Energy Crops — Crops grown specifically for their fuel value. These include food crops such as corn and sugarcane, and nonfood crops such as poplar trees and switchgrass. Currently, two energy crops are under development: short rotation woody crops, which are … Energy terms
Energy crop — An energy crop is a plant grown as a low cost and low maintenance harvest used to make biofuels, or combusted for its energy content to generate electricity or heat. Energy crops are generally categorized as woody or herbaceous (grassy).… … Wikipedia
Energy policy of the United States — The energy policy of the United States is determined by federal, state and local public entities in the United States, which address issues of energy production, distribution, and consumption, such as building codes and gas mileage standards.… … Wikipedia
Energy security and renewable technology — The environmental benefits of renewable energy technologies are widely recognised, but the contribution thatthey can make to energy security is less well known. Renewable technologies can enhance energy security in electricity generation, heat… … Wikipedia
Energy forestry — is a form of forestry in which a fast growing species of tree or woody shrub is grown specifically to provide biofuel for heating or power generation. The two forms of energy forestry are short rotation coppice and short rotation forestry. Short… … Wikipedia
Energy storage — is the storing of some form of energy that can be drawn upon at a later time to perform some useful operation. A device that stores energy is sometimes called an accumulator. All forms of energy are either potential energy (eg. chemical,… … Wikipedia
Energy policy of the United Kingdom — For energy use in practice, see Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom The current Energy Policy of the United Kingdom is set out in the Energy White Paper of May 2007, building on previous work including the 2003 Energy White Paper… … Wikipedia
Energy policy of Australia — The Energy policy of Australia is subject to regulation and fiscal influence by all three levels of Government, however State and Federal energy policy deals with primary industries, such as coal. Australia is a major exporter and user of coal,… … Wikipedia
Energy policy of India — The energy policy of India is characterized by tradeoffs between four major drivers: * Rapidly growing economy, with a need for dependable and reliable supply of electricity, gas, and petroleum products; * Increasing household incomes, with a… … Wikipedia
Energy content of biofuel — A Table of Energy Content and CO2 Output of Common Fuels Energy is the ability to do work. Per kilogram of mass, different substances can do different amounts of work.cite web url=http://bioenergy.ornl.gov/papers/misc/energy conv.html… … Wikipedia
