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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Other industrial plant

Energy; Coal

Industrial users, not including coke plants, engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products(manufacturing); and companies engaged in the ...

Ratio estimate

Energy; Coal

The ratio of two population aggregates (totals). For example, "average miles travelled per vehicle" is the ratio of total miles driven by all vehicles, over the total number of vehicles, within any ...

Specular reflectors

Energy; Coal

Specular reflectors have mirror like characteristics (the word "specular" is derived from the Greek word meaning mirror). The most common materials used for ballasts, the devices that turn on and ...

Unregulated entity

Energy; Coal

For the purpose of EIA's data collection efforts, entities that do not have a designated franchised service area and that do not file forms listed in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 18, Part ...

Other load management

Energy; Coal

Demand-Side Management(DSM) programme other than Direct Load Control and Interruptible Load that limits or shifts peak load from on-peak to off-peak time periods. It includes technologies that ...

Ratoon crop

Energy; Coal

A crop cultivated from the shoots of a perennial plant.

Speculative resources (coal)

Energy; Coal

Undiscovered coal in beds that may occur either in known types of deposits in a favourable geologic setting where no discoveries have been made, or in deposits that remain to be recognized. ...