Acronyms
View NREL’s most common acronyms and their definitions in the table below.
Acronym | Term |
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A2LA |
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation |
A |
ampere |
AACG |
American Association for Crystal Growth |
AALA |
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation |
ABA |
American Bioenergy Association |
ABB |
Asea Brown Boveri |
ABE ferm |
acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation |
ABEC |
Associated Bioengineers and Consultants |
ABO |
air base operability |
ABR |
anaerobic baffled reactor |
AC |
air conditioning alternating current |
ACC |
acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
ACCA |
Air Conditioning Contractors of America |
ACCase |
acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
ACCG |
American Conference on Crystal Growth |
ACE |
acetyl cellulose esterase American Coalition for Ethanol |
ACEC |
American Consulting Engineers Council |
ACEEE |
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy |
acfm |
actual cubic feet per minute |
ach |
air changes per hour |
ACI |
asset condition index |
ACRES |
Advanced Component Research Facility |
ACS |
American Chemical Society |
ACTF |
Advanced Component Test Facility (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
ACWA |
American Clean Water Association |
AD |
anaerobic digestion |
ADAM |
ADvanced Automotive Manikin |
ADAMS |
Automated Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (computer code) |
ADAS |
advanced data acquisition system |
ADCC |
advanced direct-contact condenser |
ADEPT |
Assisting the Deployment of Energy Practices and Technologies |
ADH |
alcohol dehydrogenate |
ADL |
A. D. Little Co. |
ADM |
Archer Daniels Midland |
ADMS |
advanced distribution management system |
AD-MSS |
anaerobically digested municipal sewage solids |
ADPI |
Air Diffusion Performance Index |
ADVS |
analog design verification system |
ADVISOR |
Advanced Vehicle Simulator |
AE |
acoustic emissions |
A/E |
architectural/engineering |
AEA |
Alaska Energy Authority |
AEC |
U.S. Army Environmental Command |
AEDOT |
Advanced Energy Design and Operations Technology |
AEE |
Association of Energy Engineers |
AEI |
Advanced Energy Initiative Alternative Energy Institute |
AEP |
annual energy production |
AES |
Atmospheric Environment Service auger electron spectroscopy |
AESP |
Association of Energy Service Professionals |
A-factor |
diode factor |
AF |
alternative feedstocks Architects Foundation |
AFCESA |
Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency |
AFDC |
Alternative Fuels Data Center |
AFDW |
ash-free dry weight |
AFEX |
ammonia freeze explosion |
AFM |
atomic force microscopy |
AFP |
Alternative Feedstocks Program |
AFPA |
American Forest and Paper Association |
AFRD |
Alternative Fuels Research and Development (Program) |
AFUE |
annual fuel utilization efficiency |
AFUF |
Alternative Fuels User Facility |
AFUP |
Alternative Fuels Utilization Program |
AFV |
alternative fuel vehicle |
AGA |
American Gas Association |
AGMA |
American Gear Manufacturers Association |
AGREA |
Analysis Group for Regional Electricity Alternatives |
AGT |
Advanced Garrett Turbine |
AHAC |
active heating and cooling |
AHS |
ammonia hydrogen sulfate |
AIA |
American Institute of Architects |
AIAA |
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
AIA/RF |
American Institute of Architects Research Foundation |
AIC |
Advanced Industrial Concepts, Inc. |
aluminum-induced crystallization |
Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute |
AIChE |
American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
AIP |
American Institute of Physics |
AIRR |
adjusted internal rate of return |
AIVC |
Air Infiltration and Ventilation Centre |
ALP |
anemometer loan program |
ALS |
acetolactate synthase |
AM |
air mass |
AMFA |
Alternative Motor Fuels Act (of 1988) |
AMP |
adenosine monophosphate or adenylic acid |
AMPP |
Advanced Materials Processing Program |
AMPSA |
2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid |
AMS |
American Meteorological Society |
AMTEXJ |
American Textile Partnership |
amu |
atomic mass units |
ANL |
Argonne National Laboratory |
ANOVA |
analysis of variance |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
AOC |
Atlantic Orient Corp. |
AOCS |
atmospheric optical calibration system |
AOSS |
automated office support system |
AOP |
annual operating plan |
APD |
antiphase domain |
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
API |
American Petroleum Institute |
APP |
alternative power producer |
APPA |
American Public Power Association |
APL |
Applied Physics Laboratory |
APR |
advanced pyrolysis reactor |
APRAC |
Air Pollution Research Advisory Committee |
APRR |
active program research requirement |
APS |
Advanced Photovoltaic Systems American Physical Society Arizona Public Service Co. |
APTA |
American Public Transportation Association |
APU |
auxiliary power units |
APUP |
Alliance Partner University Program |
AQ |
anthraquinone |
AQIRP |
Air Quality Improvement Research Program |
AR |
antireflective |
AR&D |
advanced research and development |
ARB |
Air Quality Review Board |
ARC |
accelerating rate calorimeter |
ARCS |
Atmospheric Radiation and Clouds Station |
ARE |
active reactive evaporation |
ARES |
Automated Residential Energy Standard |
ARL |
Atmospheric Research Laboratory |
ARM |
adjustable rate mortgage |
ARS |
Agricultural Research Service |
ARRI |
Automation and Robotics Research Institute |
ART |
advanced research turbines |
ASCS |
Advanced Stirling Conversion System |
ASD |
Adjustable-speed drive Analytic Studies Division |
ASE |
Alliance to Save Energy |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
ASEC |
Applied Solar Energy Corp. |
ASEE |
American Society for Engineering Education |
ASERTTI |
Association of State Energy Research and Technology Transfer Institutions |
ASES |
American Solar Energy Society |
ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers; do not spell out |
a-Si |
amorphous silicon |
ASL |
acid-soluble lignin |
ASM |
American Society of Microbiology |
ASME |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
ASMS |
American Society of Mass Spectrometry |
ASOS |
automated surface observing system |
ASP |
Aquatic Species Program |
ASPEN |
advanced simulator for process engineering |
ASR |
autoshredder residue |
ASRC |
Atmospheric Sciences Research Center |
ASRM |
advanced solar reflective mirror |
ASRP |
Amorphous Silicon Research Project |
ASSET |
analysis of state energy trade-offs databank |
ASTF |
Alaska Science and Technology Foundation |
ASTM |
ASTM International (do not spell out ASTM) |
ASU |
Arizona State University |
ATA |
American Trucking Associations |
ATCC |
American-type culture collection |
ATD-CCM |
Automotive Technology Development–Contractor's Coordination Meeting |
ATDD |
Atmospheric Turbulence and Diffusion Division |
ATF |
alternative transportation fuels |
ATM |
Advanced Technology Materials Inc. |
ATP |
adenosine triphosphate |
ATRA |
Advanced Transit Association |
A&TT |
Applications and Technology Transfer |
ATV |
advanced technology vehicle |
AUI |
asset utilization index |
AVC |
auger voltage contrast |
AVF |
Alternative Vehicle Forum |
AVG |
Advanced Vehicles Group |
AVS |
American Vacuum Society |
AWEA |
American Wind Energy Association |
AWT |
advanced wind turbine Advanced Wind Turbines, Inc. |
AWMA |
American Waste Management Association |
AWU |
Association of Western Universities |
AWWA |
American Water Works Association |
AXE |
acetyl xylan esterase |
BA |
budget authorization |
BAA |
Broad Agency Announcement |
BAE |
Building Area Engineer |
BAO |
Boulder Atmospheric Observatory |
BASF |
company name; do not spell out |
BATF |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms |
BC |
biochemical conversion |
BCA |
bicinchoninic acid |
BCCL |
Biomass Chemical Characterization Laboratory |
BCPDU |
Biochemical Process Development Unit |
BCRF |
Biological and Chemical Research Facility |
BCS |
beam characterization system |
BCTR |
Biological and Chemical Technologies Research (Program) |
BDC |
Bioenergy Development Corp. |
b-dRDF |
binder-enhanced densified refuse-derived fuel |
BEC |
Building Emergency Coordinator |
BEEP |
Best of Energy Efficiency Program |
BERA |
Biomass Energy Research Association |
BERD |
building energy research and development |
BES |
Basic Energy Sciences |
BEST |
Bioengineering Simulation Technology |
BESTEST |
Building Energy Simulation Test |
BET |
Brunauer-Emett-Teller |
BETD |
Biomass Energy Technology Division |
BEVA |
building element vector analysis |
BEW |
Behnke, Erdman & Whitaker Engineering |
BESS |
battery energy storage system |
BGF |
Biomass Gasification Facility |
BGSUF |
Biomass Gasifier Scale-Up Facility |
BGVJ |
back-grooved vertical junction cells |
BIPV |
building-integrated photovoltaics |
BLC |
building load coefficients |
BLM |
Bureau of Land Management |
BMI |
Basic Measuring Instruments |
BMP |
biochemical methane potential biological methane potential |
BMTDC |
Biobased Materials Technology Development Center |
BMS |
building management systems |
BMWT(D) |
Biofuels and Municipal Waste Technology (Division) |
BNL |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
BOA |
basic ordering agreement |
BOD |
biological oxygen demand |
BOMA |
Building Owners and Managers Association |
BOPD |
barrels of oil per day |
BOR |
Bureau of Reclamation |
BORCAL |
broad band outdoor radiometer calibration |
BOS |
balance of systems |
BPA |
blanket purchase agreement |
BPCL |
Biobased Polymer and Composites Laboratory |
BQ |
benzoquinone |
B&R |
budget and reporting code |
BSA |
bovine serum albumin |
BSC |
Basic Sciences Center |
BSD |
Biofuels Systems Division |
BSF |
back surface field |
BSR |
back surface reflector |
BST |
building-specific training |
BTDC |
before top dead center |
BTECC |
Building Thermal Envelope Coordinating Council |
BTEX |
benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene |
BTF |
Blade Test Facility |
BTRF |
Biotechnology Research Facility |
Btu |
British thermal unit |
BTX |
