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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS<br />

a-Si:H hydrogenated amorphous silicon<br />

AD anaerobic digester<br />

AEZ agro ecological zone<br />

AM air mass<br />

ASF Anderson, Schultz, and Flory<br />

BOS balance <strong>of</strong> system<br />

CB conduction band<br />

CHP combined heat and power<br />

COP coefficient <strong>of</strong> per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />

CPV concentrated photovoltaic<br />

dc direct current<br />

DNA deoxyribonucleic acid<br />

DNI direct normal irradiation<br />

DOE U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Energy</strong><br />

NOTATION<br />

EFG edge-defined film-fed growth<br />

EIA <strong>Energy</strong> In<strong>for</strong>mation Administration<br />

EPV electrochemical photovoltaic<br />

F-T Fischer-Tropsch<br />

FTL Fischer-Tropsch liquid<br />

HCPV high-concentration photovoltaic<br />

HHV higher heating value<br />

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change<br />

IR infrared<br />

LFG landfill gas<br />

LH1/LH2 light-harvesting pigment/protein complexes<br />

MBE molecular beam epitaxy<br />

MEG multiple exciton generation<br />

MESP minimum ethanol selling price<br />

MOCVD metalorganic chemical vapor deposition<br />

NAE National Academy <strong>of</strong> Engineering<br />

NHE normal hydrogen electrode<br />

NRC National <strong>Research</strong> Council<br />

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