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Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10165.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations


AC

alternating current

AFBC

atmospheric fluidized-bed combustion

AGA

American Gas Association

APSE

advanced production Stirling engine

ARI

Advanced Refrigeration Institute

ASHRAE

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers

ATS

advanced turbine systems


BACT

best available control technology

bbl

barrel

Bcf

billion cubic feet

BLAST

buildings loads analysis and systems thermodynamics

BPD

barrels per day

BTS

Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs

Btu

British thermal unit


CAA

Clean Air Act

CAAA

Clean Air Act Amendments

CAFE

corporate average fuel economy (standards)

CCB

coal combustion waste

CCT

clean coal technology

CDIF

component development and integration facility

CFCs

chlorofluorocarbons

CFFF

coal-fired flow facility

CFL

compact fluorescent lamp

CHP

combined heat and power

CIDI

compression-ignition direct-injection

CO

carbon monoxide

CO2

carbon dioxide

CPS

Office of Coal and Power Systems

CRADA

cooperative research and development agreement


DC

direct current

DCS

drilling, completion, and stimulation

DERD

directed exploratory R&D

DOC

Department of Commerce

DOD

Department of Defense

DOE

Department of Energy

DOT

Department of Transportation

DPCA

Distributed Power Coalition of America


EDS

Exxon donor solvent

EE

energy efficiency

EERE

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

EGSP

Eastern gas shale program

EIA

Energy Information Administration

EOR

enhanced oil recovery

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EPAct

Energy Policy Act

EPRI

Electric Power Research Institute

ERDA

Energy Research and Development Administration

EV

electric vehicle


FBC

fluidized-bed combustion

FCE

Fuel Cell Energy

FCV

fuel cell vehicle

FE

fossil energy

FEA

Federal Energy Administration

FEMP

Federal Energy Management Program

FGD

flue gas desulfurization

FPSE

free-piston Stirling engine


GAO

General Accounting Office

GDP

gross domestic product

GM

General Motors

GNP

gross national product

GOM

Gulf of Mexico

GPRA

Government Performance and Results Act

GTCC

gas turbine combined cycle

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10165.
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GTI

Gas Technology Institute (formerly Gas Research Institute (GRI))

GTL

gas-to-liquids


HAP

hazardous air pollutant

HCFCs

hydrochlorofluorocarbons

HSTF

high-sulfur test facility

HTI

Hydrocarbon Technologies, Inc.

HVAC

high-voltage alternating current

Hz

hertz


IAQ

indoor air quality

IAQI&V

indor air quality, infiltration, and ventilation

ICE

internal combustion engine

IEA

International Energy Agency

IFC

International Fuel Cells

IGCC

integrated gasification combined cycle

IGT

Institute for Gas Technology

IOF

Industries of the Future

IPST

Institute of Paper Science and Technology


kW

kilowatt

kWh

kilowatt hour


LBNL

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

LDV

light-duty vehicle

LEW

low-emissivity window

LNG

liquefied natural gas


MCFC

molten carbonate fuel cell

MHD

magnetohydrodynamics

MMBtu

million British thermal units

MMTCE

millions of tons of coal equivalent

MOU

memorandum of understanding

mpg

miles per gallon

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging (equipment)

MTG

methanol-to-gasoline (technology)

MW

megawatt

MWX

Multiwell Experiment


NAECA

National Appliance Energy Conservation Act

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NBSLD

National Bureau of Standards Load Determination

NEDO

New Energy Development Organization (Japan)

NES

National Energy Strategy

NGCC

natural gas combined cycle

NGPT

Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Technology

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NiMH

nickel metal hydride

NIPER

National Institute for Petroleum and Energy Research

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NMHCs

nonmethane hydrocarbons

NMOGs

nonmethane organic gases

NOx

oxide of nitrogen

NRC

National Research Council

NSF

National Science Foundation


OAAT

Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies

OIT

Office of Industrial Technologies

OPEC

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

OPT

Office of Power Technologies

ORNL

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

OTT

Office of Transportation Technologies


PAFC

phosphoric acid fuel cell

PDC

polycrystalline diamond compact (drilling bit)

PEM

proton exchange membrane/polymer electrolyte membrane

PFBC

pressurized fluidized-bed combustion

PM

particulate matter

PNGV

Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles

P4

Programmable Powdered Preform Process

ppm

parts per million


Q

quad


RCRA

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

R&D

research and development

RD&D

research, development, and demonstration

RDD&D

research, development, demonstration, and deployment

ROI

return on investment


SCR

selective catalytic reduction

SFC

Synthetic Fuels Corporation

SHGC

solar heat gain coefficient

SIDI

spark-ignited, direct-injection

SMES

superconductivity magnetic energy storage

SNCR

selective noncatalytic reduction

SO2

sulfur dioxide

SOFC

solid oxide fuel cells

SRC-II

solvent-refined coal

STM

Stirling thermal motors

SUV

sport utility vehicle

SWPC

Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation


TBC

thermal barrier coatings

Tcf

trillion cubic feet

T&D

transmission and distribution

TORIS

total oil recovery information system

tpd

tons per day


UGR

unconventional gas resources

ULEV

ultralow-emission vehicle

UPS

uninterruptible power supply

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10165.
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USABC

United States Advanced Battery Consortium

USAMP

United States Automotive Materials Partnership

USCAR

United States Council for Automotive Research


VOCs

volatile organic compunds

VPSA

vacuum-pressure swing adsorption


WGSP

Western gas sands program

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Research Council. 2001. Energy Research at DOE: Was It Worth It? Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy Research 1978 to 2000. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10165.
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In legislation appropriating funds for DOE's fiscal year (FY) 2000 energy R&D budget, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee directed an evaluation of the benefits that have accrued to the nation from the R&D conducted since 1978 in DOE's energy efficiency and fossil energy programs. In response to the congressional charge, the National Research Council formed the Committee on Benefits of DOE R&D on Energy Efficiency and Fossil Energy.

From its inception, DOE's energy R&D program has been the subject of many outside evaluations. The present evaluation asks whether the benefits of the program have justified the considerable expenditure of public funds since DOE's formation in 1977, and, unlike earlier evaluations, it takes a comprehensive look at the actual outcomes of DOE's research over two decades.

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