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Q 15.2 1. Describe how a building might be designed to passively collect solar energy. 15.3 1. In theory, biofuel combustion releases CO2 but does not contribute to global warming. Why is this so? 15.5 3. What factors are likely to limit the growth in the number of hydroelectric facilities in the future? 15.7 2. What factors limit the widespread use of geothermal energy? 15.8 2. What is vampire power? Give examples of this kind of energy use in your home and classroom.

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A building that is designed to passively collect solar energy has walls, windows and floors designed in a very unique manner which collects, stores, reflects and distributes the solar energy in the form of het energy during winter seasons, but this same design rejects or reflects the solar energy during the summer season.