fuel substitution
1Bi-fuel vehicle — Bi fuel vehicles are vehicles with multifuel engines capable of running on two fuels. On internal combustion engines one fuel is gasoline or diesel, and the other is an alternate fuel such as natural gas (CNG), LPG, or hydrogen. [cite… …
2Flexible-fuel vehicle — For other types of vehicles, see Alternative fuel vehicle and Hybrid vehicle. The Ford Model T was the first commercial flex fuel vehicle. The engine was capable of running on gasoline or ethanol, or a mix of both. A flexible fuel vehicle (FFV)… …
3Import substitution industrialization — (also called ISI) is a trade and economic policy based on the premise that a country should attempt to reduce its foreign dependency through the local production of industrialized products. Adopted in many Latin American countries from the 1930s… …
4Coal-water slurry fuel — (CWSF or CWS or CWF) is a fuel which consists of fine coal particles suspended in water. Presence of water in CWS reduces harmful emissions into the atmosphere, makes the coal explosion proof, makes use of coal equivalent to use of liquid fuel (e …
5Sun Fuel — BtL Kraftstoff (Biomass to Liquid, deutsch: Biomasse zu Flüssigkeit) bezeichnet synthetische Kraftstoffe, die aus Biomasse hergestellt werden. Hierbei wird in einem ersten Verfahrensschritt die Biomasse zu Synthesegas vergast, im zweiten Schritt… …
6Mitigation of peak oil — The standard Hubbert curve, plotting crude oil production of an oil well or oil field over time …
7Peak oil — A logistic distribution shaped production curve, as originally suggested by M. King Hubbert in 1956 …
8Total Resource Cost (TRC) Test — A ratio used to assess the cost effectiveness of a demand side management program. Although this economic desirability test provides information about the relative merits of different DSM programs, several important issues are not addressed in… …
9National Industrial Symbiosis Programme — (NISP) is a free innovative business opportunity programme delivering triple bottom line, environmental, economic and social benefits across the UK. As a holistic program, NISP impacts across the entire resource hierarchy, delivering industrial… …
10Demand side management — (DSM) The methods used to manage energy demand including energy efficiency, load management, fuel substitution and load building. See LOAD MANAGEMENT. California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms …
