Unit 6 Flashcards
Describe a smart grid
Monitor system that provides flow of electricity using flow of communication
Describe methods to maximize energy resources
Increase efficiency
Increase conservation
Decrease non renewables
How can countries regulate energy and conservation of energy
Proper gov
Efficient systems and usage of systems
Regulate monetary use, regulate subsidies
Describe peak demand. How do utility companies reduce peak demand?
The highest use of energy during a given time tiered rate system
List characteristics of geothermal energy
Resources from the earth
Radioactive decay
Decrease CO2 emissions
Produces heat/electricity
What are the two elements in a fuel cell
Hydrogen and oxygen
Describe passive solar design
Max use of sunlight without eectrical input
South facing windows
Solar panels overhand
Shade trees
Shades/blinds
Describe advantages of utilizing wind energy
Little to none CO2 emissions
Installed on adjacent land areas
Wind turbines
Multipurpose value
What is tidal energy
Energy from movement of H2O directed by gravitational pull of the moon
Describe siltation
A cumulative of silt and sediments behind a reservoir of H2O
Describe the function of an hydroelectric power plant
Used water to rotate the blades on a turbine to convert potential into kinetic energy
What is a Hubert curve
Oil production and usage consumption
Compare and contrast advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy
Advantages
No CO2 emissions
Disadvantages
Radioactive
Costly to operate
Mine uranium
List that compound in natural gas
Methane
CH4
List non renewable resources
Coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear
Oil sands
Oil pockets
List renewable resources
Solar, geothermal, wind, hydroelectric
Biomass —> organic matter
Describe environmental costs associated with the use of coal
Pay to mine coal
Impact on the land
Emission (particles, dust)
Air pollution
What is a tiered rate system for electricity
Rate of electrical use based on usage and price
