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2. is a specialized semiconductor diode that converts visible light into direct current (DC).
5. an area of land with a group of energy-producing windmills or wind turbines.
9. a nuclear reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle, with the release of energy.
11. An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development.
12. Passive solar design refers to the use of the sun's energy for the heating and cooling of living spaces.
14. the energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.
15. an accident in a nuclear reactor in which the fuel overheats and melts the reactor core or shielding.
16. hydroelectric power.
17. a turbine having a large vaned wheel rotated by the wind to generate electricity.

1. a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
3. a cell producing an electric current directly from a chemical reaction.
4. a fuel derived directly from living matter.
6. renewable energy source from living or recently living plant and animal materials which can be used as fuel.
7. is thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth.
8. form of hydropower that converts the energy obtained from tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity.
10. A solar collector is a device used to absorb solar energy.
13. chemical decomposition produced by passing an electric current through a liquid or solution containing ions.