Vocabulary

• on the grid: Connected to the main utility network, especially power.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• for instance: As an example.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• have to: Must do
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• initial: First letter of your given name
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• inherent: Existing as an essential part of
• tolerate: To be able to adjust to changes of various kinds
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
• address: Exact street location of a place
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• panel: Group who answer questions or give opinions
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• inertia: Lack of movement or activity
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• sync: Short for 'synchronization'
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• piece: A counter in a board game
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• sucker: Part of an animal used for holding onto surfaces
• mechanical: Done without thought or feeling; automatic
• penetration: Act of entering into or through something
• buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
• synchronize: To make two things work at the same time
• battery: Portable device that stores electricity
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• outage: Temporary loss of electrical power
• generator: Machine that produces electrical power
• turbine: Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
• rotational: Concerning rotation
• synchronous: Occurring or existing at the same time or period
• hertz: Unit for measuring the frequency of sound waves