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• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Environmental Science
  Energy Technology
  Sustainability
  Solar Energy
   
  

  Renewable energy

  Renewable energy (sources) or RES capture their energy from existing flows of energy, from on-going natural processes, such as sunshine, wind, flowing water, biological processes, and geothermal heat ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Petroleum
  Energy and Resources
  Environmental Science
  Oil Spills
   
  

  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
• Solar Energy
  Energy Technology
  Energy and Resources
  Thermodynamics
  Electricity
  Wind Energy
   
  

  Geothermal power

  Geothermal power is the use of geothermal heat for electricity generation. It is often referred to as a form of renewable energy, but because the heat at any location can eventually be depleted it ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Electricity
  Renewable Energy
  Sustainability
  Energy Technology
  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
• Alternative Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Energy and Resources
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Energy Technology
   
  

  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
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Electricity
  Solar Energy
  Wind Energy
  Energy Technology
   
  

  Power station

  A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. At the centre of nearly all power stations is a generator, a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into ... > more
• Fossil Fuels
  Petroleum
  Energy and Resources
  Alternative Fuels
  Fuel Cells
  Sports Science
   
  

  Gasoline

  Gasoline is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. Before internal combustion engines were invented in the mid-1800s, ... > more
• Fossil Fuels
  Petroleum
  Energy and Resources
  Energy Policy
  Sports Science
  Alternative Fuels
   
  

  Coal

  Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (strip mining). It is a readily combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. Often associated with ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Alternative Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Fuel Cells
  Energy and Resources
  Batteries
   
  

  Fuel cell

  A fuel cell is an electrochemical device similar to a battery, but differing from the latter in that it is designed for continuous replenishment of the reactants consumed; i.e. it produces ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Solar Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Energy and Resources
  Sustainability
   
  

  Solar panel

  Solar panels are devices for capturing the energy in sunlight. The term solar panel can be applied to either solar hot water panels (usually used for providing domestic hot water) or solar ... > more

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