05.07.2009
When the electricity supplier intentionally causes electricity blackouts (electricity stoppages) because demand is higher than their available to supply
Term used in planning and demand-side management that refers to the distribution of energy requirements over time. Derived from the practice of plotting energy requirements on a chart or graph, which produces a graph whose curve usually has a distinctive shape. When distribution of energy requirements is changed, the shape of the graph also changes, so the redistribution of demand or load is referred to as changing the load shape
Distribution of power requirement over time
The amount of electric power delivered or required at any specific point of points on a system. The requirement originates at the energy-consuming equipment of the consumers
A single cyclic gas liquefaction processing unit. A liquefaction train is typically capable of producing between 3-8 million tons of LNG per annum. Each LNG plant consists of one or more trains.
Fee to be paid by LNG shippers for the use of a regasification terminal. Fees in 2002 were around $0.40 mmbtu and in 2008 are around $0.70 mmbtu in Europe. Main reason for the increase in the tariff is the higher cost of building the terminals due to higher steel prices, higher storage costs and the generally higher price tag on terminals