Chapter 17:
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Identify
the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and
relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the
term.
Case
Study: How can you make an Energy Efficient Home?
17.1
Reducing Energy Waste and Improving
Energy Efficiency
1) Energy
conservation
2) How
and why is energy wasted?
3) Energy
efficiency
4) Common
Items and How they are a waste
17.2
Ways to Improve Energy Efficiency
5) Cogeneration and Example
6)
7) Fuel
efficient Cars
8) Pros
and Cons of Hybrids
9) Fuel
Cell Cards
10) Superinsulated
Houses
11) The
Strawbale House Pros and Cons
12) How
do you Increase Energy Efficiency in Heating Houses?
17.3
Using Renewable Solar Energy for Heat and Electricity
13) Advantages of Solar Heating
14) Passive
Solar Heating and Examples
15) Active
Solar Heating and Examples
16) Cooling
Houses Naturally?
17)
18) Parabolic
Dish Collectors
19) Photovoltaic
Cells: How do they work?
17.4
Producing Electricity From the Water Cycle
20) Hydropower
21) How
to Produce Energy from Waves and Tides?
17.5
Producing Electricity from Wind
22) How is Wind Power generated?
23) Wind Power Trade Offs
17.6
Producing Energy from Biomass
24) What is biomass?
25) How
is Biomass used to generate electricity
26) Liquid
Biofuels
27) Case
Study: Producing Ethanol
28) Case
Study: Biodiesel and Methanol
29) What’s
wrong with Burning Wood?
17.7
Geothermal Energy
30) How do you Extract Steam? The
GHP
31) Pros
and Cons of Geothermal Energy
17.8
Hydrogen
32) How is hydrogen used for energy?
33) 4 Main Challenges of Hydrogen
34) How
to convert to hydrogen
17.9
Solutions: A Sustainable Energy Strategy
35) Sustainable Energy
36) Why is Important to Diversify
Energy Technologies?