environmental energy systems
111Renewable energy in Germany — The share of electricity from renewable energy in Germany has increased from 6.3 percent in 2000 to over 14 percent in 2007. More than 9 billion euros (US$12.7 billion) was invested in new renewable energy installations in Germany in 2006. Some… …
112Maren (energy management system) — Maren Original author(s) Jón Ágúst Thorsteinsson Developer(s) Marorka Stable release Maren 2.6 / April 2008 Development status Released …
113Soft energy path — In 1976 Amory Lovins coined the term soft path to describe an alternative future where efficiency and appropriate renewable energy sources steadily replace a centralized energy system based on fossil and nuclear fuels.… …
114Efficient energy use — Energy efficiency redirects here. For energy efficiency as a ratio in physics, see Energy conversion efficiency. Efficient energy use, sometimes simply called energy efficiency, is using less energy to provide the same level of energy service. An …
115Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
116National Energy Technology Laboratory — The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is a science, technology, and energy laboratory owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). As part of DOE s national laboratory system, NETL supports DOE s mission to advance the… …
117Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. Since its inception in 1998,… …
118Outline of energy — See also: Index of energy articles In physics, energy (from the Greek ἐνέργεια – energeia, activity, operation , from ἐνεργός – energos, active, working [1]) is a scalar physical quantity that describes the amount of work that can be performed by …
119Embodied energy — is defined as the sum of energy inputs (fuels/power, materials, human resources etc) that was used in the work to make any product, from the point of extraction and refining materials, bringing it to market, and disposal / re purposing of it.… …
120Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement — Agency overview Formed January 19, 1982 (1982 01 19) Headquarters Washington, D.C. Employees 1,614 (2009) Annual budget …
