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Energy and the Environment

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  1. Introduction
  2. Transport Fuels
    5 Topics
  3. Energy Sources: Fossil Fuels
    8 Topics
  4. Energy Sources: Renewables
    10 Topics
  5. Electricity
    10 Topics
  6. Energy Sources: Nuclear
    6 Topics
  7. Demand Response
    6 Topics
  8. Energy/Emissions Policy
    15 Topics
  9. Energy Economics
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
Lesson 4, Topic 8
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Renewables Transformation Summary

Abdulaziz July 16, 2020
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  • solar energy (light, radiant energy)
    • PV cell – electricity
    • solar thermal – steam – turbine – generator
  • geothermal energy (heat energy)
    • heat energy (water/steam) – turbine – generator
  • wind, hydropower, wave/tidal (kinetic energy)
    • kinetic energy – turbine – generator
  • biomass (chemical energy)
    • refined to combustible fuels (eg. firewood from trees, ethanol from corn, bio-diesel from vegetable oil)