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Run-of-river hydropower
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of hydroelectric facility that uses the river flow with very little alteration and little or no impoundment of the water.
Bulb turbine
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of hydro turbine in which the entire generator is mounted inside the water passageway as an integral unit with the turbine. These installations can offer significant reductions in the size of ...
Sodium lights
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of high intensity discharge light that has the most lumens per watt of any light source.
Hydronic heating systems
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of heating system where water is heated in a boiler and either moves by natural convection or is pumped to heat exchangers or radiators in rooms; radiant floor systems have a grid of tubing ...
Electric resistance heating
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of heating system where heat, resulting when electric current flows through an "element" or conductor, such as Nichrome, which has a high resistance, is radiated to a room.
Resistance heating
Energy; Energy efficiency
A type of heating system that provides heat from the resistance of an electrical current flowing through a conductor.
Interruptible load
Energy; Energy efficiency
Energy loads that can be shut off or disconnected at the supplier's discretion or as determined by a contractual agreement between the supplier and the customer.
