- Industry: Government
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A liquid byproduct of wood combustion (or distillation) that condenses on the internal surfaces of vents and chimneys, which if not removed regularly, can corrode the surfaces and fuel a chimney fire.
Industry:Energy
A light source composed of a metal base, a glass tube filled with an inert gas or a vapor, and base pins to attach to a fixture.
Industry:Energy
A light control device that allows light levels to be manually adjusted. A dimmer can save energy by reducing the amount of power delivered to the light while consuming very little themselves.
Industry:Energy
A layer of semiconductor material, such as copper indium diselenide or gallium arsenide, a few microns or less in thickness, used to make solar photovoltaic cells.
Industry:Energy
A layer of semiconductor material (as used in a solar photovoltaic device) whose properties are essentially those of the pure, undoped, material.
Industry:Energy
A large power plant that generates power for distribution to multiple customers.
Industry:Energy
A lamp where the light beam is focused 2 inches ahead of the lamp reducing the amount of light trapped in the fixture.
Industry:Energy
A lamp that consists of a sealed arc tube inside a glass envelope, or outer jacket. The inner arc tube is filled with elements that emit light when ionized by electric current. A ballast is required to provide the proper starting voltage and to regulate current during operation.
Industry:Energy
A hydropower plant that is operated at maximum allowable capacity for part of the day and is either shut down for the remainder of the time or operated at minimal capacity level.
Industry:Energy
