Life-cycle cost

The total cost to the Government of acquisition and ownership of that system over its useful life. It includes the cost of development, acquisition, support and, where applicable, ...

life cycle costing

Metals; Steel

An accounting method of costing where expenses are allocated over the life of the product. Life cycle costs are often lower for stainless steel than for alternatives despite a ...

life cycle cost

Accounting; Auditing

Sum of all recurring and one-time (non-recurring) costs over the full life span or a specified period of a good, service, structure, or system. In includes purchase price, ...

life-cycle cost

Energy; Solar power

The estimated cost of owning and operating a photovoltaic system for the period of its useful life.

dye-sensitised solar cell

Energy; Solar power

A dye-sensitised solar cell is a low-cost thin film solar cell that absorbs light by a sensitizer on the surface of a semiconductor. Then photo-induced electrons are injected from ...

solar energy technologies

Energy; Solar power

Convert solar energy to useful purposes. They can provide: electrical generation by heat engine or photovoltaic means; space heating and cooling in active and passive solar ...

solar hot water

Energy; Solar power

Water heated by the use of solar energy.

solar cell

Energy; Solar power

a solar cell (also called photovoltaic cell or photoelectric cell) is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the ...

passive solar

Energy; Solar power

Technologies that capture sunlight for heat energy without use of active mechanical systems such as fans or pumps (as contrasted to active solar). Such technologies convert ...

solar power

Energy; Solar power

Also called solar energy, solar power is electricity generated from sunlight, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). ...