Petrol

Petrol

a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. A fossil fuel, it is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, usually zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and undergo intense heat and pressure.

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Production plant liquids

Energy; Coal

The volume of liquids removed from natural gas in natural gas processing plants or cycling plants during the year.

Securitization

Energy; Coal

A proposal for issuing bonds that would be used to buy down existing power contracts or other obligations. The bonds would be repaid by designating a portion of future customer bill payments. ...

Transmission and distribution loss

Energy; Coal

Electric en¬ergy lost due to the transmission and distribution of electricity. Much of the loss is thermal in nature.

Noload loss

Energy; Coal

Power and energy lost by an electric system when not operating under demand.

Primary energy consumption

Energy; Coal

Consumption of primary energy. (Energy sources that are produced from other energy sources¿e.g., coal coke from coal¿are included in primary energy consumption only if their energy content has not ...

Thermocouple

Energy; Coal

A device consisting of two dissimilar conductors with their ends connected together. When the two junctions are at different temperatures, a small voltage is generated.

Primary energy

Energy; Coal

Energy in the form that it is first accounted for in a statistical energy balance, before any transformation to secondary or tertiary forms of energy. For example, coal can be converted to synthetic ...