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Survey of Energy Resources 2007
Abbreviations and Acronyms
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103 |
kilo (k) |
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106 |
mega (M) |
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109 |
giga (G) |
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1012 |
tera (T) |
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1015 |
peta (P) |
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1018 |
exa (E) |
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1021 |
zetta (Z) |
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ABWR |
advanced boiling water reactor |
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AC |
alternating current |
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AHWR |
advanced heavy water reactor |
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API |
American Petroleum Institute |
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APR |
advanced pressurised reactor |
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APWR |
advanced pressurised water reactor |
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b/d |
barrels per day |
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bbl |
barrel |
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bcf |
billion cubic feet |
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bcm |
billion cubic metres |
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BGR |
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe |
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billion |
109 |
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BIPV |
building integrated PV |
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BNPP |
buoyant nuclear power plant |
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boe |
barrel of oil equivalent |
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BOO |
build, own, operate |
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BOT |
build, operate, transfer |
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bpsd |
barrels per stream-day |
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bscf |
billion standard cubic feet |
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Btu |
British thermal unit |
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BWR |
boiling light-water-cooled and moderated reactor |
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C |
Celsius |
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CBM |
coal-bed methane |
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cf |
cubic feet |
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CHP |
combined heat and power |
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CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
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cm |
centimetre |
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CMM |
coal mine methane |
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CNG |
compressed natural gas |
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CO2e |
carbon dioxide equivalent |
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COP3 |
Conference of the Parties III, Kyoto 1993 |
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cP |
centipoise |
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CSP |
centralised solar power |
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d |
day |
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DC |
direct current |
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DHW |
domestic hot water |
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DOWA |
deep ocean water applications |
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ECE |
Economic Commission for Europe |
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EIA |
US Energy Information Administration / environmental impact assessment |
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EOR |
enhanced oil recovery |
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EPR |
European pressurised water reactor |
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ETBE |
ethyl tertiary butyl ether |
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F |
Fahrenheit |
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FAO |
UN Food and Agriculture Organization |
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FBR |
fast breeder reactor |
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FID |
final investment decision |
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FSU |
former Soviet Union |
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ft |
feet |
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g |
gram |
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gC |
grams carbon |
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GEF |
Global Environment Facility |
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GHG |
greenhouse gas |
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GTL |
gas to liquids |
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GTW |
gas to wire |
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GWe |
gigawatt electricity |
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GWh |
gigawatt hour |
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h |
hour |
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ha |
hectare |
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HDR |
hot dry rocks |
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hm3 |
cubic hectometre |
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HPP |
hydro power plant |
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HTR |
high temperature reactor |
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Hz |
hertz |
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IAEA |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
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IEA |
International Energy Agency |
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IIASA |
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
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IPP |
independent power producer |
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IPS |
International Peat Society |
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J |
joule |
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kcal |
kilocalorie |
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kg |
kilogram |
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km |
kilometre |
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km2 |
square kilometre |
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kPa |
kilopascal |
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ktoe |
thousand tonnes of oil equivalent |
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kV |
kilovolt |
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kWe |
kilowatt electricity |
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kWh |
kilowatt hour |
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kWp |
kilowatt peak |
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kWt |
kilowatt thermal |
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lb |
pound (weight) |
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LNG |
liquefied natural gas |
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LPG |
liquefied petroleum gas |
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l/s |
litres per second |
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l/t |
litres per tonne |
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LWGR |
light-water-cooled, graphite-moderated reactor |
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LWR |
light water reactor |
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m |
metre |
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m/s |
metres per second |
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m2 |
square metre |
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m3 |
cubic metre |
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mb |
millibar |
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Mcal |
megacalorie |
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MJ |
Megajoule |
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Ml |
megalitre |
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mm |
millimetre |
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MOU |
memorandum of understanding |
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MPa |
megapascal |
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mPa s |
millipascal second |
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MSW |
municipal solid waste |
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mt |
million tonnes |
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mtpa |
million tonnes per annum |
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mtoe |
million tonnes of oil equivalent |
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MW |
megawatt |
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MWe |
megawatt electricity |
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MWh |
megawatt hour |
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MWp |
megawatt peak |
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MWt |
megawatt thermal |
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N |
negligible |
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NEA |
Nuclear Energy Agency |
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NGLs |
natural gas liquids |
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NGO |
non governmental organisation |
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Nm3 |
normal cubic metre |
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NPP |
nuclear power plant / net primary productivity |
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OAPEC |
Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OPEC |
Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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OTEC |
ocean thermal energy conversion |
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OWC |
oscillating water column |
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p.a. |
per annum |
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PBMR |
pebble bed modular reactor |
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PDO |
plan for development and operation |
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PFBR |
prototype fast breeder reactor |
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PHWR |
pressurised heavy-water-moderated and cooled reactor |
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ppm |
parts per million |
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ppmv |
parts per million by volume |
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psia |
pounds per square inch, absolute |
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PV |
photovoltaic |
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PWR |
pressurised light-water-moderated and cooled reactor |
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RBMK |
reaktor bolchoi mochtchnosti kanalni |
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R&D |
research and development |
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RD&D |
research, development and demonstration |
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R/P |
reserves/production |
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rpm |
revolutions per minute |
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SER |
Survey of Energy Resources |
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SHS |
solar home system |
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SWH |
solar water heating |
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t |
tonne (metric ton) |
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tb/d |
thousand barrels per day |
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tC |
tonnes carbon |
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tce |
tonne of coal equivalent |
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tcf |
trillion cubic feet |
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tcm |
trillion cubic metres |
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toe |
tonne of oil equivalent |
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tpa |
tonnes per annum |
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TPP |
tidal power plant |
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tpsd |
tonnes per stream day |
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tscf |
trillion standard cubic feet |
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trillion |
1012 |
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ttoe |
thousand tonnes of oil equivalent |
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tU |
tonnes of uranium |
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TWh |
terawatt hour |
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U |
uranium |
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U3O8 |
uranium oxide |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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vol |
volume |
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W |
watt |
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WEC |
World Energy Council |
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Wp |
watts peak |
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WPP |
wind power plant |
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wt |
weight |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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WWER |
water-cooled water-moderated power reactor |
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yr |
year |
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¾ |
unknown or zero |
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~ |
approximately |
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< |
less than |
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> |
greater than |
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≥ |
greater than or equal to |