GWP

Use back button from the brower Global warming potential (GWP): A factor describing the radiative forcing impact (degree of harm to the atmosphere) of one unit of a given GHG relative to one unit of C02. Each GHG described above has a different global warming potential (GWP). The GWP of a given GHG indicates how … Read more

Stationary Combustion

Use back button from the brower Stationary Combustion: Burning of fuels to generate electricity, steam, heat, or power in stationary equipment such as boilers, furnaces etc.

Supply chain

Use back button from the brower Supply chain: A network of organizations (e.g., manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) involved in the production, delivery, and sale of a product to the consumer.

Supplier

Use back button from the brower Supplier: An entity that provides or sells products to another entity (i.e., a customer). For this guidance, refers to electricity supplier.

Operation

Use back button from the brower Operation: A generic term used to denote any kind of business, irrespective of its organizational, governance, or legal structures. An operation can be a facility, subsidiary, affiliated company or other form of joint venture.

Grid

Use back button from the brower Grid: A system of power transmission and distribution (T&D) lines under the control of a coordinating entity or “grid operator,” which transfers electrical energy generated by power plants to energy users-also called a “power grid.” The boundaries of a power grid are determined by technical, economic, and regulatory-jurisdictional factors.

MWh

Use back button from the brower Megawatt-hour (MWh): A unit of electrical energy equal to 3.6 billion joules; the amount of energy produced over one hour by a power plant with an output of 1 MW.