Green(er) Energy Flashcards
_____ gets 5000+ gallons/acre, while _____ gets 18-25 gallons/acre
Algae; corn
2 types of solar power
Photovoltaic and Solar thermal
type of wind turbine normal in the US
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT)
Dams interrupt the cycle of this element by preventing it from getting to the bottom of the ocean
Mercury
Taking natural material and organic waste and using that to generate energy
Biomass
energy sources like plants and biomass that can last forever IF we replace them
Renewable energy
type of wind turbine normal in Europe
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT)
Products of Nuclear Fusion
Heat, and the waste products helium and a neutron
Type of green energy that has the potential to produce by far the most terawatts of energy on Earth
Solar power
Think that nuclear power plants can’t do, despite people’s fears
detonate (on a large scale)
Part of Dam: turned by turbine - produces electricity
Generator
Nuclear Fission Loop: Contains pressurizer, control rods, reactor vessel, and radioactive material
Red Loop
Type of solar power that uses a reflective dish that reflects light to a central tube, which heats a fluid that turns a turbine
Solar thermal
Part of Dam: turned by force of falling water
Turbine
Nuclear Fission Loop: Takes water from river and sends electricty out from plants (condenser, generator)?
Cold Loop
the future for biomass; areas for ethanol production could switch to areas for production of this
algae
Reactants of Nuclear Fusion
Deuterium and Tritium
Small turbines can be placed on the ocean floor to take advantage of _____ _____
ocean currents
4 Advantages of VAWTs over HAWTs
don’t kill birds/bats, don’t have vibration issues, don’t have sound issues, and turn regardless of wind direction
Part of Dam: takes electricity from dams to consumers
Transmission Lines
Substance which is dense enough to prevent low-level radioactive material from escaping
Water
energy sources like solar, wind, water, and geothermal, that we don’t have to renew because they can’t run out
Perpetual energy
Substance that doesn’t get as much mpg as gasoline, but is cheaper
Ethanol
Current plan for storing higher-level radioactive material
Putting it in canisters that last 20 years before replaced by bigger one around original canister
1 Advantage of HAWTs over VAWTs
Generate more electricity
Reason Nuclear Fusion isn’t popular yet
energy is lost in the process
Nuclear Fission Loop: Contains turbine, (condenser, generator)?
Blue Loop
