Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

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Airtight drywall approach (ADA)

Energy; Energy efficiency

A building construction technique used to create a continuous air retarder that uses the drywall, gaskets, and caulking. Gaskets are used rather than caulking to seal the drywall at the top and ...

Airlock entry

Energy; Energy efficiency

A building architectural element (vestibule) with two airtight doors that reduces the amount of air infiltration and exfiltration when the exterior most door is opened.

Cooling pond

Energy; Energy efficiency

A body of water used to cool the water that is circulated in an electric power plant.

Solar pond

Energy; Energy efficiency

A body of water that contains brackish (highly saline) water that forms layers of differing salinity (stratifies) that absorb and trap solar energy. Solar ponds can be used to provide heat for ...

Impoundment

Energy; Energy efficiency

A body of water confined by a dam, dike, floodgate or other artificial barrier.

Lithium-sulfur battery

Energy; Energy efficiency

A battery that uses lithium in the negative electrode and a metal sulphide in the positive electrode, and the electrolyte is molten salt; can store large amounts of energy per unit weight.