Renewable energy
Across
- 2. harvested from trees and burned for heat or for cooking
- 3. the sun's rays as a source of energy from which power for domestic or industrial use may be generated
- 5. this country uses 100% renewable energy
- 7. a colorless, odorless flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas
- 9. water heated and pumped to an exchanger that heats water for the building
- 10. the use of the sun's energy directly for either heating or cooling purposes
- 14. an energy harvesting technology, that converts solar energy into useful electricity through a process
- 17. power obtained by harnessing the energy of the wind
- 18. include coal, oil, and natural gas
- 19. energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power
Down
- 1. in passive solar heating, the ________ of the home is the most important
- 4. relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth
- 6. a biomass fuel made from corn and used in gasoline
- 8. collection of solar energy for use or to a storage system for later use
- 11. a panel designed to absorb the sun's rays as a source of energy for generating electricity or heating
- 12. a building with sails or vanes that turn in the wind and generate power to grind grain into flour(Holland)
- 13. turbine a turbine having a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity
- 15. renewable source of energy that generates power by using a dam or diversion structure to alter the natural flow of a river or other body of water
- 16. an area of land with a group of energy-producing windmills or wind turbines