Absorber: a component of a solar heater that soaks up heat from the sun and helps transmit it to the water or heating system.
Energy Guide Label: an appliance label that provides an estimate of how much energy the appliance uses, compares energy use of similar products and lists approximate annual operating costs. Required by the US Department of Energy.
Hubbert's Curve: A prediction, made by a geologist in the late 1950s, that classified fossil fuels as finite, and said that after a peak time access to these resources would rapidly decline, eventually diminishing entirely.
No comments:
Post a Comment