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Has substituting natural gas for coal helped reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions significantly?
Oil is made from _________ that died and mixed with muds forming organic-rich sediment layers.
What is the precursor to oil that is found in oil shale?
Uranium has an energy density ___________ of times higher than other energy sources.
Which form of electricity generation produces the fewest CO2 emissions?
Solar panels are made to capture only a narrow band of the light spectrum. What would be required to capture more of the spectrum?
The ratio of power produced against the cost to produce it means solar energy is considered:
The surface of the Earth receives enough sunlight in a single day to meet the energy demands of the world for how long?
Which are products created from oil?I. PlasticsII. PolyesterIII. Ethanol
Where does the rarest, but most intense, source of geothermal energy come from?
Which source can generate more electricity than an average single commercial nuclear reactor?
Although typically more expensive than conventional heating and cooling to install, geothermal heat pumps usually:
What is the major source of biofuel feedstock by volume today?
The four pillars of energy security are affordability, availability, reliability, and infrastructure.
Where is the "wind belt" in the United States, where steady wind is concentrated?
What is one commonly used source of biomass for energy generation?
Why can high-temperature geothermal power only be generated in certain locations?
Where are the best sites for commercial installation of solar power production concentrated?
Hydroelectric power plants themselves generate _____________ carbon dioxide emissions.
What are largest power stations in the world?