benzene, toluene, xylene |
BU |
Boston University |
BWEA |
British Wind Energy Association (now called RenewableUK) |
C2B2 |
Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels |
CA |
cellulose acetate |
CAAA-90 |
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 |
CAB |
cellulose acetate butyrate |
CACS |
Commercial and Apartment Conservation Service |
CAD |
computer-aided design |
CADCO |
company name; do not spell out |
CADD |
computer-assisted design and drafting |
CADDET |
Center for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies |
CAE |
computer-aided engineering |
CAER |
Center for Applied Energy Research (University of Kentucky) |
CAFE |
corporate average fuel economy |
CAFI |
Consortium on Applied Fundamentals and Innovation |
C-AFM |
conductive atomic force microscopy |
CAIS |
Condition Assessment Information System |
CALSEIA |
California Solar Energy Industries Association |
Caltech |
California Institute of Technology |
c-AMP |
cyclic-AMP |
CAN |
controller area networks |
CANMET |
Canadian Center for Mineral and Energy Technologies |
CANWEA |
Canadian Wind Energy Association |
CAP |
cellulase acetate propionate |
CARB |
California Air Resources Board |
CAREIRS |
Conservation and Renewable Energy Inquiry and Referral Service |
CARES |
Conservation and Renewable Energy System |
CARS |
Coherent Anti/Stokes Raman spectroscopy |
CAS |
condition assessment survey |
CASH |
Canadian, American, Swedish Hydrolysis |
CAT |
Chemical Analysis and Testing (task name) |
CATI |
Colorado Advanced Technology Institute |
C/B |
catalyst/biomass |
CBC |
circuit breaker control |
CBD |
chemical bath deposition |
CBI |
Chicago Bridge and Iron |
CBH |
cellobiohydrolase |
CC |
closed cycle |
CCAP |
Center for Clean Air Policy Climate Change Action Plan |
CCC |
Collaborative Consensus Committee |
CCD |
capacitively coupled device |
CCE |
cost of conserved energy |
CCEM |
Colorado Center for Environmental Management |
CCI |
Community College Institute |
CC/PT |
combined-cycle power tower |
CD |
construction and demolition |
CDBG |
community development block grant |
CDC |
Control Data Corp. |
CDD |
cooling degree-day |
CDBG |
community development block grant |
CDOT |
Colorado Department of Transportation |
CDR |
Conceptual Design Review |
CDRR |
conceptual design report revision |
CdTe |
cadmium telluride |
CEC |
California Energy Commission |
CEG |
Clean Energy Group, Inc |
CEM |
continuous emission monitoring |
CEO |
chief executive officer |
CEPEL |
Centro de Pesquisas de Energia Elétrica (equivalent of EPRI in Brazil) |
CEQ |
Council on Environmental Quality |
CER |
carbon dioxide evolution rate |
CERCLA |
Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act |
CERL |
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) |
CERT |
Council of Energy Resource Tribes |
CESC |
Colorado Energy Science Center |
CET |
Center for EcoTechnology |
CF |
capacity factor |
CFC |
chlorofluorocarbon |
CFCC |
continuous fiber ceramic component |
CFD |
computational fluid dynamics |
CFFV |
clean fuel fleet vehicle |
CFL |
compact fluorescent lighting |
cfm |
cubic feet per minute |
CFR |
code of federal regulations Consolidated Fuels Research |
CFRD |
contract-funded research and development |
CFTP |
Cooperative Field Test Program |
CFTT |
contract-funded technology transfer |
CFV |
clean fuel vehicle |
CGI |
controllable grid interface |
CGS |
copper gallium diselenide |
CHESF |
(equivalent of Bonneville Power Administration in northeastern Brazil) |
CHIL |
controller-hardware-in-the-loop |
CHP |
combined heat and power |
CH-OIP |
Chicago Office of Intellectual Property |
CHP |
combined heat and power |
CHPC |
combined heat, power, and cooling plant |
CID |
collision-induced dissociation |
CIDI |
compressed-ignition direct-injection |
CIFAR |
California Institute for Foods and Agricultural Research |
CIFER |
Colorado Institute for Fuels and Engine Research |
CIGS |
CuInGaSe2 (copper indium gallium diselenide) |
CIGSS |
CuInGaSSe2 (copper indium gallium sulfur selenide) |
CIP |
continuation in part |
CIR |
collision induced reaction |
CIRB |
Colorado Institute for Research and Biology |
CIRES |
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science |
CIS |
CuInSe2 (copper indium diselenide) |
CIT |
continuous improvement team |
CL |
cathodoluminescence |
CLEFT |
cleavage of lateral epitaxial film for transfer |
CLF |
Conference and Learning Facility (STM Site) |
CLOUT |
Coalition for Learning Opportunity and United Tutors |
CMAQ |
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Development Program |
CMB |
Chemical Mass Balance (receptor model) |
CMC |
carboxymethyl cellulose |
CMCase |
carboxymethyl cellulase |
CMFERT |
Collaborative Manufacturing Buildings Facility for Energy Research and Testing |
CMR |
continuous-flow microreactor system |
CMS |
compatible molten salt |
CMTF |
Collector Module Test Facility (Sandia National Laboratories) |
CMU |
Carnegie-Mellon University |
CMWC |
Consolidated Mutual Water Company |
CN |
cetane number |
CNG |
Colorado National Guard |
C-NMR |
carbon-nuclear magnetic resonance |
C/N ratio |
carbon/nitrogen ratio |
CNT |
carbon nanotube |
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
CO |
carbon monoxide |
COD |
chemical oxygen demand |
COE |
cost of energy |
COMMEND |
commercial end-use |
CONEG |
Council of Northeastern Governors |
CONFRRM |
Cooperative Network for Renewable Resource Measurements |
CONUS |
Continental United States or Contiguous United States (see separate Style Guide entry for details) |
COP |
coefficient of performance |
CORECT |
Committee on Renewable Energy Commerce and Trade |
COSE |
cost of saved energy |
COTS |
commercial off the shelf |
CPFF |
cost plus fixed fee |
CPG |
Cummins Power Generation Inc. |
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
CPM |
communications processing module |
CP/MAS |
cross-polarization magic angle spinning |
CPS |
capsular polysaccharide |
CPUC |
California Public Utilities Commission |
CPV |
concentrating photovoltaics |
CR |
central receiver |
CRADA |
cooperative research and development agreement |
CRC |
Coordinating Research Council |
CRD |
contractor requirements document |
CREC |
Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory |
CREED |
Colorado Renewable Energy and Economic Development Facility |
CREF |
Colorado Renewable Energy Forum |
CREST |
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology |
CREW |
Center for Research and Education in Wind |
CRP |
Conservation Reserve Program |
CRS |
central receiver system |
CRSP |
Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion |
Csave |
cost of saved energy |
CSB |
Colorado Science Bowl |
CSCVT |
close-space chemical vapor transport |
CSDS |
Concentrating Solar Deployment System |
CSEN |
Colorado Science Education Network |
c-Si |
crystalline silicon |
CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization |
CSL |
corn steep liquor |
CSMRI |
Colorado School of Mines Research Institute |
CSO |
Cognizant Secretarial Office |
CSP |
concentrating solar power |
CSR |
Climatological Solar Radiation |
CSS |
close-spaced sublimation |
CSSA |
cellulose sulfate sodium salt |
CST |
Central Solar Technology (DOE) |
CSTR |
continuous stirred tank reactor |
CSTRR |
Corporation for Solar Technologies and Renewable Resources |
CSVT |
close-space vapor transport |
CSW |
corn steep water |
CT |
combustion turbine |
CTA |
cellulose triacetate |
CTAA |
Community Transportation Association of America |
CTE |
coefficient of thermal expansion |
CTI |
Climate Technology Initiative |
CTRF |
Central Receiver Test Facility |
CU |
University of Colorado |
CURD |
Crop Utilization Research Database |
C-V |
capacitance-voltage |
CVC |
Community Volunteer Connections |
CVD |
chemical vapor deposition |
CVI |
compact vacuum insulation |
CVM |
cluster-variation method |
CVT |
chemical/vapor transport |
CW |
continuous-wave |
CWA |
Clean Water Act |
CWMI |
Cornell Waste Management Institute |
CWP |
cold water pipe |
CY |
calendar year |
CZ |
Czochralski |
D&R |
company name; do not spell out |
DAB |
Design Advisory Board |
DAC |
Design Assistance Center |
DAR |
direct absorption receiver |
DARPA |
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
DARTS |
direct absorption receiver and thermal storage |
DACS |
data acquisition and control system |
DAS |
data acquisition system |
DAS-RE |
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Renewable Energy |
DAWT |
diffuser-augmented wind turbine |
DBOM |
dual-beam optical modulation |
DBT |
dibenzothiophene |
DC |
direct current |
DCA |
dicarboxylic acid |
DCAA |
Defense Contracting Auditing Agency Department of Cost and Accounting Audit |
DCB |
dichlorobenzene |
DCC |
direct-contact condenser |
DCE |
dichloroethylene |
DCFROR |
discounted cash flow/rate of return |
DCHX |
direct-contact heat exchanger |
DCS |
distributed collector system |
DDGS |
distillers dried grains with solubles |
DDRD |
Director's Discretionary Research and Development |
DFMA |
design for manufacture and assembly |
DE |
destruction efficiency distributed energy |
DEAE |
diethylaminoethyl |
DEER |
Distributed Energy and Electric Reliability |
DEGC |
diethylgallium chloride |
DEGREES |
Dynamic Energy and Greenhouse Emissions Evaluation System |
DEG/SE |
Davis Energy Group/SunEarth |
DETL |
Distributed Energy Technologies Laboratory |
DEMP |
Departmental Energy Management Program |
DEP |
Department of Environmental Protection diethylphthalate |
DERMS |
distributed energy resource management system |
DER |
distributed energy resource |
DEWI |
(German Wind Energy Institute) |
DFMA |
design for manufacture and assembly |
DFMECA |
design failure mode effects and criticality analysis |
DFSS |
dedicated feedstock supply system |
DFV |
digital functional vehicle |
DFR |
design for reliability |
DG |
distributed generation |
DGAP |
data gathering and processing |
DHC |
district heating and cooling |
DHE |
dynamic hydrogen electrode |
DHS |
dehydroshikimic acid |
DHW |
domestic hot water |
DI |
deionized |
DING |
direct injection natural gas |
DJ |
dual junction |
DLTS |
