6 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Energy > Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency
Industry: Energy
Add a new termContributors in Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency
Open access
Energy; Energy efficiency
The ability to send or wheel electric power to a customer over a transmission and distribution system that is not owned by the power generator (seller).
Superconductivity
Energy; Energy efficiency
The abrupt and large increase in electrical conductivity exhibited by some metals as the temperature approaches absolute zero.
Dyne
Energy; Energy efficiency
The absolute centimeter-gram-second unit of force; that force that will impart to a free mass of one gramme an acceleration of one centimetre per second per second.
Biophotolysis
Energy; Energy efficiency
The action of light on a biological system that results in the dissociation of a substrate, usually water, to produce hydrogen.
Available heat
Energy; Energy efficiency
The amount of heat energy that may be converted into useful energy from a fuel.
Basal metabolism
Energy; Energy efficiency
The amount of heat given off by a person at rest in a comfortable environment; approximately 50 Btu per hour (Btu/h).
Heat content
Energy; Energy efficiency
The amount of heat in a quantity of matter at a specific temperature and pressure.
Featured User
Featured blossaries
marija.horvat
0
Terms
21
Blossaries
2
Followers
Essential English Idioms - Elementary
Category: Languages 1 20 Terms
20 Terms