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ENVS-1126 VOLODYMR FINAL EXAM
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5A Energy from fossil combined heat and power (CHP) technology.
fuels: On a winter
day, most
automobiles keep
the
passengers warm by
using heat generated
by the engine. This
use of the heat by-
product from a gas
engine is an example
of
5A Energy from fossil use less electricity than incandescent bulbs to
fuels: Compact produce light.
florescent and LED
bulbs are designed to
5A Renewable from municipal wastewater treatment, landfills
energy: On a large and food waste.
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urban or industrial
scale, biogas can
be produced
5A Nuclear power: passive safety.
Head restraints on
the back of the seats
of most automobiles
can prevent
whiplash in an
accident. Most of
these head restraints
are large enough that
they function without
any adjustment. These
head restraints are
an example of
5A Renewable the heat of the sun into steam to drive a
energy: Solar trough turbogenerator.
technology
converts
5A Nuclear power: if not corrected could result in a meltdown of
A loss-of-accident fuel rods leading to a steam explosion.
(LOCA), as in the
Fukushima Daiichi
plant
5A Renewable calculators.
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energy: Photovoltaic
cells are commonly
used to power
5A Renewable logs in a fireplace to heat a cabin.
energy: The use of
biomass energy is
illustrated by
burning
5A Energy from fossil at a hydroelectric dam.
fuels: A
hydroturbogenerator
would be found
5A Renewable energy: generate electricity using the heat of the earth
Enhanced to make steam.
geothermal systems
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5A Energy from fossil using the waste heat generated to warm
fuels: Combined heat buildings.
and power (CHP)
conserves energy
in industrial
buildings by
5A Renewable solar heating and geothermal cooling.
energy: A home is
buried in soil such
that only the south
facing side of the
home, with many
large windows, is
exposed to the
outside. Such
construction of a
home in Oklahoma is
benefiting from
5A Energy from fossil 85%.
fuels: Although
considerable
variation exists
around the world,
globally the percent
of fossil fuels
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