deep level transient spectroscopy |
DLR |
German Aerospace Center |
DM |
deutschmarks |
DMA |
data, modeling, and analysis |
DMBQ |
2,6-dimethoxybenzoquinone |
DMC |
direct microbial conversion |
DME |
dimethyl ether |
DMME |
Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (State of Virginia) |
DMSO |
dimethyl sulfoxide |
DMT |
dimethyl terephthalate |
DNA |
Defense Nuclear Agency deoxyribonucleic acid |
DNB |
departure from nucleate boiling |
DNNA |
Daylighting Network of North America (now called the Daylight Institute) |
DNS |
dinitrosalicylic acid |
DNI |
direct normal incident |
DO |
dissolved oxygen |
DOC |
U.S. Department of Commerce |
DOD |
U.S. Department of Defense |
DOE |
U.S. Department of Energy |
DOE CH |
DOE Chicago Operations Office |
DOE EH |
DOE Environment, Safety, and Health |
DOE EM |
DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management |
DOE FE |
DOE Fossil Energy |
DOE HQ |
DOE Headquarters |
DOE RFO |
DOE Rocky Flats Office |
DOE SAN |
DOE San Francisco Site Office |
DOH |
U.S. Department of Housing |
DOS |
density of states |
DOT |
U.S. Department of Transportation |
DP |
distributed power |
DPP |
Distributed Power Program |
DQMS |
data quality management system |
dRDF |
densified refuse-derived fuel |
DRE |
destruction and removal efficiency |
DRI |
Data Resources Inc. Desert Research Institute |
DRIFT |
diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform |
DS |
degree of substitution |
DSA |
diafiltration saccharification assay |
DSC |
differential scanning calorimeter |
DSE |
degree of synergistic effect |
DSET |
DSET Laboratories; not an acronym, do not spell out |
DSM |
demand-side management |
DSP |
digital signal processor |
DSMTI |
Demand-Side Management Training Institute |
DTA |
differential thermal analysis |
dtPD |
dry tonne per day |
dTPD |
dry ton per day |
DTS |
differential transmittance spectra |
DUV |
Distributed Utility Valuation |
DVM |
digital voltmeter |
DWEA |
Distributed Wind Energy Association |
DWS |
desktop workstation |
EA |
environmental assessment |
EAC |
estimate at completion |
EADC |
Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Center |
EAO |
Energy Analysis Office |
EASA |
Electrical Apparatus Service Association |
EAWAG |
(Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology) |
EB |
electron beam |
EBIC |
electron beam induced current |
EBIV |
electron beam induced voltage |
EBSD |
electron backscatter diffraction |
EC |
European Community |
ECD |
electron capture detector |
ECM |
electronic control module |
ECN |
(Netherlands Energy Research Foundation) |
ECP |
energy conversion panel |
ECR |
electron cyclotron resonance |
ECRE |
U.S. Export Council for Renewable Energy |
ECS |
Electrochemical Society |
ECUT |
Energy Conversion and Utilization Technologies |
ECW |
electrochromic windows |
EDAX |
energy dispersive analysis by x-ray |
EDF |
Environmental Defense Fund |
EDS |
Electronic Data Systems |
EDU |
engineering development unit |
EEAD |
Energy and Environmental Analysis Division |
EEBA |
Energy Efficient Building Association |
ECC |
environmental concept car |
EEC |
European Economic Community |
EEEDAL |
ethanol-extracted explosively depressurized aspen lignin |
EEI |
Edison Electric Institute |
EELS |
electron energy loss spectroscopy |
EEM |
energy-efficient mortgages |
EER |
electrolyte electroreflectance energy and environmental research energy efficiency ratio |
EERE |
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
EERRN |
Enhanced Energy Recovery and Refining News |
EES |
Energy Extension Service |
EESE |
ethanol-extracted, steam-exploded (aspen) |
EESI |
Environmental and Energy Study Institute |
EFD |
electrofluid dynamic (Wind Energy System) |
EFG |
edge-defined, film-fed growth |
Eg |
bandgap energy |
EG I |
endoglucanase I |
EGEAS |
electric generation expansion analysis system |
EGR |
exhaust gas recirculation |
EGS |
enhanced or engineered geothermal system |
EGUMS |
electric and gas utilities modeling system |
EH |
Environment, Safety, and Health (DOE) |
EHP |
Electric Hybrid Propulsion |
EH&S |
environmental health and safety |
EIA |
Energy Information Administration |
EIES |
electron impact emission spectroscopy |
EIR |
Environmental Impact Report |
EIS |
Environmental Impact Statement |
EL |
electroluminescence |
ELH |
a type of lamp used in solar simulators and projects; not an acronym, do not spell out |
ELISA |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
EM |
Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (DOE) |
EMA |
Engine Manufacturers’ Association |
EMAP |
energy master action plan |
EMAP |
energy map |
EMB |
eutectic metal bonding |
EMD |
Electronic Materials Division |
EMF |
Energy Modeling Forum |
EMI |
elecromagnetic interference |
EMMA |
equatorial mount with mirrors for acceleration |
EMP |
Embden-Meyerhof-Parms (pathway) |
EMT |
emerging module technology |
ENEA |
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment |
ENR |
Energy and Natural Resources |
EP |
emissions parameter |
EPA |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
EPAC |
Ethanol Producers and Consumers |
EPA-ORD |
Environmental Protection Agency – Office of Research and Development |
EPA/RTP |
Environmental Protection Agency/Research Triangle Park |
EPAct |
Energy Policy Act |
EPC |
Engineer, Procure, Construct |
Epi-fz |
epitaxial float-zoned |
EPMA |
electron probe microanalysis |
EPP |
Enterprise Project Planning |
EPR |
use acronym; do not spell out |
EPRE |
Ente Provincial Regulador Energetico (Argentina) |
EPRI |
Electric Power Research Institute |
EPS |
electrochemical photocapacitance spectroscopy |
EPV |
Energy Photovoltaics |
ER |
electric reliability |
ERC |
Energy Research Corp. |
ERCIP |
Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program |
ERDA |
Energy Research and Development Administration |
ERG |
Energy Research Groups, International |
ERHA |
Energy Rated Homes of America |
ERIP |
Energy Related Inventions Program |
ERTA |
Energy Recovery and Tax Act (1981) |
ERULF |
Energy Research Undergraduate Laboratory Fellowship (DOE) |
ERV |
energy recovery ventilator |
ESCA |
electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis |
ESCO |
energy services company |
ESD |
electron stimulated desorption |
ESG |
Energy Systems Group (Rockwell International) |
ES&H |
Environment, Safety, and Health |
ESH&Q |
Environmental, Safety, Health, and Quality |
ESI |
energy systems integration (as a general area of study) |
ESIF |
Energy Systems Integration Facility |
ESM |
energy system monitoring |
ESP |
edge-supported pulling |
ESPC |
energy savings performance contract |
ESR |
electron spin resonance |
ESST |
Engine Support System Technology |
ETBE |
ethyl tertiary butyl ether |
ETC |
Energy Technology Conference |
ETCE |
Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition |
ETEC |
Energy Technology and Engineering Center (a division of Rockwell) |
ETI |
Environmental Technology Initiative |
ETMY |
estimated typical meteorological year |
EtOAc |
ethyl acetate |
EtOH |
ethanol |
ETR |
exploratory technology research |
ETS |
Edwards Test Stations (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) |
EUL |
enhanced use leasing |
EV |
electric vehicle |
EVA |
ethylene vinyl acetate |
EVMS |
Earned Value Management System |
EVTECA |
electric vehicle total energy cycle analysis |
EWG |
Evaluation Working Group |
EXAFS |
extended x-ray absorption fine structure |
EX-IM |
U.S Export-Import Bank |
EYH |
Expanding Your Horizons (event/program) |
FAA |
Federal Aviation Administration |
FAC |
FIMS Advisory Committee |
FACC |
Ford Aerospace and Communications Corp. |
FACT |
Field Assessment Coordinating Team |
FAME |
fatty acid methyl ether |
FAQ |
frequently asked question |
FAR |
Federal Acquisition Rules |
FAS |
flow angle sensors |
FAST |
Fatigue, Aerodynamics, Structures, and Turbulence |
FBC |
fluidized-bed combustion |
FBP |
Federal Bureau of Prisons |
FC |
flow controller |
fcc |
face-centered cubic |
FCC |
fluid cracking catalyst |
FCI |
Facility Condition Index |
FCV |
fuel cell vehicle |
FCVT |
FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies (Program) |
FDRS |
financial data and reporting system |
FE |
fossil energy |
FEA |
finite-element analysis |
FECS |
fire-expanded clay sphere |
FEEF |
Federal Energy Efficiency Fund |
FEM |
finite element model |
FEMA |
Federal Emergency Management Agency |
FEMP |
Federal Energy Management Program |
FEP |
fluorinated ethylene propylene |
FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FERCO |
Future Energy Resources Corp. |
FETA |
Field Experiment Test Area |
FF |
fill factor |
FFPT |
fixed focal point trough |
FFRDC |
federally funded research & development center |
FFV |
flexible-fuel vehicle |
FHA |
Federal Housing Administration |
FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration |
FIB |
focused ion beam |
FID |
flame ionization detector (for hydrocarbons) |
FIMS |
Facilities Information Management System |
FIRST |
Facility for Integrated Renewable Systems Testing |
FLAP |
Force and Loads Analysis Program |
FLC |
Federal Laboratory Consortium |
FLEX |
Federal Lighting Energy EXpert |
FM |
flow meter |
FMDF |
fixed mirror, distributed focus |
FMVSS |
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards |
FmHA |
Farmers Home Administration |
FOA |
Funding Opportunity Announcement |
Fob |
fuel on board |
FOG |
fat, oil, and grease |
FONSI |
Finding of No Significant Impact |
FOUP |
Front-Opening Unified Pod |
FPA |
filter paper activity |
FPG |
Fuels Performance Group |
FPIP |
Federal Project Implementation Partnership |
FPRP |
Fats and Protein Research Foundation |
FPTF |
Facilities Planning Task Force |
FPU |
filter paper units |
FR |
flame retardant |
FREE |
financial residential energy efficiency |
FREScA |
Federal Renewable Energy Screening Assistant |
FRI |
Federal Relighting Initiative |
FRP |
fiberglass reinforced plastic |
FSA |
flat plate solar array |
FSEC |
Florida Solar Energy Center |
FSLR |
fast solar load ration |
FSP |
federal standby plan (or program) |
FSTA |
full-scale test article |
FTC |
