English Glossary
Since 02.06.2017
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average debt service coverage ratioThe ratio between operating cash flow and debt service during any one-year period, used to determine a project’s debt capacity. | |
average energy demandAverage requirement for energy as an input to provide products and/or services. | |
average loan lifeThe average maturity for all repayments weighted by the principal outstanding. | |
AverageDSCRaverage debt service coverage ratio | |
avifaunaThe entirety of all birds observable in a region. | |
avifaunisticOf or relating to birds of a particular region or period. | |
azimuth angleThe angle between true south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun. | |
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back-up systemAn additional heating device which will provide heat when the solar thermal system cannot (same as auxiliary system) | |
background noise levelNoise level already present in an environment, e.g. prior to the installation of a wind turbine. | |
bacterias anaeróbicasMicroorganismos que viven y se reprocuden en un medioambiente que no contiene oxígeno "libre" o disuelto. Utilizados para la digestión anaeróbica. | |
baja tensiónUna tensión baja en sistemas de CA es una tensión inferior a 1kV («=1kV) (definición de la IEC). | |
balance energéticoCuantifica la energía producida, transformada y consumida en un tiempo dado. También puede constituir un sistema de contabilidad que registre la energía que ingresa, la que egresa y energía inutilizada en función del trabajo realizado. | |
balance generalCuentas que muestran los activos , pasivos, patrimonio neto / patrimonio neto . | |
Balance of SystemAll components of a PV system, excluding the PV modules. BoS includes components such as mounting structures, tracking systems, inverters and other electronics, transformers, cabling, connectors, switches, fuses, lightning and surge protection, and storage technologies in the case of off-grid systems. Sometimes even labor costs and land are considered to be a part of the BoS costs of a system. | |
balance sheetThe accounts which show assets, liabilities, net worth/shareholders’ equity. | |
balancing valveA valve that controls fluid flow in a system (e.g. in parallel branches of a piping system) | |
bancabilidadCondición de un proyecto que cumple a satisfacción con los requerimientos de instituciones financieras para el financiamiento del proyecto en si. | |
bancableSe dice de cualquier operación susceptible de ser canalizada a través de una institución bancaria. | |
bankabilityThe state or condition of being 'bankable'. A project is 'bankable' if it is considered capable of being financed (economically viable). | |