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203 Cards in this Set
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A |
Amp(s) |
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AC |
Alternating Current |
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ACB |
air circuit breaker |
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ACORE |
American Council on Renewable Energy |
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AEE |
Advanced Energy Economy |
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AFC |
alkaline fuel cell |
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AGM |
absorbent glass mat battery |
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AHJ |
Authority Having Jurisdiction |
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ASES |
American Solar Energy Society |
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AWEA |
American Wind Energy Association |
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BCSE |
Business Council for Sustainable Energy |
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BESS |
battery energy storage system |
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BIPV |
Building Integrated Photovoltaics |
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BMS |
battery management system |
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BOS |
Balance of systems |
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C&I |
commercial and industrial |
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CAES |
compressed air energy storage |
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CAISO |
California Independent System Operator |
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CALSEIA |
(California) Solar Energy Industries Association |
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CB |
circuit breaker |
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CCA |
community choice aggregation |
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CEC |
Canadian Electrical Code |
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CEC |
California Energy Commission |
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CEC |
California Electrical Code |
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CHP |
Combined heat and power |
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COD |
commercial operation date |
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CPUC |
California Public Utility Commission |
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CSP |
Concentrated Solar Power |
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DC |
Direct Current |
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DG |
Distributed Generation |
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DISCO |
Distribution Company or Distribution Utility or Disconnect |
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DLC |
double-layer capacitor |
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DMFC |
direct methanol fuel cell |
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DOE |
Department of Energy |
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DSIRE |
Database of State Incentives for Renewables |
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DSM |
Demand Side Management also known as Energy Demand Management |
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EERS |
Energy Efficiency Resource Standard |
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EFR |
enhanced frequency response |
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EGC |
equipment grounding conductor |
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EIA U.S. |
Energy Information Administration |
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EIS |
electric insulation switchgear |
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EIS |
environmental impact statement |
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EMS |
energy management system |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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EPC |
engineering, procurement, and construction |
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ERCOT |
Electric Reliability Council of Texas |
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ESCO |
energy service company |
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ESS |
energy storage system |
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EV |
electric vehicle |
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FARE |
Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy |
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FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
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FES |
flywheel energy storage |
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FIT |
feed-in tariff |
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FlaSEIA |
Florida Solar Energy Industries Association |
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FPL |
Florida Power & Light |
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FSEC |
Florida Solar Energy Center |
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GEC |
grounding electrode conductor |
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GIS |
gas insulation switchgear |
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GTM |
Greentech Media |
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GW |
Gigawatt |
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HSCB |
high-speed circuit breaker |
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IGBT |
insulated gate bipolar transistors |
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Imp |
Amps, maximum power current |
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IOU |
investor-owned utility |
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IPP |
independent power producer |
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IREC |
Interstate Renewable Energy Council |
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IRP |
Integrated resource plan |
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Isc |
Amps, short circuit current |
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ISO |
Independent System Operator |
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ISO-NE |
Independent System Operator of New England |
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ITC |
Investment Tax Credit |
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kW |
kilowatt |
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kWh |
kilowatt hour |
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LA |
lead–acid |
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LADWP |
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
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LCEC |
Lee County Electric Cooperative |
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LCOS |
levelized cost of energy storage |
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LEC/LCOE |
Levelized energy cost (LEC, also called Levelized Cost Of Energy or LCOE) |
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LFP |
Lithium Iron Phosphate |
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LMO |
lithium–manganese oxide |
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LPMS |
local power management system |
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LSE |
load-serving entity |
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LTO |
lithium–titanate |
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MISO |
Mid-Continent Independent System Operator |
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MW |
megawatt |
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MWh |
megawatt hour |
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NCA |
nickel–cobalt–aluminum oxide |
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NCA Lithium |
Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide |
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NCM Lithium |
Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide |
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NEM |
Net Energy Metering (Net Metering, Netmetering) |
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NEM/net metering |
Net Energy Metering |
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NiFe |
nickel iron battery |
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NiMH |
nickel metal hydride battery |
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NOCT |
Normal Operating Cell Temperature |
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NREL |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
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O&M |
Operations and maintenance |
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PAC |
Political Action Committee |
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PACE |
Property Assessed Clean Energy |
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PCC |
