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Renewable Energy
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1. Energy that can be obtained from movement of water due to gravitational pull of sun - moon - and Earth's rotation.
Tidal Energy
Pros of Tidal Energy
rance river estuary
secondary recovery
2. Air cools more quickly over land than water
Night Winds
direct combustion
fossil fuels
California
3. Compact biomass with high temperatures - increading the VED
3 things that increase volity of coal
Geothermal Energy
liquefied natural gas
pellesting
4. 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
cogenerization
3 things that increase volity of coal
rance river estuary
5. Heat is recovered as steam or hot water to: 1. Create electricity 2. Heat buildings
Geothermal Energy
Renewable Energy Source
Night Winds
pyrolysis
6. Hardness - volatility
7. Naturally occurring substance that can potentially be extracted using modern technology
Tidal Energy
Cogenerization
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
Resource
8. Heat and Electricity
Wind Power
Pros of Tidal Energy
Nonrenewable Energy Source
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
9. Time - heat - pressure
wind turbine
Pros of Wind Turbines
3 things that increase volity of coal
direct combustion
10. Burning wood
liquefied natural gas
direct combustion
VED
fuelwood
11. Acidic precursors from coal mines get into surrounding water sources due to rain flushing them out
VED
acid mine drainage
renewable energy
Tidal Energy
12. Least expensive alternate energy - Sustainable - Renewable - No carbon emission - Once tower is up - almost no cost to maintain
tidal range
Pros of Wind Turbines
solid waste
2 ways to harvest solar energy
13. Most used energy source in the united states
VED
Cons of Tidal Energy
fossil fuels
Other names for the 'rank' of coal
14. Produces electricity and heat
Cogenerization
Tidal Energy
fossil fuels
lignite
15. Known deposits which can be extracted from profitably using modern technology under certain economic conditions
Cons of Solar Energy
Reserve
Geothermal Energy
gasification
16. Radiant energy from the sun heats Earth and atmosphere
Wind Power
Renewable Energy Source
Resource
cogenerization
17. Energy resource that can replenish itself
pyrolysis
gasification
direct combustion
renewable energy
18. Burning 'rubbish.'
solid waste
Geothermal Reservoirs
anaerobic digestion
Resource
19. Same as pyrolysis BUT - more heat and less gas
Day Winds
Renewable Energy Source
gasification
wind turbine
20. Replenish themselves or are continuously present
direct combustion
Renewable Energy Source
Denmark
2 ways to harvest solar energy
21. Environmental Impact - High startup cost - Low efficiency in some cases
Cons of Tidal Energy
direct combustion
VED
2 ways to harvest solar energy
22. Just burning biomass
pyrolysis
anaerobic digestion
direct combustion
Night Winds
23. Air heated more from ground near equator
rance river estuary
Atmospheric Wind
subsidence
direct combustion
24. Solid to liquid biomass with chemistry and heat
pyrolysis
fossil fuels
Reserve
gasification
25. Finite supply being used faster than they can be replenished
fossil fuels
Nonrenewable Energy Source
subsidence
Wind Power
26. Release less than 1% of CO2 - Hydrogen Sulfide pollution - 97% less acid rain pollutants - Sources of geothermal are often National Treasures
Cons of Geothermal Energy
gasification
direct combustion
ethanol production
27. Bacteria ferment BM with sugars
Cons of Tidal Energy
Cogenerization
ethanol production
cogenerization
28. Pumping water into an oil well to increase pressure and improve recovery
secondary recovery
Cons of Tidal Energy
lignite
Pros of Tidal Energy
29. Most used renewable resource in the United States
ethanol production
Wind Power
Biomass
rance river estuary
30. Secondary Pollution (Toxic materials and alcohols - Blocking the sun for some animals - No direct pollution though!) - Bird death ray - Startup cost
solid waste
Reserve
California
Cons of Solar Energy
31. What country leads the world in wind energy generating?
Tidal Energy
Day Winds
Pros of Wind Turbines
Denmark
32. Air is heated from ground - warm air flows upward - cold air replaces it
3 things that increase volity of coal
Day Winds
VED
Reserve
33. Bacteria breaks biomass down without oxygen with product mixed gas. LFG's
Atmospheric Wind
Cons of Wind Energy
anaerobic digestion
Denmark
34. Shifting of ground as a result of drilling/mining under it
subsidence
Wind Power
Biomass
fossil fuels
35. Natural gas that is super cooled to gas phase so it can be transported easier/safer
Pros of Tidal Energy
Cons of Geothermal Energy
anaerobic digestion
liquefied natural gas
36. Photovoltaic (PV) devices or Solar Energy Plant
2 ways to harvest solar energy
Reserve
Pros of Tidal Energy
subsidence
37. Mechanical energy (wind) to electricity
Cons of Geothermal Energy
wind turbine
Geothermal Reservoirs
Cons of Tidal Energy
38. Lowest rank of coal
lignite
VED
California
fuelwood
39. It's reliable and consistent - It gives off very little pollution - Lessen the burden of fossil fuels and nuclear energy!
Geothermal Energy
VED
Pros of Tidal Energy
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
40. Where the most Geothermal Energy is produced in all of the United States
California
direct combustion
pyrolysis
Cons of Geothermal Energy
41. Barrage dam
Wind Power
Cons of Tidal Energy
rance river estuary
ethanol production
42. Volumetric energy density---- increased by pelletisation
pellesting
VED
liquefied natural gas
Reserve
43. Burning to get heat and electricity
pyrolysis
cogenerization
renewable energy
Cons of Wind Energy
44. Pockets of hot water or steam underground
cogenerization
Geothermal Reservoirs
Solar Energy from the Sun is converted to...
ethanol production
45. The difference between low and high tide. the height difference.
acid mine drainage
pyrolysis
tidal range
rance river estuary