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The process by which particles of liquids or gases move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Industry:Energy
Coal analysis. Refers to coal that softens when heated and forms a hard grey coke; this coal is called caking coal. Not all caking coals are coking coals. The agglomerating value is used to differentiate between coal ranks and also is a guide to determine how a particular coal reacts in a furnace.
Industry:Energy
The ability of a retail customer to purchase electricity or other energy sources directly from a supplier other than their traditional supplier.
Industry:Energy
Coal analysis. Refers to the binding qualities of a coal. The agglutinating value is an indication of how well a coke made from a particular coal will perform in a blast furnace. It is also called a caking index.
Industry:Energy
The magnitude of customer demand that can be interrupted at the time of the seasonal peak load by direct control of the system operator by interrupting power supply to individual appliances or equipment on customer premises. This type of control usually reduces the demand of residential customers.
Industry:Energy
The utility instals a radio-controlled device on the HVAC equipment. During periods of particulary heavy use of electricity, the utility will send a radio signal to the building in its service territory with this device and turn off the HVAC for a certain period.
Industry:Energy
This refers to the removal of methane or coal bed gas from a coal mine before or during mining.
Industry:Energy
Direct labour hours worked by all mining employees at a mining operation during the year. Includes hours worked by those employees engaged in production, preparation, development, maintenance, repair, shop or yard work management, and technical or engineering work. Excludes office workers. Excludes vacation and leave hours.
Industry:Energy
Methane is generated during coal formation and is contained in the coal microstructure. Typical recovery entails pumping water out of the coal to allow the gas to escape. Methane is the principal component of natural gas. Coal bed methane can be added to natural gas pipelines without any special treatment.
Industry:Energy
