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There are currently 3 names in this directory beginning with the letter B.
Beaufotova scale
Scale dividing the speed of the wind on the 12 steps according to the observable symptoms on objects in the vicinity. Eg. a stormy wind = Breaking branches, upright walking against the wind is no longer impossible.
Biomass
All organic matter on the planet, therefore, the bodies of plants, animals, algae, fungi, bacteria and more.
Biosphere
A live cover of the Country.

Abbreviations

There are currently 31 names in this directory
ASWT
Archimedes Spiral Wind Turbine. Archimédova větrná turbína. Směrová odporová turbína.

BECCS
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage – Získávání bioenergie z biomasy and carbon dioxide capture and storage

BOS
Balance Of System – Balance system. It is used for the summary marking all the elements necessary to the operation of photovoltaic power plants except for the photovoltaic panels. These include leadership, inverters, inverters, mounting hardware, battery bank...

BPS
Biogas Plant

QUILL
Biodegradable Municipal Waste

CAES
Compressed Air Energy Storage – Uskladnění energie ve stlačeném vzduchu.

CCS
Carbon capture and storage – carbon dioxide Capture and storage

CNG
Compressed Natural Gas – Compressed natural gas

DIY
Do It Yourself – Make, do-it-yourself

EATHE
Earth Air Tunnel Heat Exchanger – Earth air tunnel heat exchanger

ERoEI
Energy Returned on Energy Invested – energy Return of the invested energy – explanation see. abbreviation EROI

EROI
Energy Return On Investment – the Energy return on investment. It's about the ratio of energie získané ze zdroje vůči energii vynaložené na získání zdroje této energie. Pokud je poměr 1:1 znamená to, že získaná energie je rovna vynaložené energii na získání, vytěžování zdroje této energie. Pokud je poměr vyšší (2:1 , 3:1 ….), poté jsou energetické náklady na získání energie nižší, než získaná energie.

ERUS
Energy Regulatory Office

FVE
Photovoltaic Power Plant

HAWT
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine – Wind turbine with a horizontal axis (horizontal wind turbine)

HVAC
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning – Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. English acronym comprising means for regulating the temperature of buildings.

CHP
The combined Production of Electricity and Heat

LPG
Liquified Petroleum Gas – Liquefied petroleum gas

NET (NES)
Negative emission technology (Negative emission solutions) – Technology (solution), which reduces the the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

OSB
Oriented Strand Board – Board of oriented fibers. It's cheap and available building material made from moulded and binder are linked by a wooden stěpků. Large-format slabs.

RES
Renewable Energy Sources

PMECH
Permanent Magnet Eddy Current Heater – a Heater eddy current permanent magnet

PoZE
Supported Sources of Energy – sources of energy supported by the state by law, 165/ 2012 Sb.

RTG
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator – a Radioisotope thermoelectric generator

STES
Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage – sezónní úložiště tepelné energie

TEC
ThermoElectric Cooler – Thermoelectric cooler (Peltier element). Uses the Peltier phenomenon to cooling.

TEG
ThermoElectric Generator Thermoelectric generator. Device for the direct conversion of thermal energy ( the difference in temperature) into electrical energy.

TES
Thermal Energy Storage – Storage of heat energy

TUV
Domestic Hot Water

UV
UltraViolet – the Ultraviolet radiation, which is the natural source is the Sun. For man invisible. Has the major share of the degradation (aging and embrittlement) first of all, plastics, wood and other construction materials

VAWT
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine – Wind turbine with vertical axis (vertical wind turbine)