GC: n CT: The vast majority of CO2 allowances issued by each RGGI state are distributed through quarterly, regional CO2 allowance auctions. Proceeds from the auctions are returned to states and invested in consumer benefit programs: energy efficiency, renewable energy, direct energy bill assistance and other greenhouse gas reduction programs.

GC: n CT: Expert Systems are computer programs that are derived from a branch of computer science research called Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI’s scientific goal is to understand intelligence by building computer programs that exhibit intelligent behavior. It is concerned with the concepts and methods of symbolic inference, or reasoning,

GC: n CT: Requirements for an intelligent system include security, connectivity, the ability to adapt according to current data and the capacity for remote monitoring and management. Essentially, an intelligent system is anything that contains a functional, although not usually general-purpose, computer with Internet connectivity. An embedded system may be

CG: n CT: An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. It manages the computer’s memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware. It also allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer’s language. Without an operating system, a computer is useless. Your computer’s operating system (OS) manages all of

GC: n CT: Salinity power is one of the largest sources of renewable energy that is still not exploited. The potential power is large, corresponding to 2.6 MW for a flow of 1 m3/sec freshwater when mixed with seawater. The energy released from 1 m3 fresh water is comparable to

CG: n CT: A tree sapling is an immature tree with a slender trunk. Depending on the species of tree, a sapling can be between three and 15 years old, and range in height from 2 to 10 feet (about 0.61 to 3.05 m). Saplings differ from seedlings, which are

GC: n CT: In information technology, scalability (frequently spelled scaleability) seems to have two usages: It is the ability of a computer application or product (hardware or software) to continue to function well when it (or its context) is changed in size or volume in order to meet a user

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GC: n CT: Sea Solar Power uses the basic technology known as Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion, or OTEC, which was invented in 1881 by a French scientist years ahead of his time by the name of Jacque Arsene D’Arsonval. Before describing the mechanics of the system, let’s first understand the

GC: n CT: Tidal, river, solar, and geothermal power stations exhibit specific operating conditions that represent very different challenges to sealing technology. Whereas hot, toxic thermal oil can be securely sealed in solar thermal power stations, geothermal applications need to control hot and strongly abrasive thermal water under high pressure.

GC: n CT: Seepage faces occur commonly in unconfined groundwater flows. Accurate estimation of the seepage face height is important in both steady-state and transient problems. Earlier modeling studies of water flow dynamics neglected the unsaturated zone but accounted for its contribution to the saturated zone (i.e., zone below the

GC: n CT: Feldheim is located in the municipality of Treuenbrietzen, about 83 kilometers south-west of the German capital − Berlin (FNEFF, 2012). Figure 9 shows the location of Feldheim village in Germany. Feldheim has great importance in the whole energy system in Germany, because this village is the first

GC: n CT: A semantic network or net is a graph structure for representing knowledge in patterns of interconnected nodes and arcs. Computer implementations of semantic networks were first developed for artificial intelligence and machine translation, but earlier versions have long been used in philosophy, psychology, and linguistics. The Giant

GC: n CT: The key element is that the application in context will try to determine the meaning of the text or other data and then create connections for the user. The evolution of Semantic Web will specifically make possible scenarios that were not otherwise, such as allowing customers to

GC: n CT: A semiconductor is called a semiconductor because it is a type of material that has an electrical resistance which is between the resistance typical of metals and the resistance typical of insulators, so it kind of, or “semi”-conducts electricity. Semiconductors are used in many electrical circuits because

GC: n CT: The sensor subsystem gives the robot the ability to detect various things in its environment. The sensors are the “eyes and ears” of the robot, and can even enable the robot to function independently of human control. A robot senses its environment and adjusts its own behaviors

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GC: n CT: Shale gas refers to natural gas that is trapped within shale formations. Shales are fine-grained sedimentary rocks that can be rich resources of petroleum and natural gas. Sedimentary rocks are rocks formed by the accumulation of sediments at the Earth’s surface and within bodies of water. Common

GC: n CT: Shale oil and natural gas resources are found in shale formations that contain significant accumulations of natural gas and/or oil. The Barnett Shale in Texas has been producing natural gas for more than a decade. Information gained from developing the Barnett Shale provided the initial technology template

GC: n CT: Silica is the name given to a group of minerals composed of silicon and oxygen, the two most abundant elements in the earth’s crust. Silica is found commonly in the crystalline state and rarely in an amorphous state. It is composed of one atom of silicon and

GC: n CT: Silicon has been used as an electrical component for many years. It was while someone was trying to improve this element’s ability to conduct electricity (by adding impurities into its structure and then exposing it to the sun) that the silicon solar cell was born. This happened

GC: n CT: S: (last access: 12 July 2016) N: 1. coined 1863 in German from silico-, comb. form indicating the presence of silicon (onmetallic element, 1817, coined by British chemist Thomas Thomson from silica (silicon dioxide), from which it was isolated), + -one (chemical suffix, from Greek -one, female

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GC: n CT: Small hydropower. Voith is a full-line supplier for small hydropower plants. With its over 100 years of experience, the company is an established industry provider both for the construction of new plants and for the modernization of existing power stations. Environmentally-friendly precursor for social development Small hydropower