The process of storing, or converting energy from one form to another, for later use; storage devices and systems include batteries, conventional and pumped storage hydroelectric, flywheels, compressed gas, and thermal mass.

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The ability to convert energy into other forms, such as heat or chemical reaction, so that it can be retrieved for later use. Also the development, design, construction and operation of devices for storing energy until needed. Technology includes devices ...

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The granting of voting rights to holders of non-voting shares in a company. Non-voting shares are.

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A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.

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Where the engines of a ship are confined.

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A nautical version of the national flag of the country usually flown at the stern. (2) Adopted by the United States Navy in 1862, the rank of a young officer equivalent to that of midshipman. The flag carried by a ship as insignia of her nationality.

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(1) The national flag. (2) A junior officer.

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(EIS) The Enterprise Investment Scheme is a UK tax incentive scheme designed to encourage investors to.

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A company's value is sometimes measured in terms of the total funds being used to finance it..

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A region in which businesses get special tax advantages (including exemption from business rates) as.

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A property trust which invests in enterprise.

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A thermodynamic property of a substance, defined as the sum of its internal energy plus the pressure of the substance times its volume, divided by the mechanical equivalent of heat. The total heat content of air; the sum of the enthalpies of dry air and w ...

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An entitlement issue, also known as an open offer, is an offer made by a quoted company to its.

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A gasifier in which the feedstock (fuel) is suspended by the movement of gas to move it through the gasifier.

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Are used with ejectors to convert weight of gas and/or water vapor handled to or from equivalent air.

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A measure of the unavailable or unusable energy in a system; energy that cannot be converted to another form.

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The shape of the fore-body of a ship as it thrusts through the sea. A vessel with a slim bow is said to have a fine entry.

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Customs documents required to clear an import shipment for entry into the general commerce of a country.

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All the natural and living things around us. The earth, air, weather, plants, and animals all make up our environment.

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The surroundings or conditions (physical, chemical, mechanical) in which a material exists.