Energy Efficiency Basics
This simple action—done when you leave a room—can instantly save electricity.
What is turning off the lights?
Barbados is famous for having these water-heating devices on rooftops.
What is a solar water heater?
This warm Caribbean body of water surrounds the island of Barbados.
What is the Caribbean Sea?
This tall machine with long blades uses the wind to create electricity.
What is a wind turbine?
Cars that run on electricity instead of gasoline are called this.
What is an electric vehicle (EV)?
These bright, long-lasting bulbs use far less energy than old incandescent ones.
What are LED bulbs?
These panels, often seen on homes and businesses, convert sunlight into electricity.
What are solar panels?
This natural resource is especially important to protect from pollution caused by fossil fuels.
What is the ocean?
Barbados gets steady winds from this region of the Atlantic.
What is the Atlantic trade winds?
This is the part of an electric car that stores its power.
What is the battery?
Barbados homes stay cooler when roof colors are this shade.
What is a light/white-colored roof?
This natural energy source makes Barbados perfect for solar power.
What is sunlight?
Barbados gets its cooling trade winds from this direction.
What is the east?
This renewable energy source is made from plants, food scraps, and organic waste.
What is biomass?
You plug an electric vehicle into this to recharge it.
What is a charging station?
Doing this to electronics—even when they aren’t being used—prevents “phantom energy” waste.
What is unplugging them?
Even on cloudy days, solar panels can still produce this
What is electricity?
This coastal area, loved by tourists, benefits from cleaner air and less pollution.
What is the beach?
Farmers can turn leftover sugarcane material into this type of renewable fuel.
What is bagasse?
This type of bus uses electricity instead of diesel.
What is an electric bus?
This household appliance uses more energy when the door is left open too long.
What is the refrigerator?
Solar power produces far less of this type of air pollution than fossil fuels.
What is air pollution?
Climate change and pollution can threaten these underwater structures near Barbados’ shores.
What are coral reefs?
This word describes energy made from plant and animal materials.
What is biomass energy?
Barbados is adding more of these stations to help EVs recharge.
What are EV charging stations?