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Appendix E: Select Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix E: Select Acronyms and Abbreviations
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E Select Acronyms and Abbreviations 3D three-dimensional AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science AC alternating current AEF America's Energy Future AEO Annual Energy Outlook AEP American Electric Power Corporation ASES American Solar Energy Society bbl barrel bbl/d barrel(s) per day BEV battery-electric vehicle BTL biomass-to-liquid Btu British thermal unit C Celsius CAFE corporate average fuel economy CBTL coal-and-biomass-to-liquid CBFT coal-and-biomass-to-liquid fuel, Fischer-Tropsch CBMTG coal-and-biomass-to-liquid fuel, methanol-to-gasoline CCE cost of conserved energy CCS carbon capture and storage Cf californium CFC chlorofluorocarbons CFR Code of Federal Regulations 7
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Environmental Protection Agency EPRI Electric Power Research Institute EU European Union F Fahrenheit FACTS Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System FFB Federal Financing Bank GDP gross domestic product GE General Electric GHG greenhouse gas GJ gigajoule Gt gigatonne GW gigawatt GWh gigawatt-hour H2 hydrogen
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Appendix E H2O water H2S hydrogen sulfide HEV hybrid-electric vehicle HFCV hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle IDST improved decision-support technology IGCC integrated gasification combined cycle INL Idaho National Laboratory IOU investor-owned utility IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPP independent power producer ISL in situ leach ITS Intelligent Transportation Society IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists J joule JCSP Joint Coordinated System Plan km kilometer kW kilowatt kWh kilowatt-hour LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory LCOE levelized cost of electricity LDV light-duty vehicle LLC limited liability corporation LNG liquefied natural gas MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology MW megawatt MWh megawatt-hour NAS National Academy of Sciences NaS sodium-sulfur NAE National Academy of Engineering NEMS National Energy Modeling System NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation NETL National Energy Technology Laboratory
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SI spark-ignition SPE Society of Petroleum Engineers SPP Southwest Power Pool t tonne Tcf trillion cubic feet T&D transmission and distribution TRB Transportation Research Board TWh terawatt-hour USNRC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission USPC ultrasupercritical pulverized coal U-value heat-transfer coefficient V carbon dioxide vented W watt Wh watt-hour
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