energy
705 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity) | |
TW | terawatt (one trillion watts) (measurement) | |
TWH | terawatt-hour (one trillion watt hours) | |
U3O8 | triuranium octaoxide (nuclear) | |
UAE | United Arab Emirates (oil) | |
UCTE | Union for the Coordination of the Transport of Electricity, the power transmission system of continental Europe | |
UF6 | uranium hexaflouride (nuclear) | |
UFLS | Under frequency load shedding (electricity) | |
UHVAC | Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (electricity) | |
UHVDC | Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (electricity) | |
ULCC | Ultra Large Crude Carrier (oil) | |
UMTRA | Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (US) | |
UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | |
UNDESA | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | |
UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | |
UO2 | uranium dioxide (nuclear) | |
UO3 | uranium trioxide (nuclear) | |
UO4 | uranyl peroxide (nuclear) | |
UOX | uranium oxide (nuclear) | |
URR | Ultimate Recoverable Resources | |
USBR | United States Bureau of Reclamation | |
U.S.C. | United States Code | |
USCE | United States Army Corps of Engineers | |
US DOE | United States Department of Energy | |
U-value | thermal transmittance (also called U-factor) | |
UVLS | Under voltage load shedding (electricity) | |
V | Volt (measurement) | |
VA | Volt-ampere (measurement) | |
var | Volt-ampere reactive (measurement) | |
VAWT | vertical axis wind turbine (wind) | |
VIN | vehicle identification number (US) (transportation) | |
VLCC | very large crude carrier (oil) | |
VMT | vehicle miles traveled (transportation) | |
VOC | volatile organic compound | |
VPP | Variable peak pricing (electricity) | |
VSA | Voltage stability analysis | |
WACOG | weighted average cost of gas | |
WAMS | Wide area measurement system- see description in phasor measurement unit article. (electricity) | |
WCMC | World Conservation Monitoring Centre | |
WCRE | World Commission on Renewable Energy | |
WEA | World Energy Assessment | |
WEC | World Energy Council | |
WECC | Western Electricity Coordinating Council (US) | |
WEEA | World Energy Efficiency Organization | |
WF | water factor (clothes washers) | |
WH | watthour (measurement) | |
WIRAB | Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (US) | |
WRI | World Resources Institute | |
WSCC | Western Systems Coordinating Council (US) | |
WSPP | Western Systems Power Pool (US) |