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| BERR – UK Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. This is a unit within the department of Business (formerly Cabinet Office) that provides guidance on impact assessments and specifically the Oil and Gas Directorate deals with licensing and regulation issues. Responsibility has been transferred to DECC – Department of Energy and Climate Change. |
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| Biodiesel/Bio-diesel - refers to a renewable, non-petroleum-based diesel fuel consisting of short chain alkyl (methyl or ethyl) esters, made by transesterification of vegetable oil or animal fat (tallow), which can be used (alone, or blended with conventional diesel) in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles. |
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| Bio-ethanol – is a renewable, biofuel alternative to petrol consisting of ethanol (ethyl alcohol) made by fermenting starch or sugar. |
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| Biofuel/s - Biofuel is defined as solid, liquid or gas fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels, which are derived from long dead biological material. Theoretically, biofuels can be produced from any (biological) carbon source, although, the most common sources are photosynthetic plants. |
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| BREEAM - Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method. Established in 1990 as a tool to measure the sustainability of new non-domestic buildings in the UK. Whilst it is a voluntary scheme, it is increasingly recognised as an important standard to demonstrate commitment to sustainability. |
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| C2G – Convert2Green Ltd |
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| C2Gi – A research and development company focused on producing sustainable energy solutions and associated technologies. |
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| Carbon saving/Carbon footprint/Carbon lifecycle reduction/Carbon management/Carbon management consultancy/Carbon reduction – Convert2Green focuses on helping companies reduce their carbon dioxide emissions through the use of renewable and sustainable bio-fuels, micro power generation re-cycling. |
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| Caterers |
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| CHP – Combined Heat and Power is the simultaneous generation of electricity and usable heat. Convert2Green uses CHP’ in a highly efficient way by using renewable fuels and can therefore make a significant contribution to the UK’s sustainable energy goals, bringing environmental, economic and social benefits. CHP systems can be employed over a wide range of sizes and applications. C2G uses diesel engines to drive an alternator, and the resulting electricity can be used either wholly or partially on-site. The heat produced during power generation is recovered to provide hot water for space heating etc, or with appropriate equipment installed, cooling. CHP systems are installed onsite, supplying customers with heat and power directly at the point of use, therefore helping avoid the significant losses which occur in transmitting electricity from large centralised plant to customer. |
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| Commercial heating |
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| Convert2Green |
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CRC – Carbon Reduction Commitment. A proposed mandatory cap and trade scheme due to come in to force when the UK Climate Change Bill is passed in 2009. It will apply to both private and public sector organisations which use more than 6000 MWh of half-hourly metered electricity per year (approximately equivalent to a £500,000 electricity bill).
Allowances will be bought and sold at auction to meet caps which will apply after a trial period ending in 2012. Income from CRC allowance auctions will be recycled back to participants via an annual payment, which will be weighted according to the organisation’s position in a league table, based on absolute reductions. |
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| CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility is a concept whereby organizations and businesses consider the wider interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on the environment. |
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| DECC – Department of Energy and Climate Change brings together much of the Climate Change Group, previously housed within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with the Energy Group from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). |
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| DERV – Diesel Engine Road Vehicle |
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| DFT– Department of Transport |
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| Diesel – A fossil fuel derived from the fractional distillation of petroleum fuel oil |
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| Diesel Generators |
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| Distribution |
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| Electrical generation systems |
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| Electricity |
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| Electricity generation |
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| Electricity generators |
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| Electricity grid |
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| Electricity suppliers |
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| Emissions |
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| EN14214 – is an international standard that describes the minimum requirements for biodiesel. |
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| Energy saving |
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| Energy solutions |
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| Environment |
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| Environment management |
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| Ester content – Refers to the methyl ester content of bio diesel, and is an indication of the total degree of transesterification of the feedstock. The minimum required under EN14214 standard is 96.5%. |
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| Food distributors |
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| Food manufacturers |
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| Food wholesalers |
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| Fuel distribution |
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| Fuel economy |
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| Glycerol - Glycerol is a chemical compound also commonly called glycerin or glycerine, and is the main bi product of bio diesel production from vegetable oil. |
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| Glycerine sales |
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| Glycerol sales |
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| G2G – Green2Go is a leading edge company that specialises in the provision of CHPs for micro generation of green electricity and heat from sustainable fuels. |
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| Green |
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| Green2Go |
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| Green Energy |
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| Green Fuel |
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| Greenhouse gas savings |
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| Hauliers |
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| Heat and power |
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| Heat and power systems |
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| Industrial heating systems |
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| ISO 14001 - The corner stone standard of the ISO 14000 series. It specifies a framework of control for an Environmental Management System against which an organization can be certified by a third party. |
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| ISO 14064 - Specifies principles and requirements at the organization level for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals. It includes requirements for the design, development, management, reporting and verification of an organization's GHG inventory. |
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| Laboratory services |
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| Levy Exemption Certificates (LEC) are issued by OFGEM for every MWh of renewable electricity generated. Industrial customers who consume electricity generated from Fossil Fuels rather than “green” renewable electricity are charged a levy for this electricity. If customers purchase green electricity, which has attracted LECs, then they do not pay the levy. |
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| Local authorities |
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| Logistics |
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| MPG – Miles per gallon |
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| OFGEM – The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets regulates these markets in Great Britain |
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| Oil collection |
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| Particulate contamination |
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| Power |
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| Power generation |
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| Public sector |
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| Pubs |
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| Quality |
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| R&D |
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| Re-cycle |
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| Reduced emissions |
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| Renewable energy |
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| Renewable energy systems |
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| Restaurants |
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| RFA – Renewable Fuels Agency |
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| Road Transport |
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| Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC) obligate licensed electricity suppliers to source a proportion of their electricity from renewable sources. Where suppliers do not have enough ROCs to cover their obligation, they have to make a payment into a buy-out fund, the proceeds of which are paid back to suppliers on the basis of how many ROCs they have presented. Generators must be accredited with OFGEM to participate. |
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| Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFC). See Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation |
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| Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO). This applies to refiners, importers and any other suppliers of fossil-based road fuel (hydrocarbon oil) in the UK and requires them to supply a certain amount of renewable transport fuels (RTFs). |
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| Sustainable energy solutions |
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| Transesterification – The chemical conversion of vegetable oil into biodiesel. The process is the reaction of a triglyceride (fat/oil) with an alcohol to form esters and glycerol. |
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| UCO – Used cooking oil |
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| Used cooking oil collection |
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| Used cooking oil processing |
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| WVO – Waste Vegetable Oil |
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| Waste oil collection |
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| Waste oil collection management |
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| Waste oil recycling |
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| Water content |
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