is super cooled to gas phase so it can be transported easier/safer
liquefied natural gas
Wind Power
Biomass
Denmark
28. Bacteria ferment BM with sugars
ethanol production
rance river estuary
solid waste
Pros of Tidal Energy
29. Secondary Pollution (Toxic materials and alcohols - Blocking the sun for some animals - No direct pollution though!) - Bird death ray - Startup cost
2 ways to harvest solar energy
Cons of Solar Energy
VED
Geothermal Energy
30. Solid to liquid biomass with chemistry and heat
wind turbine
tidal range
ethanol production
pyrolysis
31. Least expensive alternate energy - Sustainable - Renewable - No carbon emission - Once tower is up - almost no cost to maintain
solid waste
Renewable Energy Source
Pros of Wind Turbines
lignite
32. Energy resource that can replenish itself
acid mine drainage
renewable energy
Resource
Cogenerization
33. Release less than 1% of CO2 - Hydrogen Sulfide pollution - 97% less acid rain pollutants - Sources of geothermal are often National Treasures
subsidence
Geothermal Reservoirs
Cons of Geothermal Energy
VED
34. Finite supply being used faster than they can be replenished
Nonrenewable Energy Source
solid waste
subsidence
tidal range
35. Barrage dam
solid waste
Night Winds
direct combustion
rance river estuary
36. Air cools more quickly over land than water
Night Winds
subsidence
renewable energy
Reserve
37. Radiant energy from the sun heats Earth and atmosphere
Wind Power
secondary recovery
VED
fuelwood
38. Burning 'rubbish.'
solid waste
direct combustion
Wind Power
Reserve
39. Air is heated from ground - warm air flows upward - cold air replaces it
cogenerization
rance river estuary
Resource
Day Winds
40. Where the most Geothermal Energy is produced in all of the United States
wind turbine
Night Winds
Geothermal Reservoirs
California
41. It's reliable and consistent - It gives off very little pollution - Lessen the burden of fossil fuels and nuclear energy!
ethanol production
Pros of Tidal Energy
Geothermal Energy
Atmospheric Wind
42. Naturally occurring substance that can potentially be extracted using modern technology
Resource
VED
fossil fuels
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
43. Just burning biomass
Denmark
Biomass
Night Winds
direct combustion
44. Heat is recovered as steam or hot water to: 1. Create electricity 2. Heat buildings
tidal range
pyrolysis
lignite
Geothermal Energy
45. Energy that can be obtained from movement of water due to gravitational pull of sun - moon - and Earth's rotation.
Cons of Solar Energy
acid mine drainage
Tidal Energy
wind turbine