11. Energy: An introduction AND 12. Fossil

Demand-Side Management

Incentives to customers who install energy-efficient technologies.

Regenerative Brakes

Puts car in “reverse” mode in electrical vehicle, system moves backward to slow cars wheels.

Cogeneration

Production of two useful forms of energy from the same fuel.

Fossil Fuels

Combustible Deposits in the Earth’s crust, remains of prehistoric animals/plants

Coal

Plant Material that has gotten compressed for millions of years

Acid Mine Drainage

When water seeps into mine wastes; contaminates soils, very acidic water that harms aquatic life.

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (1977)

Meant to require reclamation of land after mining

Carbon Capture

Removal of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion

Hydraulic Fracking

Water pushed at high pressure to crack rock in order to retrieve natural gas

Synfuels

Synthetic, taking low quality fossil fuels and creating different gases