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ENERGY REQUIREMENT [2 records]

Record 1 2016-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
CONT

In addition, the impacts of weather on energy requirements (as measured by annual heating degree-days or HDDs) caused an additional decrease in GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions ...

OBS

energy requirement: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

OBS

energy need: term used at the Office of Energy Efficiency, Natural Resources Canada, and extracted from its 2001 Annual Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
CONT

De plus, les répercussions des conditions météorologiques sur les besoins énergétiques (mesurées selon les degrés-jours de chauffage (DJCh) annuels) ont causé une réduction supplémentaire des émissions de GES (gaz à effet de serre) [...]

OBS

besoin énergétique : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

OBS

besoin énergétique : terme en usage à l'Office de l'efficacité énergétique, Ressources naturelles Canada, et tiré de son rapport annuel de 2001.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
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Record 2 2013-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy (Physics)
DEF

The total amount of energy taken from some stock or resource that is needed to supply a commodity or service, as measured under an agreed set of conventions.

CONT

Energy requirements are usually measured in units of energy per physical unit such as gigajoules per tonne (GJ/te) or kilowatt hours per pound (kWh/lb).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie (Physique)
CONT

Besoins énergétiques : Énergie requise pour l'exploitation et l'entretien d'une installation.

Spanish

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