Federal Trade Commission |
FTE |
full-time equivalent |
FTIR |
Fourier transform infrared (used with spectroscopy) |
FTLB |
Field Test Laboratory Building |
FTLF |
Field Test Laboratory Facility |
FT-NMR |
Fourier transform-nuclear magnetic resonance |
FTP |
federal test procedure |
FWDC |
Foster Wheeler Development Corp. |
FWP |
field work proposal |
FY |
fiscal year |
FZ |
float zone |
GA |
general atomic |
G&A |
general and administrative |
GAO |
General Accounting Office |
GATT |
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs |
GB |
grain boundary |
GC |
gas chromatograph |
GC/MS |
gas chromatograph/mass spectroscope |
GC/MSD |
gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer detector |
GDC |
Green Data Center |
GDO |
Geothermal Drilling Organization |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GDV |
General Development Vision |
GE |
General Electric |
GEA |
Geothermal Energy Association |
GE-AED |
General Electric Co. Advanced Energy Department |
GE-SCD |
General Electric Co. Simulation and Controls Department |
GEBA |
Global Energy Budget Archive |
GECF |
Geothermal Energy Conversion Facility |
GEEREF |
Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund |
GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
GER |
Geophysical Environmental Research |
GFI |
gaseous fuel injection |
GFO |
Golden Field Office |
gge |
gasoline gallon equivalent |
GHG |
greenhouse gas |
GHP |
geothermal heat pump |
GHPC |
Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium |
GIDAS |
Geographical Information Data Analysis System |
GIS |
geographic information system |
GIT |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
GMI |
Grid Modernization Initiative |
GMLC |
Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium |
GMP |
general management plan |
GMS |
gas management system |
GMT |
Greenwich Mean Time |
GNP |
gross national product |
GOES |
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
GOSI |
General Organization for Social Insurance |
GPC |
gel permeation chromatography |
GPE |
general plant equipment |
GPI |
General Purpose Investment |
GPO |
U.S. Government Publishing Office |
GPP |
general post processor |
GPP/GPE |
general plant project/general purpose equipment |
GPP/LI |
general plant project and line item construction |
GPRA |
Government Performance Results Act |
GPT |
gas phase titration |
GPW |
GeoPowering the West |
GRAS |
generally regarded as safe |
GRC |
Geothermal Resources Council |
GRG |
Grassroots Giving |
GRI |
Gas Research Institute |
GRP |
glass-reinforced plastic |
GSA |
U.S. General Services Administration |
GSE |
Global Solar Energy |
GSF |
gross square feet |
GSHP |
ground source heat pump |
GSIP |
Government Solar Installation Program |
GSO |
goods and services on order |
GTC |
generator test cell |
GTI |
Gas Technology Institute |
GTO |
Geothermal Technology Organization |
GTP |
Geothermal Technologies Program |
GTRI |
Georgia Tech Research Institute |
GTSF |
Georgia Tech Solar Furnace |
GUI |
graphical user interface |
GVW |
gross vehicle weight |
GW |
gigawatt |
GWP |
global warming potential |
H2S |
hydrogen sulfide |
HAC |
hydroxyacetaldehyde |
HALT |
highly accelerated lifetime testing |
HAWT |
horizontal-axis wind turbine |
HAZOP |
hazard and operability |
HBCU |
Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
HCE |
heat collection element |
HCFC |
hydrochlorofluorocarbon |
HCRF |
Heat Cycle Research Facility |
HCSC |
hot carrier solar cell |
HDD |
heating degree-day |
HDPE |
high-density polyethylene |
HDR |
hot dry rock |
HDV |
heavy-duty vehicle |
HEC |
herbaceous energy crop |
HECO |
Hawaiian Electric Co. |
HEEB |
high-energy electron beam |
HEM |
heat exchanger method |
HENMC |
high-energy nickel, manganese, and cobalt cathode |
HEPA |
high-efficiency particle filter absolute |
HERS |
Hawaiian Electric Renewable Systems |
HEV |
hybrid electric vehicle |
HEXA |
hexamethylene tetramine |
HFC |
high-flux cavity |
HFCIT |
Hydrogen, Fuel Cell, and Infrastructure Technologies (Program) |
HFSF |
High-Flux Solar Furnace |
HFSS |
high-flux solar simulator |
HGCU |
hot-gas cleanup |
HIBRP |
Hawaii Integrated Biofuels Research Program |
HIC |
hydrophobic interaction chromatography |
HID |
high-intensity discharge |
HIL |
hardware-in-the-loop |
HiPerf PV |
High-Performance Photovoltaics Project |
HIPSS |
high-intensity pulsed solar simulator |
HMF |
hydroxyl-methyl-furfural |
HMO |
heat medium oil |
HMTEA |
Heat- and Mass-Transfer Experimental Apparatus |
HMTSTA |
Heat- and Mass-Transfer Scoping Test Apparatus |
HNEI |
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute |
HOMER |
Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables |
HOST |
Hawaii Ocean Science Technology |
HOV |
high-occupancy vehicle |
HP |
Hewlett Packard |
HPAEC |
high-performance anion exchange chromatography |
HPC |
high-performance computing |
HP-DSC |
high-pressure differential scanning calorimetry |
HPLC |
high-performance liquid chromatograph |
HPP |
high-pressure plasma |
HPSEC |
high-performance size exclusion chromatography |
HPTB |
Hybrid Power Test Bed |
HQ |
headquarters |
HRII |
High-Reliability Inverter Initiative |
HRT |
hydraulic retention time |
HRTEM |
high-resolution transmission electron microscopy |
HRV |
heat recovery ventilator |
HSD |
high-solids digester |
HSL |
hybrid solar lighting |
HSPA |
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association |
HSPF |
heating seasonal performance factor |
HTAP |
Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel |
HTF |
heat transfer fluid |
HTIP |
Hydrogen Technical Interagency Panel |
HTML |
High Temperature Materials Laboratory |
HTR |
high throughput reactor |
HTS |
high-temperature superconductor |
HTSC |
high-temperature superconducting |
HTTB |
hybrid technology test bed |
HUD |
Housing and Urban Development |
HVAC |
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning |
HVDC |
high-voltage direct current |
HVST |
high-voltage stress test |
HWCVD |
hot-wire chemical vapor deposition |
HWFET |
highway fuel economy test |
HWVE |
hot-wall vacuum evaporation |
IACS |
Indian Association for Cultivation of Science |
IADB |
Inter-American Development Bank |
IAEE |
International Association for Energy Economics |
IAG |
industry average gasoline |
IAP |
indirect annual plan |
IAQ |
indoor air quality |
IBACOS |
Integrated Building and Construction Solutions |
IBAD |
ion-beam assisted vapor deposition |
IBIS |
International Biosynthetics (name of company) |
IBMER |
(Institute for Buildings, Mechanization, and Electrification of Agriculture) (Poland) |
IBRF |
Integrated Biorefinery Research Facilities |
IC |
integrated circuit |
ICB |
ionized cluster beam |
ICE |
industrial combustion equipment |
ICEV |
internal combustion engine vehicle |
ICF Inc. |
Company name; not an acronym |
ICI |
Imperial Chemicals Inc. |
ICLEI |
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives |
ICP |
inductively coupled plasma |
ICPC |
inductively coupled plasma concentrator |
ICS |
integrated collector storage |
ICTMC |
International Conference on Ternary and Multinary Compounds |
ID |
inside diameter |
IDC |
internal diameter clearance |
IDIP |
in-line diagnostics and intelligent processing |
IDIQ |
indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (FEMP) |
IDM |
International Display Materials (company name) |
IDMP |
International Daylight Measurement Program |
IEA |
International Energy Agency |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
IECEC |
Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference |
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
IEF |
International Energy Foundation |
IEP |
Independent Energy Producer |
IES |
Illuminating Engineering Society |
IFI |
Integrated Facilities and Infrastructure |
IFPU |
international filter paper units |
IGCC |
integrated gasification and combined cycle |
IGES |
inert gas exhaust system |
IGMA |
Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance |
IGPP |
Institutional General Plant Project |
IHP |
industrial heat pump |
IIT |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
IITRI |
Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute |
ILEV |
inherently low-emission vehicle |
I/M |
inspection/maintenance |
IMA |
impact-modified acrylic |
IMEC |
Interuniversity Microelectronics Center |
IMEP |
indicated mean effective pressure |
IMIC |
Infrastructure Modernization Implementation Committee |
IMP |
ion-moderated partition |
IMS |
integrated mechanical system |
IMTS |
International Meeting of Test Stations |
IMVS |
intensity-modulated photovoltage spectroscopy |
INL |
Idaho National Laboratory |
I/O |
input/output |
IOU |
investor-owned utility |
IP |
intermediate process |
IPA |
isopropyl alcohol |
IPAC |
Intra-Governmental Payment and Collection |
IPC |
Institute of Paper Chemistry |
IPEG |
interim price estimation guidelines |
IPH |
industrial process heat |
IPO |
initial public offering |
IPP |
independent power producer |
IPST |
Institute of Paper Science and Technology |
IQT |
interim qualification testing |
IR |
infrared |
I-R100 |
(Industrial Research Award, see R&D 100) |
IRAP |
Insolation Resource Assessment Program |
IRB |
Internal Review Budget |
IREC |
Interstate Renewable Energy Council |
IRL |
Insolation Resource Laboratory |
IRM |
integrated resource management |
IRP |
integrated resource planning |
IRR |
internal rate of return |
ISCC |
Interstate Solar Coordination Council |
ISCCP |
International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project |
ISCCS |
integrated solar combined-cycle system |
ISE |
Institute for Solar Energy |
ISES |
International Solar Energy Society |
ISET |
International Solar Electric Technology |
ISIS |
NOAA Integrated Surface Irradiance Study |
ISM |
integrated safety management |
ISMA |
interactive self-modeling multivariate analysis |
ISO |
independent system operator |
ISOE |
(see SPIE) |
ISP |
Information Services Program |
ISS |
ion scattering spectroscopy |
IST |
Industrial Solar Technology |
ITE |
Institute of Transportation Engineers |
ITIS |
Integrated Technical Information Service |
ITN/ES |
