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General Renewable Energy
RES: Renewable Energy Sources RE: Renewable Energy SREC: Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (certificate representing the environmental benefits of solar power) ROE: Renewable Obligation Certificate (similar to SREC, but used in some regions) IEA-RE: International Energy Agency - Renewable Energy (IEA division focused on renewables) IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency Solar Energy PV: Photovoltaic CPV: Concentrated Photovoltaic CSP: Concentrated Solar Power BIPV: Building-integrated Photovoltaics (solar panels integrated into the building envelope) **Si: **Silicon (the most common material used in solar cells) CIGS: Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (thin-film solar cell technology) CdTe: Cadmium Telluride (another thin-film solar cell technology) PTC: Photovoltaic Performance Testing Center (organization that tests and certifies solar panels) STPV: Single-junction Thin-film Photovoltaic MTCP: Multi-junction Thin-film Photovoltaic Wind Energy WECS: Wind Energy Conversion System WTG: Wind Turbine Generator AWEA: American Wind Energy Association (US wind industry association) IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission (sets international standards for wind turbines) kWh: Kilowatt-hour MWh: Megawatt-hour LCOE: Levelized Cost of Energy (measure of the average net cost of electricity over the lifetime of a generating plant) CAPEX: Capital Expenditure (the cost of investing in a wind farm) OPEX: Operating Expenditure (the ongoing costs of operating a wind farm) Hydropower HEP: Hydroelectric Power HPP: Hydroelectric Power Plant FERC: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission DAM: Discharge At Minimum (minimum amount of water that must be released from a hydroelectric dam) MW: Megawatt (unit of electrical power) Pumped Hydro: A type of hydroelectric storage using pumped water to store energy Geothermal Energy GEO: Geothermal Energy Organization GTMS: Geothermal Technologies Market Report GEA: Geothermal Energy Association GHP: Ground-Source Heat Pump (uses geothermal energy for heating and cooling) EGS: Enhanced Geothermal System (technology to create artificial geothermal reservoirs) Biomass Energy Biomass: Organic matter used as a renewable energy source BM: Biomethane (renewable natural gas produced from organic matter) WTE: Waste-to-Energy (conversion of waste into electricity or heat) ALGAS: Refers to the use of algae for biofuel production Other Renewable Energy Sources Tidal: Refers to energy generated from the tides OTEC: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (uses the temperature difference between deep and surface ocean water to generate electricity) WSH: Wave Surge Hydropower (uses the energy of waves to generate electricity) H2: Hydrogen (used in fuel cell electric vehicles) EV: Electric Vehicle BEV: Battery Electric Vehicle PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle FCEV: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle This list is extensive but not exhaustive as this is a rapidly developing/enlarging field.
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