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Hydropower is electricity derived by converting the kinetic energy of moving water using impoundment or diversion. Hydropower is the...
Methanation is a process of creating synthetic natural gas (methane) by combining carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The...
The term net zero describes processes or entities that either have no net greenhouse gas emissions (often called net zero carbon, net...
Certain materials produce an electric flow when they are struck by sufficient amounts of light. This is called the photoelectric effect....
Photovoltaic conversion generates electricity directly from sunlight. Certain materials have the property to produce electric flow when...
Photovoltaic, or solar, cells are semiconductor materials that, when struck by sufficient amounts of light, cause electrons to flow....
Regasification, also called vaporization, is the final step in the LNG process when LNG is returned to its original gaseous form. LNG is...
Renewable electric generation is a broad category fueled by sources that can be naturally replenished. There are many types of renewable...
A renewable energy credit, commonly called a REC, is a tradeable financial instrument that allows the owner of a renewable facility to...
Renewable natural gas (RNG or biogas) can be a substitute for pipeline quality gas and gas used for transportation fuel either as...
A renewable portfolio standard, often called an RPS, is a regulatory requirement obligating utilities, generation authorities, or...
Solar power is created by the conversion of energy in sunlight to electricity. Types of solar power technology There are two key solar...
Synthetic natural gas (SNG), also sometimes called syngas or substitute natural gas, is natural gas that is created from materials that...
A turbine is a machine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid causes a series of blades to spin, thus converting kinetic energy to...
A utility distribution company (UDC) is an electric utility that provides distribution services. As electric markets are restructured,...
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines that generate electricity in a common location. A wind farm may also be called a wind power...
Wind power is created by the conversion of kinetic energy in wind, which is the energy of the moving air molecules, to energy in the form...
Zero carbon describes a process that has no greenhouse gas emissions. It differs from net zero carbon in that net zero allows for...
There are generation technologies other than renewable generation that can provide energy without emissions. To recognize these, some...
