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A solar energy conversion system characterized by the optical concentration of solar rays through an arrangement of mirrors to generate a high temperature working fluid. Also see Solar trough, Solar power tower, or Solar dish. Concentrating solar power (but not Solar thermal power) may also refer to a system that focuses solar rays on aphotovoltaic cell to increase conversion efficiency.
Industry:Energy
A reflective or refractive device that focuses incident insolation onto an area smaller than the reflective or refractive surface, resulting in increased insolation at the point of focus.
Industry:Energy
The amount of energy lost during generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, including plant and unaccounted for use.
Industry:Energy
The operating right to explore for and develop petroleum fields in consideration for a share of production inkind (equity oil).
Industry:Energy
A form of energy characterized by the presence and motion of elementary charged particles generated by friction, induction, or chemical change.
Industry:Energy
The quantity of crude oil exported during a reporting period, which was acquired from the producing government under terms that arise from the firm's participation in a concession. It includes preferential crude where the reporting firm's access to such crude is derived from a former concessionary relationship.
Industry:Energy
An entity that arranges the sale and purchase of electric energy, the transmission of electricity, and/or other related services between buyers and sellers but does not take title to any of the power sold.
Industry:Energy
A natural gasliquid recovered from associated and non associated gas wells from lease separators or field facilities, reported in barrels of 42 U.S. gallons at atmospheric pressure and 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Industry:Energy
A condition that occurs when insufficient transmission capacity is available to implement all of the desired transactions simultaneously.
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