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• Renewable Energy
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  Hazardous Waste
   
  

  Nuclear power plant

  A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. Nuclear power plants are base load stations, which work best when the power output is ... > more
• Water
  Energy and the Environment
  Sustainability
  Ecosystems
  Environmental Issues
  Renewable Energy
   
  

  Desalination

  Desalination or desalinization refers to any of several processes that remove the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water suitable for animal consumption or ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Electricity
  Renewable Energy
  Energy Technology
  Sustainability
  Solar Energy
   
  

  Hydroelectricity

  Hydroelectricity is electricity obtained from hydropower. Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. Less common variations make ... > more
• Wind Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Electricity
  Environmental Science
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Wind turbine

  A wind turbine is a machine for converting the mechanical energy in wind into electrical energy. If the mechanical energy is used directly by machinery, such as a pump or grinding stones, the machine ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Energy Policy
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Fossil fuel

  Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. In common dialogue, the term fossil fuel also includes ... > more
• Nuclear Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Weapons Technology
  Physics
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  Nuclear fission

  Nuclear fission is a process in nuclear physics in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei as fission products, and usually some by-product particles. Hence, fission is a ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Energy Technology
  Petroleum
   
  

  Ethanol fuel

  The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has been given much attention mostly because of its possible environmental and long-term ... > more
• Geomagnetic Storms
  Sun
  Solar Flare
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Wind Energy
   
  

  Solar wind

  A solar wind is a stream of charged particles (i.e., a plasma) which are ejected from the upper atmosphere of a star. When originating from stars other than the Earth's Sun, it is sometimes called a ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Petroleum
  Renewable Energy
  Environmental Science
  Oil Spills
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  Biodiesel

  Biodiesel refers to a diesel-equivalent, processed fuel derived from biological sources. Though derived from biological sources, it is a processed fuel that can be readily used in diesel-engined ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Solar Energy
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Environmental Science
  Sustainability
   
  

  Solar power

  Solar power (also knows as solar radiation or insolation) is energy from the sun. This energy, in the form of heat and light, supports all life on Earth, drives the Earth's climate and weather and is ... > more

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