Acronyms
ALWR
advanced light water reactor
AFBC
atmospheric fluidized bed combustion
APEC
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum
BWR
boiling water reactor
CAE
Chinese Academy of Engineering
CANDU
Canada Deuterium Uranium
CAS
Chinese Academy of Sciences
CBM
coalbed methane
CCT
clean coal technology
CFBC
circulating fluidized bed combustion
CNG
compressed natural gas
CO
carbon monoxide
CO2
carbon dioxide
CUCBM
China United Coalbed Methane Corporation
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
DSM
demand side management
EIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESCO
energy services company
FACT
flexible alternating current transmission
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FGD
flue gas desulfurization
GDP
gross domestic product
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GHG
greenhouse gas
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IFI
international financial institution
IGCC
integrated gasification combined cycle
IIASA
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
INSAG
International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group
IOM
Institute of Medicine
IRP
integrated resource planning
LNG
liquified natural gas
LPG
liquified petroleum gas
MDB
multilateral development bank
MOX
mixed oxide fuel
NAE
National Academy of Engineering
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NEPA
Chinese National Environmental Protection Agency
NNSA
Chinese National Nuclear Safety Administration
NOx
nitrogen oxide
NRC
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
OECD
Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPIC
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
PCAST
U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
PFBC
pressurized fluidized bed combustion
PUNT
Agreement on Intent of Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Technology
PWR
pressurized water reactor
PV
photovoltaic
R&D
research and development
RD&D
research, development and demonstration
RPS
Renewable Portfolio Standard
SDPC
Chinese State Development Planning Commission
SETC
Chinese State Economic and Trade Commission
SO2
sulfur dioxide
SSTC
Chinese State Science and Technology Commission
T&D
transmission and distribution
TDA
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
TSP
total suspended particulates
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
USAID
U.S. Agency for International Development
WANO
World Association of Nuclear Operators
WEC
World Energy Council
UNITS OF MEASURE
|
b/d |
barrels per day |
|
billion m3 |
billion cubic meters |
|
Btu |
British thermal unit |
|
dollar |
one U.S dollar equaled 8.28 renminbi in 1998 |
|
EJ |
exajoule |
|
GW |
gigawatt |
|
km |
kilometer |
|
kw |
kilowatt |
|
kWh |
kilowatt hour |
|
m2 |
square meters |
|
m3 |
cubic meters |
|
mm |
millimeter |
|
mt |
metric tons |
|
mtce |
million tons of coal equivalent |
|
MW |
megawatt |
|
MWp |
megawatts peak power |
|
Quad |
quadrillion Btu |
|
RMB |
renminbi or yuan |
|
tcf |
trillion cubic feet |
|
TWh |
terawatt hours |
