Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000 (2001)
Chapter: Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations
H
Acronyms and Abbreviations
AC
alternating current
AFBC
atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion
AGA
American Gas Association
APSE
advanced production Stirling engine
ARI
Advanced Refrigeration Institute
ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers
ATS
advanced turbine systems
BACT
best available control technology
bbl
barrel
Bcf
billion cubic feet
BLAST
buildings loads analysis and systems thermodynamics
BPD
barrels per day
BTS
Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs
Btu
British thermal unit
CAA
Clean Air Act
CAAA
Clean Air Act Amendments
CAFE
corporate average fuel economy (standards)
CCB
coal combustion waste
CCT
clean coal technology
CDIF
component development and integration facility
CFCs
chlorofluorocarbons
CFFF
coal-fired flow facility
CFL
compact fluorescent lamp
CHP
combined heat and power
CIDI
compression-ignition direct-injection
CO
carbon monoxide
CO2
carbon dioxide
CPS
Office of Coal and Power Systems
CRADA
cooperative research and development agreement
DC
direct current
DCS
drilling, completion, and stimulation
DERD
directed exploratory R&D
DOC
Department of Commerce
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOT
Department of Transportation
DPCA
Distributed Power Coalition of America
EDS
Exxon donor solvent
EE
energy efficiency
EERE
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
EGSP
Eastern gas shale program
EIA
Energy Information Administration
EOR
enhanced oil recovery
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
EPAct
Energy Policy Act
EPRI
Electric Power Research Institute
ERDA
Energy Research and Development Administration
EV
electric vehicle
FBC
fluidized-bed combustion
FCE
Fuel Cell Energy
FCV
fuel cell vehicle
FE
fossil energy
FEA
Federal Energy Administration
FEMP
Federal Energy Management Program
FGD
flue gas desulfurization
FPSE
free-piston Stirling engine
GAO
General Accounting Office
GDP
gross domestic product
GM
General Motors
GNP
gross national product
GOM
Gulf of Mexico
GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act
GTCC
gas turbine combined cycle
GTI
Gas Technology Institute (formerly Gas Research Institute (GRI))
GTL
gas-to-liquids
HAP
hazardous air pollutant
HCFCs
hydrochlorofluorocarbons
HSTF
high-sulfur test facility
HTI
Hydrocarbon Technologies, Inc.
HVAC
high-voltage alternating current
Hz
hertz
IAQ
indoor air quality
IAQI&V
indor air quality, infiltration, and ventilation
ICE
internal combustion engine
IEA
International Energy Agency
IFC
International Fuel Cells
IGCC
integrated gasification combined cycle
IGT
Institute for Gas Technology
IOF
Industries of the Future
IPST
Institute of Paper Science and Technology
kW
kilowatt
kWh
kilowatt hour
LBNL
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LDV
light-duty vehicle
LEW
low-emissivity window
LNG
liquefied natural gas
MCFC
molten carbonate fuel cell
MHD
magnetohydrodynamics
MMBtu
million British thermal units
MMTCE
millions of tons of coal equivalent
MOU
memorandum of understanding
mpg
miles per gallon
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging (equipment)
MTG
methanol-to-gasoline (technology)
MW
megawatt
MWX
Multiwell Experiment
NAECA
National Appliance Energy Conservation Act
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NBSLD
National Bureau of Standards Load Determination
NEDO
New Energy Development Organization (Japan)
NES
National Energy Strategy
NGCC
natural gas combined cycle
NGPT
Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NiMH
nickel metal hydride
NIPER
National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NMHCs
nonmethane hydrocarbons
NMOGs
nonmethane organic gases
NOx
oxide of nitrogen
NRC
National Research Council
NSF
National Science Foundation
OAAT
Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies
OIT
Office of Industrial Technologies
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPT
Office of Power Technologies
ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OTT
Office of Transportation Technologies
PAFC
phosphoric acid fuel cell
PDC
polycrystalline diamond compact (drilling bit)
PEM
proton exchange membrane/polymer electrolyte membrane
PFBC
pressurized fluidized-bed combustion
PM
particulate matter
PNGV
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
P4
Programmable Powdered Preform Process
ppm
parts per million
Q
quad
RCRA
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
R&D
research and development
RD&D
research, development, and demonstration
RDD&D
research, development, demonstration, and deployment
ROI
return on investment
SCR
selective catalytic reduction
SFC
Synthetic Fuels Corporation
SHGC
solar heat gain coefficient
SIDI
spark-ignited, direct-injection
SMES
superconductivity magnetic energy storage
SNCR
selective noncatalytic reduction
SO2
sulfur dioxide
SOFC
solid oxide fuel cells
SRC-II
solvent-refined coal
STM
Stirling thermal motors
SUV
sport utility vehicle
SWPC
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
TBC
thermal barrier coatings
Tcf
trillion cubic feet
T&D
transmission and distribution
TORIS
total oil recovery information system
tpd
tons per day
UGR
unconventional gas resources
ULEV
ultralow-emission vehicle
UPS
uninterruptible power supply
