Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

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Boron

Energy; Energy efficiency

The chemical element commonly used as the dopant in solar photovoltaic device or cell material.

Zoning

Energy; Energy efficiency

The combining of rooms in a structure according to similar heating and cooling patterns. Zoning requires using more than one thermostat to control heating, cooling, and ventilation equipment.

Air conditioning

Energy; Energy efficiency

The control of the quality, quantity, and temperature-humidity of the air in an interior space.

Evaporation

Energy; Energy efficiency

The conversion of a liquid to a vapour (gas), usually by means of heat.

Biomass gasification

Energy; Energy efficiency

The conversion of biomass into a gas, by biogasification (see above) or thermal gasification, in which hydrogen is produced from high-temperature gasifying and low-temperature pyrolysis of biomass.

The conversion of electric power to visible light by using an electric charge to excite gaseous atoms in a glass tube. These atoms emit ultraviolet radiation that is absorbed by a phosphor coating on ...