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TERMGasifi cationGasoholGreen PowerGreenhouse GasesGreen Power GeneratorGW.hHydro ElectricitykW.hKyoto ProtocolMW.hPhotovoltaicPyrolysisRenewable EnergyRenewable EnergyCertifi cateRetrofi ttingSolar EnergySpinning reserveSustainable DevelopmentSustainable energyindustryTransfesterifi cationWorks approvalEXPLANATIONThe thermal conversion of solid fuel to a gasMixture of gasoline and alcoholOFFICE OF ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY HANDBOOK 2010Electricity generated from selected renewable sourcesGases that affect the temperature of the earth’s surface. They include watervapour, ozone, chlorofluorocarbons, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxideAn electricity generator (approved by the National Green PowerAccreditation Program Project Manager) that results in greenhouse gasemission reduction and overall environmental benefi ts and is based ona renewable energy resourceOne GW.h is 1000 megawatt hours or one million kilowatt hoursThe generation of electricity by the use of moving water to turna turbine or generatorThe standard unit of electrical energy that represents the consumptionof one kilowatt over the period of one hourAn international agreement reached in 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, which extends thecommitment of the United Nations Framework convention on Climate Change.In particular, it sets targets for future emission by each developed countryOne MW.h is the consumption of one megawatt of electricity for one hourPertaining to the direct conversion of light into electricity. A method ofturning sunlight into electrical energyThe conversion of solid fuels to an oil and gas in an oxygen-free environmentEnergy generated from non-fossil-fuel-based resourcesCreated on the basis of accredited renewable energy generation thatdelivers renewable electricityThe application of conservation, effi ciency, or renewable energytechnologies to existing structuresThe radiant energy of the sun, which can be converted into other formsof energy, such as heat or electricitySpinning reserve is extra generation capacity that sits idling ready toquickly start up on request by the system operator. It is needed forstabilising frequency variations in the supply network and for quicklycompensating sudden changes in loadSustainable energy is about meeting current energy needs withoutcompromising the ability of future generations to meet their economic,social and environmental needsIncludes companies involved in the energy effi ciency and cogenerationsectors as well as those undertaking renewable energy activitiesThe process most commonly used to produce biodiesel, where naturallyoccurring fats and oils are chemically altered. An alcohol and catalyst mustbe mixed with the bioenergy feedstock for the reaction to proceedAuthorises work to be undertaken on prescribed premises71OTHER RESOURCES