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An uncharged particle found in the nucleus of every atom except that of hydrogen.
Industry:Energy
A unit of force. The amount of force it takes to accelerate one kilogram at one meter per second per second.
Industry:Energy
Power obtained by splitting heavy atoms (fission) or joining light atoms (fusion). A nuclear energy plant uses a controlled atomic chain reaction to produce heat. The heat is used to make steam run conventional turbine generators.
Industry:Energy
A rating scale used to grade gasoline as to its antiknock properties. Also any of several isometric liquid paraffin hydrocarbons, C8H18. Normal octane is a colorless liquid found in petroleum boiling at 124.6 degrees Celsius.
Industry:Energy
An option is a contractual agreement that gives the holder the right to buy (call option) or sell (put option) a fixed quantity of a security or commodity (for example, a commodity or commodity futures contract), at a fixed price, within a specified period of time. May either be standardized, exchange-traded, and government regulated, or over-the-counter customized and non-regulated.
Industry:Energy
A kind of oxygen that has three atoms per molecule instead of the usual two. Ozone is a poisonous gas, but the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere shields life on earth from deadly ultraviolet radiation from space. The molecule contains three oxygen atoms (O3).
Industry:Energy
Use of the sun to help meet a building's energy needs by means of architectural design (such as arrangement of windows) and materials (such as floors that store heat, or other thermal mass).
Industry:Energy
A solar heating or cooling system that uses no external mechanical power to move the collected solar heat.
Industry:Energy
A device that controls the operation of electrical equipment (such as air conditioning units and lights) according to a preset time schedule.
Industry:Energy
