Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

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Caulking

Energy; Energy efficiency

A material used to seal areas of potential air leakage into or out of a building envelope.

Desiccant

Energy; Energy efficiency

A material used to desiccate (dry) or dehumidify air.

Downwind wind turbine

Energy; Energy efficiency

A horizontal axis wind turbine in which the rotor is downwind of the tower.

Anaerobic lagoon

Energy; Energy efficiency

A holding pond for livestock manure that is designed to anaerobically stabilise manure, and may be designed to capture biogas, with the use of an impermeable, floating cover.

Mercury vapour lamp

Energy; Energy efficiency

A high-intensity discharge lamp that uses mercury as the primary light-producing element. Includes clear, phosphor coated, and self-ballasted lamps.

Cogeneration

Energy; Energy efficiency

The generation of electricity or shaft power by an energy conversion system and the concurrent use of rejected thermal energy from the conversion system as an auxiliary energy source.