Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

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Feedstock

Energy; Energy efficiency

A raw material that can be converted to one or more products.

Coefficient of performance (COP)

A ratio of the work or useful energy output of a system versus the amount of work or energy inputted into the system as determined by using the same energy equivalents for energy in and out. Is used ...

Bone dry unit

Energy; Energy efficiency

A quantity of (solid) biomass fuel equal to 2,400 pounds bone dry.

Booster pump

Energy; Energy efficiency

A pump for circulating the heat transfer fluid in a hydronic heating system.

Wind speed profile

Energy; Energy efficiency

A profile of how the wind speed changes with height above the surface of the ground or water.

Fuel oil

Energy; Energy efficiency

A product of crude oil that is used for space heating, diesel engines, and electrical generation.

Sputtering

Energy; Energy efficiency

A process used to apply photovoltaic semi-conductor material to a substrate by a physical vapour deposition process where high-energy ions are used to bombard elemental sources of semiconductor ...