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