Glossary E
An Employee means an individual employed at the facility, including the owner of the facility who performs work on-site; and individuals, such as a contractor, who, at the facility, perform work that is related to the operations of the facility, for the period of time that the individual is performing that work.
Deutsch: Gefährdete Arten / Español: Especies en peligro / Português: Espécies em perigo / Français: Espèces en voie de disparition / Italiano: Specie in via di estinzione /
Endangered species are species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant part of its range.
An energy conservation is using Energy efficiently or prudently; saving energy.
Deutsch: Energieverbrauch / Español: Consumo de energía / Português: Consumo de energia / Français: Consommation d'énergie / Italiano: Consumo energetico
The term Energy Consumption refers to the total amount of energy used by individuals, organizations, or entire nations to sustain activities, from basic household needs to large-scale industrial operations. It is a critical metric in assessing economic development, environmental impact, and resource sustainability. Measured in joules (J) or more commonly in kilowatt-hours (kWh) for practical applications, energy consumption patterns vary widely depending on technological, geographical, and socio-economic factors.
Deutsch: Energieeffizienz / Español: eficiencia energética / Português: eficiência energética / Français: efficacité énergétique / Italiano: efficienza energetica
Energy efficiency are technologies and measures that reduce the amount of electricity and/or Fuel required to do the same work, such as powering homes, offices and industries.
An Energy-efficiency is also the ratio of the energy use by such an article to the useful output of services from an article of industrial equipment; for example, liter per 100 km of the moved vehicle (or in the USA: vehicle miles traveled per gallon of fuel (mpg)).