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Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies
Settore: Energy
Number of terms: 2953
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Platts is a global provider of news, research, commentary, market data and analysis, and daily price assessments on the oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical, and metals markets. The company sells subscriptions to its content, which is offered through websites, ...
Substituting one fuel for another based on price and availability. Large industries often have the capability of using either oil or natural gas to fuel their operation and of making the switch on short notice.
Industry:Energy
An independent company accredited to validate and verify emissions reductions at a CDM or JI project.
Industry:Energy
A unit of electrical power equal to one million watts or one thousand kilowatts.
Industry:Energy
A substance circulating through a nuclear reactor to remove or transfer heat. Most common coolants are carbon dioxide, water (light), and heavy water.
Industry:Energy
The date by which an option holder must decide whether to exercise or abandon an option.
Industry:Energy
An electricity current that flows in one direction with a magnitude that does not vary or that varies only slightly.
Industry:Energy
Re-establishing a forest by planting or seeding an area where forest vegetation has been removed.
Industry:Energy
The total cost of oil off-loaded at a port, including duties, fees and taxes.
Industry:Energy
The 1992 order that unbundled US pipeline services, requiring pipelines to cease their merchant function and instead become solely a transporter of gas.
Industry:Energy
hub
A geographical location where multiple participants trade services.
Industry:Energy