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Natural gas which is comprised primarily of methane, compressed to a pressure at or above 2,400 pounds per square inch and stored in special high-pressure containers. It is used as a fuel for natural gas powered vehicles.
Industry:Energy
The introduction of competition into at least the generation phase of electricity production, with a corresponding decrease in regulatory control.
Industry:Energy
Any combination of facilities that supply the energy to move gas in transmission or distribution lines or into storage by increasing the pressure.
Industry:Energy
The electric utility sector consists of privately and publicly owned establishments that generate, transmit, distribute, or sell electricity primarily for use by the public and that meet the defintion of an electric utility.Non utility power producers are not included in the electric sector.
Industry:Energy
A solar energy conversion system characterised by the optical concentration of solar rays through an arrangement of mirrors to generate a high temperature working fluid. Also see Solar trough, Solar power tower, or Solar dish. Concentrating solar power (but not Solar thermal power) may also refer to a system that focuses solar rays on aphotovoltaic cell to increase conversion efficiency.
Industry:Energy
A portion of the grid controlled by the independent system operator.
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A reflective or refractive device that focuses incident insolation onto an area smaller than the reflective or refractive surface, resulting in increased insolation at the point of focus.
Industry:Energy
The amount of energy lost during generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, including plant and unaccounted for use.
Industry:Energy
The operating right to explore for and develop petroleum fields in consideration for a share of production inkind (equity oil).
Industry:Energy
A form of energy characterised by the presence and motion of elementary charged particles generated by friction, induction, or chemical change.
Industry:Energy