A device for measuring power consumption.

A device used to transfer heat from a fluid (liquid or gas) to another fluid where the two fluids are physically separated.

Power generation equipment or system capacity to meet peak power demands.

A fluid used to absorb and transfer heat energy.

The conversion of heat into electricity by the use of thermocouples.

The amount of heat that a material can absorb and store.

Wood, used for fuel, that has been air dried so that it contains 15 to 20 percent moisture content (wet basis).

The ratio of a boiler's or gasifier's maximum output to its minimum output.

These fluids can be either water or steam trapped in fractured or porous rocks; they are found from several hundred feet to several miles below the Earth's surface. The temperatures vary from about 90 F to 680 F (32 C to 360 C) but roughly 2/3 range in te ...

A safety device consisting of a short length of relatively fine wire, mounted in a holder or contained in a cartridge and connected as part of an electrical circuit. If the circuit source current exceeds a predetermined value, the fuse wire melts (i.e. th ...

This committee has jurisdiction on the oversight and legislative responsibilities for: coal, nuclear, and non-nuclear energy commercialization projects; DOE National Laboratories; global climate change; new technologies research and development; commercia ...

Energy available from the movement of the wind across a landscape caused by the heating of the atmosphere, earth, and oceans by the sun.

A structure or media from which heat can be absorbed or extracted.

A material with high absorbtance and low emittance properties applied to or on solar absorber surfaces.

A horizontal axis wind turbine in which the rotor is downwind of the tower.

A term generally applied to individual solar collectors, and typically to solar photovoltaic collectors or modules.

A building element that shades windows, walls, and doors from direct solar radiation and protects these elements from precipitation.

A hydrogen production process that process uses algae. Under certain conditions, the pigments in certain types of algae absorb solar energy. An enzyme in the cell acts as a catalyst to split water molecules. Some of the bacteria produces hydrogen after th ...

A characteristic applied to domestic water heaters that is the amount of gallons raised 100 degrees Fahrenheit per hour (or minute) under a specified thermal efficiency.

The angle at which a solar collector or module is set to face the sun relative to a horizontal position. The tilt angle can be set or adjusted to maximize seasonal or annual energy collection.