ITN Energy Systems |
ITO |
indium tin oxide |
ITSAC |
International Thermal Storage Advisory Council |
ITUTF |
Industrial Thermochemical User Test Facility |
IUF |
Industrial User Facility |
IUPAC |
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
I-V |
current voltage |
IVHS |
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems |
IWP |
Industrial Waste Program |
IWS |
Industrial Welding and Supply Co. |
IWSA |
Integrated Waste Services Association |
J |
joule |
JCGS |
Joint Center for Graduate Studies |
JEDI |
Jobs and Economic Development Impact |
JGCRI |
Joint Global Change Research Institute |
JNCP |
justification for noncompetitive procurement |
JPL |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Jsc |
short-circuit current |
JSEE |
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering |
JSF |
Joyce Street Facility |
JSME |
Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers |
J-V |
current density voltage |
JVP |
joint venture project |
JWS |
joint work statement |
KAD |
known airflow device |
KACST |
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
KAPL |
Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory |
KEURP |
Kansas Electric Utilities Research Program |
KFA |
Kernforschungsenlage |
KGRA |
known geothermal resource area |
kHz |
kilohertz |
KIER |
Korea Institute for Energy Research |
KIESD |
Kentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development |
KSES |
Korean Solar Energy Society |
kW |
kilowatt |
kWhe |
kilowatt hour electric |
kWht |
kilowatt hour thermal |
kWp |
kilowatt peak |
kV |
kilovolt |
LACMTA |
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority |
LACSS |
large-area, continuous-solar simulator |
LADWP |
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
LALCO |
low-aromatics light cycle oil |
LAN |
local area network |
LANL |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
LANSIR |
large-aperture, near-specular imaging reflectometer |
LAP |
laboratory analytical procedure (protocol) |
LAPSS |
large-area pulse solar simulator |
LAPW |
linearized augmented plane wave |
LASL |
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory |
LASS |
low-angle silicon sheet |
LB |
Langmuir-Blodgett (a type of analysis) |
LBES |
Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (University of California, Los Angeles) |
LBIC |
laser beam induced current |
LBNL |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
LBTF |
Large Blade Test Facility |
LCA |
life cycle assessment |
LCC |
life cycle costs |
LCD |
liquid crystal display |
LCGO |
light coker gas oil |
LCHP |
laboratory chemical hygiene plan |
LCNT |
low concentration nontracking |
LCO |
light-cycle oil |
LCOE |
levelized cost of energy |
LD |
laser diode |
LDA |
laser doppler anemometry |
LDV |
laser doppler velocimeter |
LDRD |
Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program |
LEBS |
low-emission boiler system |
LEC |
levelized energy cost |
LED |
light-emitting diode |
LEED |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
LEFR |
laminar entrained-flow reactor (associated with black-liquor gasification) |
LEGR |
leading-edge grain roughness |
LEP |
Low Emission Partnership |
LES |
liquid encapsulated synthesis |
LEV |
low-emission vehicle |
LFDR |
line-focus distributed receiver |
LFG |
landfill gas |
LHR |
low-heat rejection |
LI-COR |
company name; do not spell out |
LIPA |
Long Island Power Authority |
LIST |
long-term inflow and structural testing (NWTC Wind Program) |
LL |
MIT Lincoln Laboratory |
LLL |
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory |
LLNL |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
LLP |
laboratory-level procedure |
LMA |
Lockheed Martin Astronautics |
LMW |
low molecular weight |
LNG |
liquefied natural gas |
LO |
longitudinal optical |
LOI |
letter of interest (letter of intent is always spelled out) |
LORRE |
Laboratory on Renewable Resources Engineering |
LP |
linear programming |
LPE |
liquid phase epitaxy |
LPG |
liquefied petroleum gas |
LP QCM |
liquid-phase quartz crystal microbalance |
LPSO |
Lead Program Secretarial Office |
LRC |
Lighting Research Center |
LSCAP |
light stimulated capacitance |
LSF |
liquid state fermentation |
LSS |
laser scan system |
LSTTF |
Large-Scale Thermal Test Facility |
LTS |
long-term stewardship |
LTU |
Lawrence Technological University |
LTV |
loan-to-value |
LVV |
(energy transition, not an acronym; do not spell out) |
LWCRF |
Large Wind Component Reliability Facility |
LWTTF |
Large Wind Turbine Test Facility |
M&E |
measurement and evaluation |
M&V |
measurement and verification |
MAERC |
Minority Access to Energy-Related Research Careers |
MAMTC |
Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center |
MAS |
Massachusetts Audubon Society |
MAS-NMR |
magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance |
MAT |
micro-activity test |
MATM |
matrix approach to testing mirrors |
MAPPS |
modular autonomous photovoltaic power supply |
MB |
molecular beam |
MBE |
mean bias error |
MBI |
Michigan Biotechnology Institute |
MBMDPE |
metallocene-based multi-density polyethylene |
MBMS |
molecular beam mass spectrometer (if it is spectrometry, spell it all out) |
MBQ |
monomethoxybenzoquinone |
MBTQMS |
molecular beam triple quadrupole mass spectrometer |
MBWA |
management by walking around |
mc |
multicrystalline |
MCFC |
molten carbonate fuel cell |
MCS |
master control system |
MDA |
Marine Development Associates, Inc. |
MDAC |
McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co. |
MDC |
McDonnell Douglas Corporation |
MDT |
mean daily total |
MEC |
Model Energy Code |
MEE |
migration-enhanced epitaxy |
MEG |
multiple-exciton generation |
MEMP |
Municipal Energy Management Program |
MESA |
Mathematics, Engineering, & Science Achievement |
METC |
Morgantown Energy Technology Center |
MEVP |
modular electric vehicle program |
MF |
microfiltration |
MFG |
motor fuel grade |
MFRB |
multipurpose fluidized reactor bed |
MG |
metallurgical grade |
MHEA |
mobile home energy audit |
MHK |
marine and hydrokinetic |
MICC |
metal interconnected cascade cell |
MIM |
monolithic interconnected module |
MIPR |
military interdepartmental purchase requisition |
MIR |
maximum incremental reactivity |
MIS |
Management Information Systems |
MISR |
Modular Industrial Solar Retrofit (Program) |
MISS |
metal insulator semiconductor switch |
MIT |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
MITE |
Municipal Solid Waste Innovative Technology Evaluation |
MITI |
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Japan) |
MLTE |
module long-term exposure |
MM |
man months |
MMBQ |
monomethoxybenzoquinone |
MMPE |
military module power equipment |
MMS |
mineral management service |
M&O |
management and operating |
MOA |
memorandum of agreement |
MOC |
memorandum of cooperation |
MOCVD |
metal organic chemical vapor deposition |
MON |
motor octane number |
MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
MOVPE |
metal organic vapor phase epitaxy |
MoWiTT |
Mobile Window Thermal Test |
MPA |
multi-pyranometer array |
MPO |
memorandum purchase order |
MPP |
model power plant |
MPPT |
maximum power point tracking |
MRF |
materials recovery facilities |
MRI |
Midwest Research Institute |
MRS |
Materials Research Society |
MRT |
mean radiant temperature |
MS |
mass spectrometer |
MSA |
Microscopy Society of America |
MSDS |
material safety data sheet |
MSG |
Marine Sciences Group (University of California at Berkeley) |
MSI |
Minority-serving institution |
MSO |
molten salt oxidation |
MSR |
Million Solar Roofs |
MSSTF |
Mid-Temperature Solar System Test Facility (Sandia National Laboratories) |
MST |
Mountain Standard Time |
MSW |
municipal solid waste |
MSWM |
Municipal Solid Waste Management (used with Program) |
MT |
market transformation |
MTBE |
methyl tertiary butyl ether |
MTBF |
mean time between failure |
MTCI |
Manufacturing and Technology Conversion International, Inc. |
MTCRF |
Mid-Temperature Collector Research Facility (SERI) |
MTI |
Mechanical Technology, Inc. |
MTG |
methanol-to-gasoline |
MTS |
material testing system |
MUA |
methylumbelliferal acetate |
MUPC |
Macani-Uwila Power Corp. |
MURA |
Minority University Research Associates |
MVA |
multivariate analysis |
MW |
megawatt |
MWh |
megawatt-hour |
MWC |
municipal waste combustors |
MYPP |
Multi-Year Program Plan |
MYRP |
Multi-Year Research Plan |
MYTP |
Multi-Year Technical Plan |
NAA |
neutron activation analysis |
NAAQS |
National Ambient Air Quality Standards |
NABCEP |
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners |
NAECA |
National Appliance Energy Conservation Act |
NAEP |
National Association of Environmental Professionals |
NAESCO |
National Association of Energy Service Companies |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NAFUF |
National Alcohol Fuels Users Facility |
NAHB |
National Association of Home Builders |
NAHB/RF |
National Association of Home Builders/Research Foundation |
NARSTO |
North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone |
NARUC |
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners |
NAS |
National Academy of Sciences Naval Air Station |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
NASCSP |
National Association of State and Community Service Programs |
NASEO |
National Association of State Energy Officials |
NASUCA |
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates |
NAUCA |
National Association of Utility Consumer Advocates |
NBB |
National Biodiesel Board |
NBC |
National Bioenergy Center |
NBS |
New Brunswick Scientific |
NC |
noncondensible |
NCAR |
National Center for Atmospheric Research |
NCASI |
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement |
NCAT |
National Center for Appropriate Technology |
NCC |
National Climatic Data Center |
NCCTI |
National Climate Change Technology Initiative |
NCDC |
National Climatic Data Center |
NCEL |
Naval Civil Energy Laboratory |
NCMA |
National Concrete Masonry Association |
NCPV |
National Center for Photovoltaics |
NCSA |
National Center for Supercomputing Applications |
nc-Si |
nanocrystalline silicon |
