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Renewable Energy Technologies

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  • In the United States, the best location for wind power is
    The middle
  • True or false: power grids all over the world are old and failing
    True
  • In a battery, what form is energy stored in?
    Chemical
  • A new technology is harnessing tidal power using what object?
    A buoy
  • How can we improve solar panels? (Hint: think about the video!)
    By making them smaller and/or more flexible
  • This continent has 60% of the best solar resources in the world.
    Africa
  • Name a fossil fuel
    Coal, oil, gas, nuclear
  • This South American country generates so much renewable energy, that they sometimes export it to their neighbors.
    Uruguay
  • Which element is used in batteries?
    Lithium
  • How did a Scottish company improve a wind turbine design?
    By adding more small propellers.
  • Name a drawback of hydroelectric power
    Habitat disruption, expensive startup costs, vulnerable to droughts...
  • This type of energy is produced from organic materials such as plant and animal waste.
    Biomass
  • Name an advantage of renewable energy
    clean, cheap, healthy, available...
  • Which country has one of the biggest solar farms in the world?
    Morocco