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America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation: Summary Edition (2009)
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
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. "Appendix E: Select Acronyms and Abbreviations." America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation: Summary Edition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.

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America’s Energy Future: Technology and Transformation - Summary Edition

CFT coal-to-liquid fuel, Fischer-Tropsch

CH4 methane

CMTG coal-to-liquid fuel, methanol-to-gasoline

CO2 carbon dioxide

CO2 eq carbon dioxide equivalent

COL construction and operating license

CSP concentrating solar power

CTL coal-to-liquid fuel

DC direct current

DI&C digital instrumentation and control

DNA deoxyribonucleic acid

DOE U.S. Department of Energy

DSM demand-side management

EAF electric-arc furnace

EEB Energy Engineering Board

EGR enhanced gas recovery

EIA Energy Information Administration

EISA Energy Independence and Security Act

EOR enhanced oil recovery

EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPRI Electric Power Research Institute

EU European Union

F Fahrenheit

FACTS Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System

FFB Federal Financing Bank

GDP gross domestic product

GE General Electric

GHG greenhouse gas

GJ gigajoule

Gt gigatonne

GW gigawatt

GWh gigawatt-hour

H2 hydrogen

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