NCSL |
National Conference of State Legislatures |
NCSU |
North Carolina State University |
NCTP |
National Critical Technologies Panel |
NDA |
nondisclosure agreement |
NDE |
nondestructive experiments |
NDIR |
nondispersive infrared |
NDP |
NREL Development Plan |
NDT |
nondestructive testing |
NEC |
National Electric Code |
NECPA |
National Energy Conservation Policy Act |
NEDO |
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization |
NEED |
National Energy Education Development Project |
NEES |
New England Electric System |
NEF |
National Ethanol Facility |
NEG |
Nippon Electric Glass |
NEL |
National Engineering Laboratory (in Europe) |
NELH |
Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii |
NEPA |
National Environmental Policy Act |
NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
NEMI |
National Energy Management Institute |
NEMS |
National Energy Modeling System |
NEP |
National Energy Policy |
NERC |
North American Electric Reliability Council |
NES |
National Energy Strategy |
NESEA |
Northeast Solar Energy Association |
NETL |
National Energy Technology Laboratory |
NF |
nanofiltration |
NFEC |
Naval Facilities Engineering Command |
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
NFRC |
National Fenestration Rating Council |
NGL |
natural gas liquid |
NGO |
nongovernment organizations |
NGV |
natural gas vehicle |
NHA |
National Hydrogen Association |
NIEP |
National Independent Energy Producers |
NICE3 |
National Industrial Competitiveness through Energy, Environment, and Economics |
NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
NIP |
normal incidence pyrheliometer |
NIPER |
National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research |
NIR |
near infrared |
NIRS |
near infrared spectroscopy |
NIS |
Newly Independent States |
NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NLC |
National League of Cities |
NMERI |
New Mexico Energy Research and Development Institute |
NMHC |
nonmethane hydrocarbon |
NMI |
National Maglev Initiative |
NMOC |
nonmethane organic carbon |
NMOG |
nonmethane organic gas |
NMR |
nuclear magnetic resonance |
NMSER |
New Mexico Solar Energy Research |
NMSU |
New Mexico State University |
NNAC |
NREL National Advisory Council |
NOAA |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
NOCT |
nominal operating cell temperature |
NOI |
Notice of Inquiry |
NOPI |
Notice of Program Interest |
NOPR |
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
NORDA |
Naval Oceanographic Research and Development Activity |
NOx |
oxides of nitrogen |
NPDES |
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NPPD |
Nebraska Public Power District |
NPPE |
net power-producing experiment |
NPPEA |
net-power-producing experimental apparatus |
NPR |
Naval Petroleum Reserve |
NPS |
National Park Service |
NPT |
neomycin phototransferase |
NRC |
National Research Council |
NRCan |
Natural Resources Canada |
NRCC |
Northeast Regional Climate Center |
NRDC |
National Resources Defense Council |
NRECA |
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association |
NREL |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
NRL |
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory |
NSDN |
National Solar Data Network |
NSF |
NSF International (do not spell out NSF) |
NSOM |
near-field scanning optical microscope |
NSPS |
new source performance standards |
NSRDB |
National Solar Radiation Database |
NSTC |
National Science and Technology Council |
NSTTF |
National Solar Thermal Test Facility (at Sandia National Laboratories) |
NTD |
neutron transmutation dopant |
NTI |
National Technology Initiative |
NTIS |
National Technical Information Service |
NTSU |
North Texas State University |
NTU |
number of transfer units |
NTUA |
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority |
NWGP |
New World Grid Power |
NWS |
National Weather Service |
NVH |
noise, vibration, and harshness |
NUG |
nonutility generator |
NWEA |
National Wood Energy Association |
NWEC |
National Wind Energy Center |
NWTC |
National Wind Technology Center |
NYSERDA |
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority |
O&M |
operations and maintenance |
OATS |
outdoor accelerated test system |
OBP |
U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program |
OBCS |
Office of Buildings and Community Systems (DOE) |
OBIC |
optical beam induced current |
OC |
open cycle |
OCLI |
Optical Coating Laboratory Inc. |
OCVD |
open-circuit voltage decay (technique) |
OD |
optical density |
ODC |
ordered defect compound other direct cost |
OECM |
Office of Engineering and Construction Management |
OEDER |
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability |
OEM |
Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (DOE) |
OEM |
original equipment manufacturer |
OER |
Office of Energy Research |
OESD |
Office of Energy Storage and Distribution |
OET |
Ocean Energy Technology |
OFCCP |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance |
OFD |
Office of Fuels Development |
OIH |
organic-inorganic hybrid |
OIP |
Office of Industrial Programs |
OMA |
optical multichannel analyzer |
OMAE |
Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering |
OMB |
Office of Management and Budget |
OMCVD |
organometallic chemical vapor deposition |
OMR |
Office of Resource Management |
OMVPE |
organometallic vapor phase epitaxy |
OP |
optical processing |
OPA |
Office of Planning and Assessment |
OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OPV |
organic photovoltaics |
ORC |
organic rankine cycle |
ORD |
Office of Research and Development |
ORNL |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
ORR |
operational readiness review |
OSB |
oriented strand board |
OSEC |
Office of Solar Energy Conversion |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
OSLAP |
State and Local Assistance Programs Division |
OSTI |
Office of Scientific and Technical Information |
OSTP |
offshore test platform |
OSU |
Oregon State University |
OSW |
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response |
OTA |
Office of Technical Assistance |
OTEC |
ocean thermal energy conversion |
OTF |
Outdoor Test Facility |
OTFA |
Office of Technical and Financial Assistance |
OTR |
oxygen transfer rate |
OTT |
Office of Transportation Technologies |
OUT |
Office of Utility Technologies |
OVC |
ordered vacancy compound |
PA |
polyamine |
PAAAS |
polyacrylic acid ammonium salt |
PAACM |
polyacrylic acid-carboxyl modified |
PAD |
pulsed amperometric detection |
PADD |
Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts |
PAE |
planning, analysis, and evaluation |
PAFC |
phosphoric acid fuel cell |
PAH |
polyaromatic hydrocarbons |
PAMS |
Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station |
PAN |
peroxyacetyl nitrate polyacrylonitrile |
PAR |
photosynthetically active radiation project (or proposal) authorization request |
PASS |
pulse analysis spectroradiometer system |
PBA |
Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis |
PBN |
pyrolytic boron nitride |
PBR |
performance-based ratemaking |
PC |
polycarbonate |
PCA |
protocatechuic acid |
PCB |
polychlorinated biphenyl |
PCC |
Pittsburgh Corning Corp. |
PCD |
photoconductive decay |
PCE |
perchloroethylene |
PCL |
polymer-concrete lined (or lining) |
PCM |
phase-change material pulse-code modulated |
PCO |
photocatalytic oxidation |
PCPB |
photochemical/photobiology |
PCR |
polymerase chain reaction |
PC/TM |
Performance Criteria and Test Methods |
PCU |
power conditioning unit |
PDC |
pyruvate decarboxylase |
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portable document format |
PDFL |
Photovoltaic Device Fabrication Laboratory |
PDH |
pyruvate dehydrogenase |
PDIL |
Process Development and Integration Laboratory |
PDP |
pressure dew point |
PDS |
photovoltage deflection spectroscopy |
PDTS |
parabolic dish test site |
PDU |
Process Development Unit |
PEAT |
(NREL's) Policy and Environmental Analysis Team |
PEC |
Petroleum Energy Council |
PE/CVD |
plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition |
PECVT |
plasma-enhanced chemical vapor transport |
PED |
pulsed electron-beam deposition |
PEF |
processed engineered fuels |
PEG |
Program for Entrepreneurial Growth (now called the Entrepreneurial Growth Program) |
PEI |
polyethylenimine |
PEL |
permissible exposure limit |
PEM |
proton exchange membrane |
PEP |
photovoltaic energy project |
PERT |
performance and energy ratings testbed |
PET |
polyethylene terephthalate |
PETC |
Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center |
PFA |
prefeasibility analysis |
PFBC |
pressurized fluid bed combustion |
PFD |
process flow diagram |
PFDR |
point-focusing distributed receiver |
PFDRT |
point-focusing distributed receiver task |
PFR |
plug-flow reactor |
PGE |
Portland General Electric |
PGI |
Power Generating, Inc. (company name; acronym preferred) |
PG&E |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. |
PGMase |
phosphoglucomutase |
PHA |
poly(hexamethylene) adipamide |
PHEV |
plug-in hybrid electric vehicle |
PHIL |
power-hardware-in-the-loop |
PI |
performance indicator |
PIC |
products of incomplete combustion |
PICHTR |
Pacific International Center for High Technology Research |
P&ID |
piping and instrumentation design |
PIER |
Public Interest Energy Research |
PIM |
project integration meeting |
PIMS |
Process Industry Modeling System |
PIN |
particulate-induced noise |
PING |
pilot injection natural gas |
PIR |
products of incomplete reaction |
PIRL |
polyimide release layer |
PIT |
powder in tube |
PKI |
Power Kinetics Inc. |
PL |
photoluminescence |
PLD |
polymeric liquid desiccants pulsed laser deposition |
PLS |
partial least squares |
PMA |
Power Marketing Administration (DOE) |
PMASS |
poly(methacrylic acid sodium salt) |
PMMA |
polymethylmethacrylate acrylics |
PMR |
proton magnetic resonance |
PMRC |
Pyrolysis Materials Research Consortium |
PMT |
photomultiplier tube |
P/N |
phenol/neutral |
p/n fraction |
phenolics and neutrals fraction |
PNA |
polynuclear aromatics |
PNGV |
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles |
