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Coachella Valley
an area near Palm Springs, California that is the location of a vast wind energy facility supplying the electricity needs of Palm Springs and surrounding communities....
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Emission factor
An emission factor is a representative value that attempts to relate the quantity of a pollutant released to the atmosphere with an activity associated with...
Radioactive waste management
Radioactive waste management refers to the technology and policies that guide the processing, treatment, transportation and disposal of radioactive wastes such that they do not...
Geothermal energy in Iceland
Iceland is unique among industrial nations in that more than 50% of its energy comes from renewable geothermal energy. The word geothermal comes from the...
Earth's magnetic field
Earth's magnetic field is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the north pole and the other near the geographic south pole.
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mousse
a water-in-oil emulsion that resembles chocolate mousse in color and texture and often have a pudding-like consistency; forms when relatively fresh oil is exposed to...
tarball
weathered oil that has formed pliable balls or patches that float on the water; can range in diameter from 1/4 inch (a few millimeters) to...
wave power
the transport of energy by ocean surface waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work such as electricity generation or water desalination...
molten salt
a salt that is in the liquid phase that is normally a solid at standard temperature and pressure....
syngas
a gas mixture that contains varying amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrogen; from "synthesis gas"...
People in Energy
John Muir was an American naturalist and political activist still known today for his pioneering conservation efforts....
was an Italian-American physicist who played a key role in solving the problems connected with the development...
an American printer, writer, politician, diplomat, and scientist, is famous for his invention of bifocals and the...
an American futurist, inventor, architect, engineer, mathematician, poet and cosmologist, is best known for his the invention...
Energy Places
Altamont Pass is a mountainous pass in Northern California that is home to one of the oldest wind farms in...
Orinoco Heavy Oil Belt, Venezuela is one of the world’s largest accumulations of natural bitumen and heavy oil....
Bay of Fundy is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the...
Three Mile Island, located on the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania, was the site of the worst nuclear reactor accident...
