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FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Thermal Power Stations
- Environmental Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fossil-fuel-electric plant
1, record 1, English, fossil%2Dfuel%2Delectric%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fossil-fired power plant 2, record 1, English, fossil%2Dfired%20power%20plant
correct
- fossil-fired power station 3, record 1, English, fossil%2Dfired%20power%20station
correct
- fossil fuel power station 3, record 1, English, fossil%20fuel%20power%20station
correct
- fossil-fuel power plant 4, record 1, English, fossil%2Dfuel%20power%20plant
correct
- fossil-fuel-fired power station 5, record 1, English, fossil%2Dfuel%2Dfired%20power%20station
correct
- fossil-fuel plant 6, record 1, English, fossil%2Dfuel%20plant
correct
- fossil fuel-burning station 7, record 1, English, fossil%20fuel%2Dburning%20station
- fossil fueled power plant 8, record 1, English, fossil%20fueled%20power%20plant
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fossil-fuel-electric plant. This type utilizes the energy of combustion from coal, oil, or natural gas. A typical large plant consists of fuel processing and handling facilities, a combustion furnace and boiler to produce and superheat the steam, a steam turbine, an alternator, and the accessory equipment required for plant protection and for control of voltage, frequency, and power flow. 1, record 1, English, - fossil%2Dfuel%2Delectric%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ozone is formed when nitrogen oxides and volatile hydrocarbon ... reacts with oxygen in the presence of sunlight ... The major sources of these precursor chemicals are fossil-fuel-fired power station, industrial processes, refineries, vehicle exhausts, and volatilization of organic solvents and fuels. 5, record 1, English, - fossil%2Dfuel%2Delectric%20plant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fossil-fuelled power station
- fossil-fueled power station
- fossil fuelled power station
- fossil fueled power station
- fossil-fuelled power plant
- fossil-fueled power plant
- fossil fuelled power plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Centrales thermiques
- Économie environnementale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- centrale à combustible fossile
1, record 1, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20combustible%20fossile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- centrale à combustibles fossiles 2, record 1, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20combustibles%20fossiles
feminine noun
- centrale fossile 3, record 1, French, centrale%20fossile
feminine noun
- centrale classique 4, record 1, French, centrale%20classique
feminine noun
- centrale thermique classique 2, record 1, French, centrale%20thermique%20classique
feminine noun
- centrale alimentée aux combustibles fossiles 5, record 1, French, centrale%20aliment%C3%A9e%20aux%20combustibles%20fossiles
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le coût de l'énergie produite par des combustibles fossiles (charbon et mazout), par contre, est passé de 3,4 [cents] en 1984 à 4,7 [cents] en 1986. 6, record 1, French, - centrale%20%C3%A0%20combustible%20fossile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
centrale à combustibles fossiles; centrale thermique classique : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 7, record 1, French, - centrale%20%C3%A0%20combustible%20fossile
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Centrales térmicas
- Economía del medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- central termoeléctrica clásica
1, record 1, Spanish, central%20termoel%C3%A9ctrica%20cl%C3%A1sica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- central termoeléctrica convencional 1, record 1, Spanish, central%20termoel%C3%A9ctrica%20convencional
correct, feminine noun
- central eléctrica de combustible fósil 2, record 1, Spanish, central%20el%C3%A9ctrica%20de%20combustible%20f%C3%B3sil
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wind Energy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- offset emission
1, record 2, English, offset%20emission
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relative to wind energy, the pollutants that would have otherwise been emitted by a fossil-fuel power plant and the mining processing, and transport of its fuel. 1, record 2, English, - offset%20emission
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Énergie éolienne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- émission évitée
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9mission%20%C3%A9vit%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le contexte de l'énergie éolienne, émissions polluantes qui auraient été générées par une centrale à combustibles fossiles et par l'extraction, le traitement et le transport des combustibles qui l'alimentent. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9mission%20%C3%A9vit%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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