Renewables

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Biofuel

There are two categories of biofuels: primary biof

Biopower

Biopower is created by the conversion of fuels der

Carbon negative

Carbon negative refers to an entity or a process t

Clean energy standard (CES)

A clean energy standard, or CES, is a regulatory r

Climate change

Climate change is defined as a long-term shift in

Cogeneration

Using combined heat and power technology, electric

Combined heat and power

Combined heat and power, or CHP, is the concurrent

Concentrated solar power (CSP)

Concentrated solar power or CSP technology concent

Curtailment

A curtailment is an event where energy services ar

Department of Energy (DOE)

The United States Department of Energy is a cabine

Direct combustion biopower

Direct combustion is the controlled burning of bio

Duck curve

The duck curve is the name given to the shape of t

Economic dispatch

Economic dispatch, also called least-cost economic

Energy

Energy, as measured in kilowatt-hours or megawatt-

Fixed cost

A fixed cost remains basically constant regardless

Gasification biopower

Gasification is a process that creates a gaseous f

Geothermal power

Geothermal power is created by the conversion of t

Geothermal resources

Geothermal resources are used as a source of hot w

Home of the future

The home of the future will be full of flexible en

Hydrokinetic power electric generation

Hydrokinetic power is electricity derived by conve