Across
- 1. The process of using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen gas
- 5. Heat energy extracted from Earth's internal molten rock and radioactive decay
- 10. Designing a building's orientation, windows, and thermal mass to collect solar heat without mechanical devices
- 11. A device that converts the kinetic energy of moving air into mechanical or electrical power
- 13. An electrochemical device that combines hydrogen with oxygen to produce electricity, with water and heat as byproducts
- 15. A semiconductor device that converts sunlight directly into DC electricity
- 16. A group of many wind turbines connected to the same electrical grid
- 17. A system that transfers heat between a building and the stable temperature of the ground
Down
- 2. Energy derived from the gravitational pull of the moon on Earth's oceans
- 3. A solar technology that uses pumps or fans to circulate heat-absorbing fluid
- 4. A simple, glazed box containing dark absorber plates used to heat water or air for residential use
- 6. A renewable energy technology that exploits the temperature difference between warm surface seawater and cold deep seawater
- 7. A fuel made from living or recently living organisms, such as ethanol or biodiesel
- 8. A technology that uses mirrors or lenses to focus sunlight onto a receiver to generate high-temperature heat for electricity
- 9. Energy derived from organic plant and animal materials, including wood, crops, and manure
- 12. Electricity generated by burning organic matter such as wood chips, crop waste, or landfill gas
- 14. Energy generated from moving water, typically using dams or run-of-river systems
