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WOODFUEL [3 records]

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Record 1 2013-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
  • Wood Products
DEF

Woodfuel produced where the raw material has not previously had another use.

CONT

Forest fuel is produced directly from forest wood by a mechanical process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Combustible ligneux produit à partir d'une matière première qui n'a pas servi à un quelconque usage auparavant.

CONT

Le combustible forestier est produit directement à partir de bois forestier par un procédé mécanique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía de la biomasa
  • Productos madereros
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Record 2 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solar Energy
  • Machinery
CONT

Like woodfuel and coal, new and renewable sources of energy... are site-specific. Applications often take the form of biogas, windmills, mini-hydroplants, passive solar designs of buildings, photovoltaics, solar thermal, and solar stoves and water heaters.

OBS

photovoltaics: usually used in the plural in this context.

Key term(s)
  • photovoltaic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie solaire
  • Machines
CONT

Les solaristes sont passés depuis mardi dernier de la théorie à la pratique en découvrant, village après village, les avantages des photovoltaïques .

OBS

photovoltaïques : pluriel d'usage dans ce contexte.

Key term(s)
  • photovoltaique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía solar
  • Maquinaria
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Record 3 2002-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coal Preparation
CONT

More deliberate efforts should be implemented to substitute coal for woodfuel. To this end, the [Energy Commission] shall develop a strategy for expanded coal utilisation considering such issues as costs, efficient coal stove development, coal briquetting, coal gasification and the use of coal bed methane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préparation des charbons
CONT

Le briquetage du charbon de bois, de préférence à d'autres options moins avantageuses (densification), offre de bonnes possibilités car il utilise en principe une partie non négligeable des déchets de fabrication tels que les poussières et débris qui se forment lors de la manipulation.

Spanish

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