PNM |
Public Service Company of New Mexico |
PNNL |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
PO |
performance objective |
POB |
project oversight board |
POP |
period of performance |
POTW |
publicly owned treatment works |
POX |
partial oxidation reactor |
PP |
pentose phosphate polypropylene |
PPA |
power purchase agreement |
PPBS |
Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System |
PPG |
PPG Industries (do not spell out PPG) |
ppmv |
parts per million by volume |
PPR |
polypropylene random copolymer |
PPS |
polyphenylene sulfide |
PPU |
power processing unit |
PR |
public relations |
P.R. China |
People's Republic of China |
PRDA |
program research and development announcement |
PRINTS |
Publication Request and Inventory Tracking System |
PS I |
Photosystem I |
PS II |
Photosystem II |
PSB |
photosynthetic bacteria |
PSC |
phosphoric acid swollen cellulose |
PSCo |
Public Service Company of Colorado |
PSI |
Physical Sciences Inc. |
PSM |
power sensor module |
PSO |
Program Secretariat Office |
PSSA |
polystyrene sulfonic acid |
PSSAKS |
polystyrene sulfonic acid potassium salt |
PSSALS |
polystyrene sulfonic acid lithium salt |
PSSA-L |
polystyrene sulfonic acid lithium salt |
PSSASS |
polystyrene sulfonic acid sodium salt |
PSSA-Na |
polystyrene sulfonic acid sodium salt |
PT |
potential transformer |
PTC |
power transfer control |
PTI |
Power Technology, Inc. |
PTL |
Photovoltaic Testing Lab |
PTO |
power take-off |
PTS |
phosphotransferase system |
PU |
polyurethane |
PUC |
public utility commission |
PUHCA |
Public Utilities Holding Company Act of 1935 |
PURPA |
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act |
PV |
photovoltaic(s) |
PV4U |
PV for Utilities |
PVAP |
pervaporation apparatus |
PVB |
polyvinyl butyral |
PVC |
polyvinyl chloride |
PVCCC |
PV Compact Coordinating Council |
PV:COMPACT |
Photovoltaic Collaborative Market Project to Accelerate Commercial Technology |
PVD |
physical vapor deposition |
PVDF |
polyvinylidene fluoride |
PV GAP |
Photovoltaic Global Approval Program |
PVMaT |
Photovoltaic Manufacturing Technology |
PVME |
polyvinylmethylether |
PVMR&D |
PV Manufacturing R&D |
PVP |
polyvinylpyrilidone |
PVPS |
photovoltaic power system |
PVSA |
polyvinyl sulfonic acid (sodium salt) |
PVSAC |
Photovoltaic Systems Assistance Center |
PVSAM |
PV Systems Analysis Model |
PVSC |
Photovoltaic Specialists’ Conference |
PVSEC |
International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference |
PVSOL |
PV System Optimization Laboratory |
PVUSA |
Photovoltaics for Utility-Scale Applications |
PWEC |
prototype wave energy converter |
PWECS |
pneumatic wave energy conversion system |
PWM |
pulse-width modulated |
PY |
prior year |
Py-MBMS |
pyrolysis-molecular beam mass spectrometry |
QAP |
quality assurance plan |
QAS |
quality assurance and standards |
QC/QA |
quality control and quality assurance |
QCM |
quartz crystal microbalance |
QD |
quantum dot |
QDLED |
quantum dot light-emitting diode |
QE |
quantum efficiency |
QF |
qualifying facility |
QCM |
quartz crystal microbalance |
QSSPC |
quasi-steady-state photoconductance |
QTS |
qualification test system |
QVM |
qualified vehicle modifier |
QVV |
not an acronym; do not spell out |
RABiTS |
rolling-assisted biaxially-textured substrates (coated conductor) |
RAD |
research and advanced development |
RAM |
random access memory |
RAPAD |
Research Association for Petroleum Alternatives Development |
RBEP |
Regional Biomass Energy Program |
RBS |
reverse bias soaking |
RCCP |
Residential and Commercial Conservation Program |
RCRA |
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act |
RCS |
Residential Conservation Service Program |
RCUH |
Research Center of the University of Hawaii |
RCPCD |
resonance-coupled photoconductive decay |
R&D |
research and development |
RD&D |
research, development, and demonstration |
R&M |
reliability and maintainability |
RDBMS |
Relational database management system |
RDF |
refuse-derived fuel |
REA |
Renewable Energy Alliance |
REAP |
Renewable Energy Academic Partnership |
REC |
renewable energy certificate |
Recovery Act |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
REE |
rapeseed ethyl ester |
REEPS |
Residential End-Use Energy Policy System |
REETI |
Renewable and Energy Technology Training Institute |
REFAD |
Renewable Energy for African Development |
REI |
Renewable Energy Institute |
REIS |
Renewable Energy Information Service |
REP |
rotor enhancement program |
REASIA |
Renewable Energy Asia |
RES |
regional experiment station |
RET |
renewable electric technologies |
RETA |
renewable energy technology analysis |
RETF |
Renewable Energy Trust Fund |
RETSIE |
Renewable Energy Technologies Symposium and International Exposition |
REV |
replacement equipment value |
RF |
radio frequency |
RFCF |
Renewable Fuels and Chemicals Facility |
RFCP |
Renewable Fuels Central Plant |
RFETS |
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site |
RFG |
reformulated gasoline |
RFHP |
renewable fuel heat plant |
RFI |
request for information |
RFMS |
radio frequency magnetron sputtering |
RFP |
reinforced fiber plastic |
RFPCD |
radio frequency photo-conductive decay |
RFQ |
request for qualifications |
RFS |
radiation and free convection shield |
RFVSF |
Renewable Fuels & Vehicles Systems Facility |
RGA |
residual gas analyzer |
RH |
relative humidity |
RHEED |
reflection high-energy electron diffraction |
RICP |
Renewable Institutional Conservation Program |
RIMS |
reference irradiance and meteorological system |
RITH |
roof-integrated thermosiphon |
RMG |
refined metallurgical grade |
RMI |
Rocky Mountain Institute |
RMOTC |
Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center |
RMSE |
root mean square error |
RMT |
research management team |
RNA |
ribonucleic acid |
RO |
reverse osmosis |
ROG |
reactive organic gas |
ROI |
record of invention |
RON |
research octane number |
ROS |
renewable oxygenate standard |
ROWPU |
reverse osmosis water purification unit |
RPI |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
RPS |
renewable portfolio standard |
RPV |
replacement plant value |
RReDC |
Renewable Resource Data Center |
RRSD |
rough, rotten, and salvable dead (wood) |
RSEP |
Resource Supply Expansion Program |
RSEC |
Regional Solar Energy Center |
RSF |
Research Support Facility |
RSI |
renewable systems integration |
RSM |
reciprocal space map |
RSO |
regional support office |
RT |
room temperature |
RTA |
rapid thermal annealing |
RTD |
regional transportation district |
RTEC |
regenerative thermo-electrochemical converter |
RTI |
RTI International |
RTO |
regional transmission operator |
RTP |
rapid thermal processing |
RTR |
ribbon-to-ribbon |
RTSE |
real-time spectroscopic ellipsometry |
RUS |
Rural Utilities Service |
RVP |
Reid vapor pressure |
SA |
Saudi Arabia |
SAB |
Science Advisory Board |
SAC |
Solar America Cities |
SAE |
Society of Automotive Engineers |
SAIC |
Science Applications International Corp. |
SAM |
scanning auger microprobe |
SAMIS |
Solar Array Manufacturing Industry Simulation |
SAN |
Department of Energy, San Francisco Operations Office |
SANCST |
Saudi Arabian National Center for Science and Technology |
SAPRC90 |
Strategic Air Pollution Research Center 1990 |
SAR |
safety analysis review |
SAS |
Solar America Showcases |
SASOL |
SASOL Limited (do not spell out SASOL) |
SAT |
site acceptance testing |
SAX |
small-angle x-ray |
SBC |
systems benefit charge |
SBEP |
Sustainable Biomass Program |
SBIC |
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council |
SBIR |
Small Business Innovation Research |
SBP |
sludge bed pool |
SBR |
sulfate-reducing bacteria |
SBTF |
Single Blow Test Facility |
SCADA |
supervisory control and data acquisition |
SCAQMD |
South Coast Air Quality Management District |
SCC21 |
IEEE Standards Coordinating Committee 21 |
SCCM |
standard cc per minute |
SCE |
Southern California Edison |
SC3EP |
Superconductivity Coordinating Committee for Electric Power |
SCFD |
standard cubic feet per day |
SCFE |
super-critical fluid extraction |
SCFH |
standard cubic feet per hour |
SCFM |
standard cubic feet per minute |
SCG |
Southern California Gas |
SCI |
San Clemente Island |
SCIM |
silicon on ceramic by inverted meniscus (also called SOC) |
SCL |
superconducting current limiter |
SCLC |
space-charge limited current |
SCO |
system control object |
SCP |
single cell protein |
SCR |
Silicon controlled rectifier |
SCRTD |
Southern California Rapid Transit District |
SCSE |
small community solar thermal power equipment |
SDA |
systems-driven approach |
SDG&E |
San Diego Gas and Electric |
SDHW |
solar domestic hot water |
SDMS |
scanning defect mapping system |
SDP |
site development plan |
SDS |
sodium dodecyl sulfate |
SDSE |
sulfur dioxide steam explosion |
SDSU |
South Dakota State University |
SDWA |
Safe Drinking Water Act |
SE |
specific energy |
SEAB |
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board |
SEACC |
Systems Engineering Analysis Computer Code |
SEC |
size exclusion chromatography Saudi Electric Company |
SED |
selective electro-dissolution |
SEER |
seasonal energy-efficiency ratio |
SEGIS |
Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems |
SEGS |
solar electric generating systems |
SEI |
Solar Energy International |
SEIA |
Solar Energy Industries Association |
SEIDB |
solar energy information data bank |
SEM |
scanning electron microscopy |
SEMRTS |
Solar Energy Meteorological Research and Training Sites |
SEN |
Secretary of Energy Notice |
SEO |
state energy office |
SEOR |
solar enhanced oil recovery |
SEP |
Source Evaluation Panel |
SEPA |
Solar Electric Power Alliance |
SER |
systems effectiveness research |
SERAPH |
solar energy research and applications in process heat |
SERD |
Solar Electric Research Division |
SERDP |
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program |
SERES |
Southeast Regional Experiment Station |
SEREF |
Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation |
SERF |
Solar Energy Research Facility |
SERI |
Solar Energy Research Institute |
SERP |
