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A term used to describe solar thermal, central receiver, power systems, where an array of reflectors focus sunlight onto a central receiver and absorber mounted on a tower.
Industry:Energy
A term used to describe short and long-term affects on the Earth's climate as a result of human activities such as fossil fuel combustion and vegetation clearing and burning.
Industry:Energy
A term used to describe precipitation that has become acidic (low pH) due to the emission of sulfur oxides from fossil fuel burning power plants.
Industry:Energy
A term used to describe heat energy lost from a water heater tank.
Industry:Energy
A term used to describe a technologically advanced window system that contains glazing that can change or switch its optical qualities when a low voltage electrical signal is applied to it, or in response to changes in heat or light.
Industry:Energy
A term used for the transparent or translucent material in a window. This material (i.e. glass, plastic films, coated glass) is used for admitting solar energy and light through windows.
Industry:Energy
A term used for lighting appliances; the ratio of lumens received on a flat surface to the light output, in lumens, from a lamp; used to evaluate the effectiveness of luminaries in delivering light.
Industry:Energy
A term used for a wind energy conversion device that produces electricity; typically having one, two, or three blades.
Industry:Energy
A term used by the power industry to describe localized or on-site power generation.
Industry:Energy
