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U.S. Department of Energy
Industry: Government
Number of terms: 22108
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A reserve appliance; for example, a stand-by generator for a home or commercial building.
Industry:Energy
A renewable energy system that includes two different types of technologies that produce the same type of energy; for e.g., a wind turbine and a solar photovoltaic array combined to meet a power demand.
Industry:Energy
A regulated entity which exhibits the characteristics of a natural monopoly (also referred to as a power provider). For the purposes of electric industry restructuring, "utility" refers to the regulated, vertically-integrated electric company. "Transmission utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the transmission system only. "Distribution utility" refers to the regulated owner/operator of the distribution system which serves retail customers.
Industry:Energy
A registered trademark of an agency of the state of Nebraska, for an automotive fuel containing a blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline.
Industry:Energy
A registered trademark name for houses built with tires, aluminum cans, and earth.
Industry:Energy
A registered trademark for plastic sheeting material that can be used as a vapor retarder. This plastic is used to make grocery bags. It is a long chain of carbon atoms with 2 hydrogen atoms attached to each carbon atom.
Industry:Energy
A registered trademark for a cholorfluorocarbon (CFC) gas that is highly stable and that has been historically used as a refrigerant.
Industry:Energy
A region of transition between semiconductor layers, such as a p/n junction, which goes from a region that has a high concentration of acceptors (p-type) to one that has a high concentration of donors (n-type).
Industry:Energy
A refined petroleum product suitable for use as a fuel in internal combustion engines.
Industry:Energy
A region of electrical contact between two different materials.
Industry:Energy