Super-Efficient Refrigeration Program |
SES |
Stirling Energy Systems |
SET |
squeezable electron tunneling |
SETP |
Solar Energy Technologies Program |
SFB |
solar federal building |
SFBP |
Solar Federal Buildings Program |
SFDI |
solar facilities design integrator |
SFES |
Southern Forestry Experiment Station |
SFIX |
simultaneous fermentation and isomerization of xylose |
SFRD |
Solar Fuels Research Division |
SG |
semiconductor grade |
SGI |
Silicon Graphics Interface |
SGP |
Southern Great Plains (site located at Lamont, Oklahoma) |
SHC |
solar heating and cooling |
SHED |
simplified home energy design |
SHF |
separate hydrolysis and fermentation |
SHGC |
solar heat gain coefficient |
SHGR |
Solar Hydrogen Generation Research |
SHIP |
Solar Heat Industrial Process |
SHJ |
silicon heterojunction |
SHOT |
Scanning Hartmann Optical Test |
SHR |
sensible heat ratio |
SHRD |
Solar Heat Research Division |
SHW |
solar hot water |
SIAB |
Science and Industry Advisory Board |
SIC |
Standard Industrial Classification |
SIF |
stress intensity factor |
SILSO |
trade name for Wacker cast silicon; do not spell out |
SIMS |
secondary ion mass spectrometry |
SIMTA |
Solar Industrial Mesa Test Area |
SIP |
state implementation plan |
SITL |
Systems Interconnection Test Laboratory |
SKI |
Solar Kinetics Inc. |
SKPM |
scanning Kelvin probe microscopy |
SL |
superlattice |
SLAC |
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center |
SLC |
Strategic Laboratory Council |
SLP |
service life prediction |
SLR |
standard labor rate |
SMART |
Systems and Modeling for Accelerated Research in Transportation |
SMD |
sauter mean diameter |
SMER |
systems and materials effectiveness research |
SMES |
superconducting magnetic energy storage |
SMIF |
standard mechanical interface |
SMS |
strategic management system |
SMSA |
standard metropolitan statistical area |
SMUD |
Sacramento Municipal Utility District |
SNARL |
Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory |
SNET |
Southern New England Telephone Co. |
SNI |
San Nicholas Island |
SNL |
Sandia National Laboratories |
SO |
Support Office |
SoCAB |
South Coast Air Basin |
SOC |
silicon or ceramic |
SOFC |
solid oxide fuel cell |
SOLAR/CS |
Division of Solar Applications under the Office of the Assistant |
SolarDS |
Solar Deployment Systems (model) |
Solar PACES |
Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems |
SOLMET |
Solar-Meteorological |
SOMES |
standardized outdoor module evaluation system |
SOP |
safe operating procedure |
SOW |
statement of work |
SPC |
solid-phase crystallized |
SPDT |
single-pole, double-throw (relay) |
SPH |
solar process heat |
SPHER |
small particle heat-exchanger receiver |
SPI |
Superconductivity Partnership Initiative |
SPIE |
International Society for Optical Engineering |
SPIP |
Solid Propulsion Integrity Program |
SPSA |
small power systems applications |
SPV |
surface photovoltage |
SQUID |
superconducting quantum interference device |
SR |
spectral response |
SRCC |
Solar Rating and Certification Corp. |
SRD |
straight-run diesel |
SRE |
Subsystems Research Experiment (JPL) |
SRF |
Solar Radiation Facility |
SRI |
SRI International |
SRIC |
short rotation intensive crop |
SRP |
Salt River Project |
SRRAP |
Solar Radiation Resource Assessment Project |
SRRL |
Solar Radiation Research Laboratory |
SR&T |
supporting research and testing |
SRV |
surface recombination velocity |
SRWC |
short-rotation woody crop |
SSA |
source selection authority |
SSBS |
spectrally selective beam splitter |
SSE |
Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy (a NASA project) |
SSF |
simultaneous saccharification and fermentation |
SSI |
Shell Solar Industries |
SSJ |
sole source justification |
SSL |
spent sulfite liquor |
SSMS |
spark source mass spectroscopy |
SSO |
Safety and Security Office |
SS PCM |
solid-state phase-change material |
SSTA |
subscale test article |
SSTM |
spectroscopic scanning tunneling microscope |
S&T |
science and technology |
STC |
standard test conditions |
STCH |
solar thermochemical hydrogen |
S&TF |
Science & Technology Facility |
STAIR |
Services/Transportation/Agriculture/Industry/Residential |
STC |
Stirling Technology Corp. |
STDAC |
solar thermal design assistance center |
STEM |
scanning transmission electron microscope |
STEP |
Solar Total Energy Project |
STEPS |
Superconductivity Technology for Electric Power Systems |
STES |
solar total energy systems |
STI |
Science and Technology Initiative |
STIG |
steam-injected gas turbine |
STIP |
Solar Technical Information Program |
STM |
scanning tunneling microscopy |
STMPO |
Solar Ten-Megawatt Project Office (Department of Energy) |
STPP |
Surface Transportation Policy Project |
STTF |
Solar Thermal Test Facility |
STTFUA |
Solar Thermal Test Facilities Users’ Association |
SULEV |
super-ultra-low-emission vehicle |
SUNY |
State University of New York |
SURFRAD |
Surface Radiation Budget Network |
SVD |
singular value decomposition |
SWANA |
Solid Waste Management Association of North America |
SWAP |
Solar Weatherization Assistance Program |
SWC |
surge withstand capability |
SWCC |
Saline Water Conservation Corporation |
SWH |
solar water heating |
SWL |
surface-wave lamp |
SWOP |
solid waste options |
SWRES |
Southwest Regional Experiment Station |
SwRI |
Southwest Research Institute |
SWTDI |
Southwest Technology Development Institute |
SWY |
standard work year |
TA |
technical assistance |
TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
TAEE |
tertiary-amyl ethyl ether |
TAG |
technical advisory group |
TAHP |
thermally activated heat pump |
TAME |
tertiary-amyl methyl ether |
TAP |
thermosyphon air panels |
TAPPI |
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry |
TBA |
tertiary butyl alcohol |
TBC |
test-bed concentrator (JPL) |
TBCCO |
TlBaCaCuO |
TBD |
to be determined |
TBFI |
terrestrial biomass feedstock interface |
TC |
Technical Committee |
TCA |
thermal cycle annealing |
TCAPP |
Technology Cooperation Agreement Pilot Project |
TCC |
transparent conductive coating |
TCDD |
tetrachlorodibenzodioxin |
TCF |
Technology Commercialization Fund |
TCE |
trichloroethylene |
TCO |
Technical Communications Office |
TCPDU |
Thermochemical Process Development Unit |
TCSC |
thyristor-controlled series capacitor |
TCUF |
Thermochemical Users Facility |
T&D |
transmission and distribution |
TDA |
Technology Development Associates |
TDC |
top dead center |
TDI |
toluene-diisocyanate |
TDS |
total dissolved solids |
TDMS |
thermal-desorption mass spectrometry |
TEA |
technical and economic assessment |
TE-21 |
Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century |
TEAM |
Transformational Energy Action Management Initiative |
TEAM-UP |
Technology Experience to Accelerate Markets in Utility Photovoltaics |
TEC |
Technology Extension Center |
TEI |
Technology Evaluation and Integration |
TEM |
technical exchange meeting |
TEO |
Territorial Energy Office |
TEP |
Technical Evaluation and Planning |
TES |
thermal energy storage |
TESS |
trajectory and evaporation of spray systems |
TEST |
thermal energy storage and transport |
TFP |
thick-film paste |
TGA |
thermogravimetric analysis |
THA |
total hydrocarbon analyzer |
THC |
total hydrocarbon |
TIC |
Technical Information Center |
TIFR |
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
TIO |
technology improvement opportunity |
TIP |
Technical Information Program |
TISES |
Texas Instruments Solar Energy System |
THAMA |
U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency |
THF |
tetrahydrofuran |
TLC |
thin-layer chromatography |
TLEV |
transitional low-emission vehicle |
TMA |
thermomechanical analysis |
TMBMS |
transportable molecular beam mass spectrometer |
TMF |
Technology Maturation Fund |
TMT |
tetramethyltin |
TMY |
typical meteorological year |
TO |
transverse optical |
TOA |
task ordering agreement |
TOC |
total organic carbon |
TOF |
time of flight |
TOP |
theoretical overlay photographic |
TOPO |
trioctylphosphine oxide |
TOU |
time of use |
TPD |
temperature-programmed desorption |
TPI |
technical program integrator |
TPL |
technology performance level |
TPP |
Technology Pathway Partnership |
TPV |
thermophotovoltaic |
TQM |
total quality management |
TQ&Q |
technical qualitative and quantitative (used with evaluation) |
TQQR |
technical quantitative and qualitative review |
TR |
tandem reactor |
TRAC |
Teacher Research Associates |
TRB |
Transportation Research Board |
TRC |
Technical Review Committee |
TRES |
thermally regenerative electrochemical system |
TRL |
technology readiness level |
TRNSYS |
TRaNsient SYstem Simulation Program |
TRP |
Technology Reinvestment Program |
TRPL |
time-resolved photoluminescence |
TRT |
technical review team |
TSARC |
Thermal Storage Applications Research Center |
TSB |
tryptic soy broth |
TSC |
Technical Steering Committee |
TSCAP |
thermally stimulated capacitance |
TSRF |
Translational Science Research Facility |
TTCAP |
Tiger Team Corrective Action Plan |
TTCG |
Technology Transfer Coordinating Group |
TTF |
Thermal Test Facility |
TTO |
Technology Transfer Office |
TTPG |
Technology Transfer Project Group (DOE) |
TVA |
Tennessee Valley Authority |
TW |
terrawatt |
TWES |
Tornado Wind Energy System |
TWP |
Tropical Western Pacific |
TU |
toxicity unit |
TVMI |
Technology Validation and Market Introduction |
TVP |
turbine verification program |
TYSP |
10-year site plan |
UBECA |
Utility Biomass Energy Commercialization Association |
UBS |
ultraviolet backscattering |
UCB |
University of California, Berkeley |
UCETF |
Urban Consortium Energy Task Force |
UCLA |
University of California, Los Angeles |
UCR |
University of California, Riverside |
UDDS |
urban dynamometer driving schedule |
UDRI |
University of Dayton Research Institute |
UEGO |
universal exhaust gas oxygen |
UESC |
Utility Energy Services Contracting |
UF |
ultrafiltration |
UGPase |
UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase |
UH |
University of Hawaii |
UHF |
ultrahigh frequency |
UHV |
ultrahigh vacuum |
UL |
Underwriters Laboratories |
ULEV |
ultra-low-emission vehicle |