Energy and resources
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- Geothermic energy
- energy generated from the heart produced beneath the earths mantle; usually in reference to the use of subterranean stream to drive engines that produce electricity
- OPEC
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Fossil Fuels
- Combustible materuals such as oil, coal and natural gas that are composed of the remains of formerly living material
- photovoltaic
- Capable of producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy, especially light
- Hydropower
- The use of the kinetic energy in moving water such as rivers or tidal currents to generate
- Nuclear power
- energy that is harnessed from reactions among radioactive isotopes
- Rewnewable Energy
- any source of energy that can be continually produced and is inexhaustible given current conditions
- Solar power
- the use of sunlight to generate electricity
- Hydrogen Fuel
- Hydrogen gas or the chemical mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to produce electricity
- Biomass Fuel
- Disposed material or renewable resources (such as compost) used to create