ENVS EXAM 3 - RENEWABLE ENERGY
Which of the types of renewable energy would be best able to provide base demand for electricity? (Base demand refers to the demand that is always present for power.) - answers Hydroelectric power
Which of the following is a major barrier to th...
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ENVS EXAM 3 - RENEWABLE ENERGY
Which of the types of renewable energy would be best able to provide base demand for
electricity? (Base demand refers to the demand that is always present for power.) -
answers Hydroelectric power
Which of the following is a major barrier to the increased use of solar photovoltaic (PV)
energy in homes?
A. solar PV doesn't work in most locations
B. there are large up front costs to solar PV installation
C. solar PV cells generate 220 volt electricity, which is incompatible with many US
appliances
D. there are no state or federal incentives that support the installation of solar panels -
answers B. there are large up front costs to solar PV installation
Which of the following is NOT a barrier to incorporating renewable energy technologies
at a large scale in the US?
A. it is difficult to store energy produced by renewable technologies
B. the US has few sources of renewable energy
C. society in general has not yet made implementing renewable energy options a
priority
D. energy infrastructure needs to be upgraded to match where energy is produced to
where it is needed - answers B. the US has few sources of renewable energy
If the US power grid is already fragmented, in the future when we adopt more
renewable energies, what would be a problem if the three grids become completely
independent, only running on the renewable energy sources in their areas? - answers
Renewable energies are hard to store and are only available at certain times,
regardless of the size or inter connectivity of the grid
Whats the main potential benefit of second-generation biomass fuels as an energy
source compared to the first? - answers Second generation biomass fuels would not
require the use of food crops like corn and sugar cane
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