point of common coupling |
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PCS |
power conversion system |
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PEMFC |
protein exchange membrane fuel cell |
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PGE |
Pacific Gas and Electric |
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PJM |
Pennsylvania, Jersey, Maryland Power Pool (ISO) |
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Pmax |
Maximum Power Rating |
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PMS |
power management system |
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PPA |
Power Purchase Agreement |
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PSC |
Public Service Commission |
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PTC |
Practical Test Conditions |
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PTC (battery) |
positive thermal coefficient (battery) |
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PTC (solar) |
performance test conditions (solar) |
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PUC |
public utilities commission |
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PV |
Photovoltaic |
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QECB |
qualified energy conservation bond |
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RE |
Renewable Energy |
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REC/SREC |
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), or Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SREC) |
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RES/RPS |
renewable portfolio standard (RPS) or renewable electricity standard (RES) |
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RFP |
request for proposal |
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RPS |
Renewable Portfolio Standard |
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RTO |
regional transmission organization |
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RTP |
Real-time pricing |
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SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
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SCE |
Southern California Edison |
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SCS |
supervisory control system |
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SDGE |
San Diego Gas and Electric |
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SDHW/DHW |
Solar Domestic Hot Water |
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SEIA |
Solar Energy Industries Association |
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SEPA |
Smart Electric Power Association |
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SGIP |
Self-Generation Incentive Program |
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Si |
Silicon |
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SLA |
sealed lead acid battery |
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SLI |
starting lighting and ignition battery |
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SMUD |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
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SOC |
state of charge |
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SOFC |
solid oxide fuel cell |
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SOH |
state of heath |
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SPH |
Solar Pool Heating |
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SPI |
Solar Power International |
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SSE |
Surface meteorology and Solar Energy |
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STC |
Standard Test Conditions |
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SWAC |
sea water air conditioning |
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TOU |
Time of Use |
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TSF |
The Solar Foundation |
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UCAES |
undersea compressed air energy storage |
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UPS |
uninterruptible power supply |
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USP |
Utility Scale Power |
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V |
Volt(s) |
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V2G |
Vehicle to Grid |
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Vmp |
Volts, Maximum Power |
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Voc |
Volts, Open Circuit |
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VRF |
Variable refrigerant flow |
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VRFB |
vanadium redox flow battery |
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VRLA |
valve regulated lead acid battery |
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W |
Watt(s) |
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ZBFB |
zinc–bromine flow battery |
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Br |
Bromine |
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BMS |
Battery management system |
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CAES |
Compressed air energy storage |
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Cd |
Cadmium |
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Ce |
Cerium |
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CHP |
Combined heat and power |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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Cr |
Chromium |
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CSP |
Concentrated solar power |
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DLC |
Double layer capacitor |
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EES |
Electrical energy storage |
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EMS |
Energy management system |
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EV |
Electric vehicle |
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FB |
Flow battery |
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FES |
Flywheel energy storage |
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H2 |
Hydrogen |
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HEV |
Hybrid electric vehicle |
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HFB |
Hybrid flow battery |
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HP |
High pressure |
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LA |
Lead acid |
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Li-ion |
Lithium ion (battery |
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LP |
Low pressure |
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Me-air |
Metal-air |
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NaS |
Sodium sulphur |
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NiCd |
Nickel cadmium |
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NiMH |
Nickel metal hydride |
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PCM |
Phase change material |
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PHS |
Pumped hydro storage |
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PV |
Photovoltaic |
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R&D |
Research and development |
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RE |
Renewable energy/ies |
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RES |
Renewable energy systems |
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RFB |
Redox flow battery |
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SCADA |
Supervisory control and data acquisition |
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SMES |
Superconducting magnetic energy storage |
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SNG |
Synthetic natural gas |
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UPS |
Uninterruptable power supply |
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V2G |
Vehicle to grid |
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V2H |
Vehicle to home (appliances) |
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VRFB |
Vanadium redox flow battery |
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Zi-air |
Zinc air |
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Zn |
Zinc |
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IEA |
International Energy Agency |
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IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
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Fraunhofer ISE |
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems |
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MSB |
(IEC) Market Strategy Board |
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SEI |
Sumitomo Electric Industries |
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SMB |
(IEC) Standardization Management Board |
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TEPCO |
Tokyo Electric Power Company |
