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100
Wind Power uses tall structures in the conversion of wind to energy called what?
Wind Turbines
100

Utilizes power blowers, pumps, and mechanics to collect, store, convert solar energy

Active Solar Energy
100
Corvo is an island in which ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean
100
What is a possible benefit of hydrogen power?
Huge supply, clean and nontoxic, water and heat are the only waste product
100
What car company founded by Elon Musk just introduced the Model 3, an affordable electric car?
Tesla
200
Why is offshore a preferable destination for wind turbines?
Greater efficiency of upwards to 20% and more wind stability.
200

Utilizes walls, buildings, etc to control heat from the sun

Passive solar energy
200
Germany used what system to help incentivize the build up renewable energy?
Feed-In Tariff System
200

harnessed by burning biomass for heating, using biomass to generate electricity, and processing biomass to create liquid fuels for transportation.


Bioenergy
200
what is the purpose of pumped storage hydroelectric power?
move water from a lower reservoir to a higher one and then sending it down to generate electricity
300
Who utilizes the most wind energy out of the following: China, United States, or the rest of the world?
The rest of the world (26.2%)
300

thin and flexible; composed of photovoltaic cells

Thin Film Cells
300
Who is the German expert that saw renewable energy as a long term economic opportunity?
Hermann Scheer
300
What approach of hydroelectric power utilizes a dam?
storage technique
300
How many miles is Corvo off of Portugal?
1,216 miles
400
A Gearbox inside a wind turbine performs what function?
Increases the rotational speed of blades.
400

A specialized semiconductor diode that converts visible light to direct current 

Photovoltaic Cells
400
Germany is second in PV production to what country?
China
400
What does EGS stand for?
Enhanced Geothermal Systems
400
Which state powers their entire city with renewable energy?
Georgetown, Texas
500
How tall is the average wind turbine?
80 meters or 260 feet.
500
What country is switching over to solar energy
North Korea
500
What was the name of the legislation that was passed in 2000 that aimed to help promote renewable energy production?
The Renewable Energy Sources Act of 2000
500
What's the chemical equation for electrolysis?

2H2=2H2+O2

500
Coal, Oil and natural gas provide what percent of the world's energy?
80%