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The area where a plant or animal lives and grows under natural conditions. Habitat includes living and non-living attributes and provides all requirements for food and shelter.
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Usually broad-leaved and deciduous trees.
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The amount of fuel energy required by a power plant to produce one kilowatt-hour of electrical output. A measure of generating station thermal efficiency, generally expressed in Btu per net kWh. It is computed by dividing the total Btu content of fuel burned for electric generation by the resulting net kWh generation.
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useful heat output released / actual heat produced in the firebox.
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The maximum amount of energy that is available from burning a substance.
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Common metric unit of area, equal to 2.47 acres. 100 hectares = 1 square kilometer.
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Non-woody type of vegetation, usually lacking permanent strong stems, such as grasses, cereals and canola (rape).
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(HHV) The maximum potential energy in dry fuel. For wood, the range is from 7,600 to 9,600 Btu/lb (17.7 to 22.3 GJ/t).
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(electrical horsepower; hp) A unit for measuring the rate of mechanical energy output, usually used to describe the maximum output of engines or electric motors. 1 hp = 550 foot-pounds per second = 2,545 Btu per hour = 745.7 watts = 0.746 kW
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Any chemical compound containing hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon.
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