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19 Cards in this Set
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1. solar constant
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This energy ranges from ultraviolet light to visible light and infrared
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2. flat-plate collectors
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A solar collector for heating water consists of a thin broad box with glass or clear plastic top and a black bottom with water tubes embedded from within
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3. earth-sheltered housing
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One approach that combines insulation and solar heating
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4. Energy StarEpa
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program focusing on energy conservation in building s and in appliances.
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5.photovltaic cel
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Devices that convert light into an electrical current
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6. PV cells
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Look like a simple wafer of material with one wire attached to the top and one at the bottom
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7. solar trough
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The collectors are long and trough shaped reflectors titled toward the sun.
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8. power grid
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The combination of central power plants, high voltage transmission lines poles, wires and transformers that make up an electrical power system
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9. wind turbine
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The old-age concept of wind driven propeller bands,
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10. wind farms
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Arrays of up to several thousand such turbines
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11. reformulated gasoline
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Gasoline with oxygen additives to enhance clean burning
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13. fuel cells
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A device that produces electrical energy by combining hydrogen adn oxygen, used to power vehicles adn other electrical machines
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12. electrolysis
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The use of electrical energy to split water molecules into thier constituent hydrogen and oxygen atoms
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14. hydrogen economy
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One in which hydrogen becomes the carries |
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15. geothermal energ
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Using such naturally heated water or steam to heat buildings or drive turbo generators
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16. tidal barrage
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A dam is built across the mouth of a bay adn turbines are mounted in the structure
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17. ocean thermal-energy conversion
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The name of experimental technology that uses this temperature difference to produce power
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18. 2005 Energy Policy Act
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Legislation establishing U.S. energy policies for year to come encouraging greater use of fossil fuels and nuclear power and providing some support for energy conservation and renewable energy.
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19. carbon tax |
A tax levied on all fuels according to the amount of carbon that they produce when consumed
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