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Technology Status - NET Nowak Energie & Technologie AG

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NCEP: U.S. National Centres for Environmental Prediction<br />

NCPV: National Center for Photovoltaics (DOE)<br />

<strong>NET</strong>: <strong>Nowak</strong> Energy & <strong>Technology</strong> Ltd.<br />

NREL: National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado<br />

NSTTF: National Solar Thermal Test Facility<br />

NTUA: National Technical University Of Athens<br />

O&M: Operation and Maintenance<br />

OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development<br />

PSA: Plataforma Solar de Almería<br />

PS10: Planta Solar 10 Megawatt<br />

PURPA: Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act<br />

PV: Photovoltaic(s)<br />

REBUS: Renewable Energy Burden Sharing<br />

REMAC: Renewable Energy Market Accelerator<br />

SAIC: Science Applications International Corporation<br />

Sandia: National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico<br />

SCE: Southern California Edison<br />

SEGS: Solar Electric Generating Stations. SEGS is the generic term relating to<br />

parabolic trough employing a Rankine cycle with approximately 75% solar<br />

and 25% fossil fuel input.<br />

SFOE: Swiss Federal Office of Energy<br />

SHP: Small Hydro Power<br />

SII: Solar Two / SIII: Solar Tres<br />

TSA: <strong>Technology</strong> Solar Air<br />

USD: Dollar (U.S. currency unit)<br />

ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY<br />

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