Energy and Resourses
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- Hydrogen Fuel
- Hydrogen gas or the chemical mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to produce electricity.
- Renewable Energy
- Any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible given current conditions.
- Syn Fuels
- A liquid or gaseous fuel derived from coal, shale, or tar sand, or obtained by fermentation of certain substances, such as grain.
- Hydropower
- The use of the kinetic energy in moving water such as rivers or tidal currents to generate electricity.
- Solar Power
- The use of sunlight to generate electricity.
- Nucleur Power
- Energy that is harnessed from reactions among radioactive isotopes.
- Alternative Energy
- energy, as solar, wind, or nuclear energy, that can replace or supplement traditional fossil-fuel sources, as coal, oil, and natural gas
- Fossil fuels
- Combustible materials such as oil, coal and natural gas that are composed of the remains of formerly living material.
- Geothermic Energy
- Energy generated from the heat produced beneath the earth's mantle; usualy in reference to the use of subterranean steam to drive engines that produce electricity.
- Biomass Fuel
- Disposed material or rewable resources(such as compost)used to produce electricity.