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Bioenergy
Energy; Energy efficiency
The conversion of the complex carbohydrates in organic material into energy.
Busbar cost
Energy; Energy efficiency
The cost of producing electricity up to the point of the power plant busbar.
Coincident demand
Energy; Energy efficiency
The demand of a consumer of electricity at the time of a power supplier's peak system demand.
Average demand
Energy; Energy efficiency
The demand on, or the power output of, an electrical system or any of its parts over an interval of time, as determined by the total number of kilowatt-hours divided by the units of time in the ...
Vacuum evaporation
Energy; Energy efficiency
The deposition of thin films of semiconductor material by the evaporation of elemental sources in a vacuum.
Condenser
Energy; Energy efficiency
The device in an air conditioner or heat pump in which the refrigerant condenses from a gas to a liquid when it is depressurized or cooled.
Windpower profile
Energy; Energy efficiency
The change in the power available in the wind due to changes in the wind speed or velocity profile; the windpower profile is proportional to the cube of the wind speed profile.
