A WECS that is used to grind grain, and that typically has a high-solidity rotor; commonly used to refer to all types of WECS.

The amount of energy derived from an electrical source per unit quantity of electricity passing through the source.2. Electrical potential; voltage.

These brines are hot (300 F to 400 F) (149 C to 204 C) pressurized waters that contain dissolved methane and lie at depths of 10,000 ft (3048 m) to more than 20,000 ft (6096 m) below the earth's surface. The best known geopressured reservoirs lie along th ...

Houses that have earth berms around exterior walls.

A substance(s) or pollutant emitted as a result of a process.

An architectural design (also known as the double envelope house), sometimes called a "house-within-a-house," that employs a double envelope with a continuous airspace of at least 6 to 12 inches on the north wall, south wall, roof, and floor, achieved by ...

The physically connected generation, transmission, and distribution facilities and components operated as a unit.

Solid fuels made from primarily wood sawdust that is compacted under high pressure to form small (about the size of rabbit feed) pellets for use in a pellet stove.

A unit of rate of water evaporation equal to the evaporation per hour of 34.5 pounds of water at a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit into steam at 212 degrees F.

The natural, convective movement of air or water due to differences in temperature. In solar passive design a thermosyphon collector can be constructed and attached to a house to deliver heat to the home by the continuous pattern of the convective loop (o ...

A term used for a wind energy conversion device that produces electricity; typically having one, two, or three blades.

A device for converting a solid fuel to a gaseous fuel.

The process of transmitting electricity over one or more separately owned electric transmission and distribution systems. (See Wholesale and Retail Wheeling.)

A thin sheet of material (metal) of a heat exchanger that conducts heat to a fluid.

A measure of air purity that is equal to one complete air change (in an interior space).

The amount of work accomplished by electrical power, usually measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). One kWh is 1,000 Watts and is equal to 3,413 Btu.2.The energy of moving electrons.

The amount of visible light that passes through the glazing material of a window, expressed as a percentage.

The unit price and quantity to which it applies as specified in a rate schedule or contract.

A construction element that inhibits termites from entering building foundations and walls.

Fuel gas with a heating value of between 200 and 300 Btu per cubic foot.