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- Biomass Fuel
- Disposed material or renewable recourses used to create energy or agricultural products.
- Hydrogen Fuel
- Hydrogen gas or the chemical mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to produce electricity.
- Geothermic Energy
- Energy generated from the heat produced beneath the earths mantle; usually in reference to the use of subterranean steam to drive engines that produce electricity.
- Renewable Energy
- Any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible given current conditions.
- Fossil Fuels
- Combustible materials such as oil, coal and natural gas that are composed of remains of formerly living material.
- photovoltaic
- Capable of producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy, especially light.
- Nuclear Power
- Energy that is harnessed from reactions among radioactive isotopes.
- Solar power
- The use of sunlight to generate electricity.
- Hydropower
- The use of kenetic energy in moving water such as rivers or tidal currents to generate electricity.
- OPEC
- an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.