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A process in which a material is heated to a high temperature without fusing, so that hydrates, carbonates, or other compounds are decomposed and the volatile material is expelled.
Industry:Energy
Shipments of goods from within the 50 States and the District of Columbia to U.S. possessions and territories or to foreign countries.
Industry:Energy
The net removal of trees from forested land.
Industry:Energy
The fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide in a carbon sink through biological or physical processes.
Industry:Energy
A fuel delivery device for producing a proper mixture of gasoline vapor and air and for delivering it to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. Gasoline is gravity-fed from a reservoir bowl into a throttle bore, where it is allowed to evaporate into the stream of air being inducted by the engine. Also see Diesel Fuel System and Fuel Injection.
Industry:Energy
See Energy demand.
Industry:Energy
Refers to the un-encapsulated semi-conductor components of the module that convert the solar energy to electricity.
Industry:Energy
A type of permit for public convenience and necessity issued by a utility commission, which authorizes a utility or regulated company to engage in business, construct facilities, provide some services, or abandon service.
Industry:Energy
A process for extracting uranium and plutonium from dissolved spent nuclear fuel and irradiated targets. The fission products that are left behind are high-level waste. Chemical separation is also known as reprocessing.
Industry:Energy
The elimination of some or all regulations from a previously regulated industry or sector of an industry.
Industry:Energy