RENEWABLE ENERGY - VOCABULARY B2

To increase in size, volume, number, or scope.

• decrease

• expand

• rigid

Unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.

• rigid

• flexible

• tube

A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level,

forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.

• tower

• brake

• dam

Mechanical device using suction or pressure

to raise or move liquids, compressed gases, or air.

• pump

• drill

• rotor

To distribute persons or forces

systematically or strategically.

• deploy

• employ

• imput

• output

The process of manufacturing or growing something in large quantities.

• damage

• production

• sales

The bottom of a sea or ocean.

• searug

• seabed

• beach

The release of a substance, typically from a containment,

or the flow of electricity.

• charge

• discharge

• current

Situated at sea some distance from the shore.

• onshore

• offshore

Make practical and effective use of something.

• utilize

• deploy

• imply