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BCN1582 Exam 2 Study GuideAccording to the Lecture 2.3.2 Renewable Energy Systems (Wind), what are the barriers
to wind energy implementation? - Answer People think that wind turbines are ugly
People do not like the sound created by wind turbines
Wind turbines can cause bird deaths
What is true about municipal solid waste in the case it is used as an energy resource? -
Answer Its use decreases need for using landfill
It is a renewable energy source
According to the Lecture 2.3.4.b Renewable Energy Systems (Hydropower), what is true
about hydropower plants? - Answer They are expensive
Their construction time is long
According to the Lecture 2.3.1 Renewable Energy Systems (Intro), cost of solar PV
systems in 2015 as compared to their cost in 1990 will approximately be: - Answer Three
times smaller
According to the Lecture 2.3.4.a Renewable Energy Systems (Biofuel), which of the
following crops used to produce biofuel will have the least negative impact on climate? -
Answer Switch grass
Which one of the following is NOT a renewable energy? - Answer Natural gas
According to the TED talk "The missing link to renewable energy", the liquid metal
battery invented by Donald Sadoway has - Answer Low density liquid metal at the top
High density liquid metal at the bottom
Molten salt in between the metals
According to the Lecture 2.3.4.c Renewable Energy Systems (Geothermal), what is true
about geothermal energy? - Answer It is heat contained in Earth
People are not aware of it
It can be used for district heating
According to the Lecture 2.3.2 Renewable Energy Systems (Solar Thermal), what are
the major solar thermal applications? - Answer Solar air conditioning
Solar desalination
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