power (energy) capacity
21Capacity factor — The net capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it had operated at full nameplate capacity the entire time. To calculate the capacity factor, total the energy the …
22Energy policy of Romania — Romania is the 38th largest energy consumer in the world and the largest in South Eastern Europe as well as an important producer of natural gas, oil and coal in Europe.The total energy consumption of Romania was in 2005 40.5 million toe… …
23Energy in Iran — [ oil reserves and 15% of its gas. It is OPEC s second largest exporter and the world s fourth oil producer.] PetroleumIran has the second largest oil reserves in the world, and the third largest exporter of it.Iran possesses abundant fuels from… …
24Power outage — A power outage (also known as power cut , power failure , power loss , or blackout ) is the loss of the electricity supply to an area.The reasons for a power failure can for instance be a defect in a power station, damage to a power line or other …
25Power supply rail — A power supply rail or voltage rail refers to a single voltage provided by a power supply unit (PSU) relative to some understood ground. Although the term is generally used in electrical engineering, most people encounter it in the context of… …
26Power in international relations — The chamber of the United Nations Security Council Power in international relations is defined in several different ways. Political scientists, historians, and practitioners of international relations (diplomats) have used the following concepts… …
27energy — The exertion of power; the capacity to do work, taking the forms of kinetic e., potential e., chemical e., electrical e., etc. SYN: dynamic force. [G. energeia, fr. en, in, + ergon, work] e. of activation (Ea) e. that must be added to that… …
28Power projection — USS John C. Stennis, and HMS Illustrious, two aircraft carriers on a joint patrol, and an important role of a blue water navy. Power projection (or force projection) is a term used in military and political science to refer to th …
29Power tool — A power tool is a tool powered by an electric motor, a compressed air motor, or a gasoline engine. Power tools are classified as either stationary or portable, where portable means handheld. They are used in industry, in construction, and around… …
30Energy Cannibalism — refers to an effect where rapid growth of an entire energy producing industry creates a need for energy that uses (or cannibalizes) the energy of existing power plants. Thus during rapid growth the industry as a whole produces no energy because… …
