TECHNICAL

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV)

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 a technology that converts sunlight (solar radiation) into direct current electricity using semiconductors. When the sun hits the semiconductor within the PV cell, electrons

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SUBSTATION

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage levels from high transmission voltages to lower distribution voltages (or vice versa) or perform any

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TIDAL ENERGY

Image Credit: Sadeq M Alfakih et al a form of hydropower that converts the energy obtained from tides into useful forms of power, mainly electricity. Pros Free-fuel generation located near

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TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

Image Courtesy: PJM Interconnection an interconnected group of lines and associated equipment for the movement or transfer of electric energy between points of supply and points

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TRANSMISSION LINE

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 a conductor or conductors designed to carry electricity or an electrical signal over large distances with minimum losses and distortion Pros

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UNCONVENTIONAL GAS AND OIL

Image Courtesy: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extracted using unconventional drilling methods such as fracking. Use of such methods has been driven by the increased scarcity of

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TRANSFORMER

Image licensed under CC0 1.0 used to increase or decrease the alternating voltages in electric power applications. Electrical energy can be transferred between the two coils

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WHEELING SERVICE

Gao, Bingtuan. “Power Transmission Scheduling for Generators in a Deregulated Environment Based on a Game-Theoretic Approach.“ the transfer of electrical power through transmission and distribution

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WAVE ENERGY

Image Courtesy: Yale University the transport and capture of energy created by ocean surface waves. The energy captured is then used for all different kinds of

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