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#1) FILL IN THE BLANKS: CHOOSE THE BEST RESPONSE FROM THE LIST. ANSWERS MAY REPE

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#1) FILL IN THE BLANKS: CHOOSE THE BEST RESPONSE FROM THE LIST. ANSWERS MAY REPEAT. greenhouse gases heliostat fuel higher heating value heat rate solar insolation PT PYR pyrolysis RC RE reflectivity AB absorptivity GHG power tower altitude angle azimuth angle blackbody radiation function biodiesel band gap energy solar beam radiation AZ HHV Rankine cycle IN LAT longitude rated power Stefan-Boltzmann constant solar constant short circuit amps solar collector efficiency sun path lines selective surface trough focusing collector BG SC SCA SCE landfill gas LHV fuel lower heating value LONG longitude MONO monocrystaline MPP maximum power poin MSW municipal solid waste NG NOCT nominal cell operating temp NER net energy ratio NORM normal solar radiation NPE net plant efficiency OCV open circuit voltage PC POLY polycrystaline CDE carbon-dioxide equivalent combustion efficiency CEL cellulosic ethanol CF capacity factor CLIM climate CORN corn ethanol TC TEthermodynamic cycle eff natural gas declination angle diffuse radiation dish-stirling thin film transmissivity DS EMemissivity TTWtank-to-wheel analysis thermal loss coef WTE waste-to-energy WTT well-to-tank analysis WTW well-to-wheels analysis Planck's constant FER GB fossil energy ratio diffuse gray body 1 pt each blank (DO NOT WRITE OUT THE WORDS USE THE "LETTER CODE") ABOVE a) The three primary types of thermal-electric concentrating solar power systems are b) The largest share of solar energy received at sea level is c) The main types of biofuel for vehicle applications ranked from lowest to highest production are & d) A major source of bioenergy for electric power generation is e) The ratio of biofuel energy output to all forms of energy consumed in the production process is the f) The main reason for the low efficiency of electrical production from concentrating solar power systems is low g) The spectral distribution of solar energy emitted from the sun is approximated by the h) A PV tracker with a single-axis oriented north-south rotates to primarily to match the Sun's changing_ i) The two primary causes of different available solar energy for different geographic regions are_and i) The concentrating solar-thermal power system with the highest efficiency of conversion to electricty is the k) The absorber of solar-thermal collectors is treated for high_at short wavelength and low at long wavelength. I) The main categories of single-layer PV cells ranked from lowest to highest efficiency are_ m) Most solar photovoltaic cells are most efficient for visible and near infrared light due to a close match to the n) Sustainable production of biofuels requires processes with a low level of an and the rest of the energy is which is typically utilized in systems cells and a high value of

Explanation / Answer

a) DS, PT, TC

b) BR, DR respectively

c) BD, CEL, CORN respectively

d) NG, LG respectively

e) NER

f) SCE

g) NORM

h) AL

i) CLIM, DE

j) PT

k) OCV, SCA respectively

l) TF, POLY, MONO

m) BG

n) CDE, CE respectively