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Renewable energy
Renewable Energy Renewable energy is energy that is regenerative or, for all practical purposes, virtually inexhaustible. It includes solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, biomass (derived from plants), geothermal energy (heat from the earth), and ocean energy. Renewable energy resources can... Read more |
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Fossil fuels
Fossil Fuels Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, fossil fuels have been important sources of energy. European industrialization began in the late 1700s in England, and coal soon became a major fuel. In 1850 wood was still the main energy source in the... Read more |
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environmental geology
environmental geology Environmental geology is the application of geological techniques to analyse and monitor environmental impacts to the Earth. The term was first applied in the 1970s to described the activities of geologists engaged in exploiting commercial reserves of fuel and minerals and in... Read more |
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Energy industries
ENERGY INDUSTRY ENERGY INDUSTRY. The U.S. Department of Energy recognizes and monitors eleven sources for the production of energy, including biomass, coal, electricity, geothermal energy, hydrogen, hydropower, natural gas, nuclear power, petroleum, solar power, and power wind. Not all of these... Read more |
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fuel
fuel material that can be burned or otherwise consumed to produce heat. The common fuels used in industry, transportation, and the home are burned in air. The carbon and hydrogen in fuel rapidly combine with oxygen in the air in an exothermal reaction—one that liberates heat. Most of the... Read more |
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fossil fuel
fossil fuel All deposits of organic material capable of being burnt for fuel; chiefly coal, oil, and gas. These are formed under pressure by alteration or decomposition of plant or animal remains.... Read more |
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nuclear fuel
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solar energy
solar energy any form of energy radiated by the sun , including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. Solar energy is needed by green plants for the process of photosynthesis , which is the ultimate source of all food. The energy in... Read more |
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Economic geology
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY CONCEPT Economic geology is the study of fuels, metals, and other materials from the earth that are of interest to industry or the economy in general. It is concerned with the distribution of resources, the costs and benefits of their recovery, and the value... Read more |
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Glycogen storage diseases
Glycogen Storage Diseases Definition Glycogen serves as the primary fuel reserve for the body's energy needs. Glycogen storage diseases, also known as glycogenoses, are genetically linked metabolic disorders that involve the enzymes regulating glycogen metabolism. Symptoms vary by the glycogen... Read more |
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FIRST SOLAR SETS ANOTHER WORLD RECORD FOR CDTE SOLAR PV ...
...Confirmed by NREL Energy Editors MULTIMEDIA...First Solar, Inc...photovoltaic (PV) solar module efficiency...by First Solar. The record...providing a more realistic assessment...delivering an economically viable ... |
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First Solar Sets Another World Record for CdTe Solar PV Efficiency.
...Department of Energy's National...set by First Solar. First Solar associates...providing a more realistic assessment...Eaglesham, First Solar's Chief...delivering an economically viable alternative to ... |
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INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY ISSUES HEADLINE ABA SPRING MEETING IN...
...business, energy and environment...Competitive Alternatives to Fossil Fuels Electricity...at several alternatives such as hydroelectricity, solar and wind...whether these alternative energy ... |
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BP: gas deserves more play in climate policy.(British Petroleum Company PLC)
...issues of energy security...and most realistic path for...like wind, solar, geothermal...were not realistic. "Alternative fuels have...comes to alternatives risks rendering...politically and ... |
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New Chevron CEO: climate goals unrealistic.(John Watson)
...challenging and realistic," Watson...today's fossil fuel-dominated...its entire energy system in...without any realistic plan to economically replace the...like wind, solar and geothermal...advances in ... |
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LIQUID FUEL FROM COAL:ROBERT L. FREERKS
...Subcommittee on Energy and EnvironmentSeptember...valuable clean fuels and chemicalsthat...developing alternative and renewable...affiliated withthe Solar Energy Research...diesel and jet fuels via the ... |
 "The Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV)")
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We must get away from fossil fuel
...Virginia's energy industry...atmosphere in an economically inefficient...we put a realistic price on...investing in alternative energy methods...investment in solar energy to...megawatts of ... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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An 'all of the above' energy policy.(Local)
...discussion of energy policy would...to develop alternative energy supplies...will rely on fossil fuels for many...plants. Alternatives such as wind...crops into fuel for machines...developing ... |
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Lower-carbon future? Try natural gas.
...simple: alternative fuels good; fossil fuels bad. If...shaping our energy future will...less fossil fuel and more alternatives. Getting...wind, solar, biofuels...between ... |
 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Solving our long-term energy problem.(COMMENTARY)(BOOK REVIEW)(Column)
...and other fossil-fuel suppliers...need fossil fuels. As Mr...as wind, solar and biofuels...have to be realistic about what...fossil-fuel reserves...As fossil ... |
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