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Annex A<br />

REC<br />

RPS<br />

SACP<br />

sc-Si<br />

SEI<br />

SEII<br />

SHC<br />

SPF<br />

STE<br />

SWERA<br />

SWH<br />

UNESCO<br />

UNIDO<br />

US DOE<br />

V2G<br />

WRDC<br />

WSHP<br />

WWF<br />

renewable energy certificate<br />

renewable energy portfolio standard<br />

solar-specific alternative compliance payments<br />

single-crystalline silicon<br />

Stockholm Environment Institute<br />

<strong>Solar</strong> Europe Industry Initiative<br />

solar heating and cooling<br />

seasonal performance factor<br />

solar thermal electricity<br />

<strong>Solar</strong> and Wind <strong>Energy</strong> Resource Assessment<br />

solar water heaters<br />

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization<br />

United Nations Industrial Development Organization<br />

United States Department of <strong>Energy</strong><br />

vehicle-to-grid<br />

World Radiation Data Center<br />

water-source heat pumps<br />

World Wide Fund for Nature<br />

Units of measure<br />

bbl<br />

blue barrel (159 l of oil)<br />

EJ<br />

exajoules (10 18 joules)<br />

GW<br />

gigawatts (10 9 watts)<br />

J<br />

joules<br />

kWp<br />

kilowatt of peak capacity<br />

kWh<br />

kilowatt hours<br />

kWh th<br />

kilowatt hours thermal<br />

MJ<br />

megajoule<br />

Mtoe<br />

million tonnes oil equivalent<br />

MW<br />

megawatts (10 6 watts)<br />

MWh<br />

megawatt hour (10 3 kWh)<br />

MWh th<br />

megawatt hour thermal<br />

TWh<br />

terawatt hours (10 9 kWh)<br />

TWh th<br />

terawatt hours thermal<br />

W/m 2<br />

watts per square metre<br />

221<br />

© OECD/<strong>IEA</strong>, 2011

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