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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Sample (coal)

Energy; Coal

A representative fraction of a coalbed collected by approved methods, guarded against contamination or adulteration, and analysed to determine the nature; chemical, mineralogic, and (or) petrographic ...

Tipping fee

Energy; Coal

Price charged to deliver municipal solid waste to a landfill, waste-to-energy facility, or recycling facility.

Nitrogen oxides ( OX)

Energy; Coal

Compounds of nitrogen and oxygen produced by the burning of fossil fuels.

Power production plant

Energy; Coal

All the land and land rights, structures and improvements, boiler or reactor vessel equipment, engines and engine-driven generator, turbo generator units, accessory electric equipment, and ...

Rip rap

Energy; Coal

Cobblestone or coarsely broken rock used for protection against erosion of embankment or gully.

Tennessee valley authority (TVA)

Energy; Coal

A federal agency established in 1933 to develop the Tennessee river valley region of the southeastern U.S.

Nonrequirements consumer

Energy; Coal

A wholesale consumer (unlike a full or partial requirements consumer) that purchases economic or coordination power to supplement their own or another system's energy needs.