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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
a-Si:H hydrogenated amorphous silicon
AD anaerobic digester
AEZ agro ecological zone
AM air mass
ASF Anderson, Schultz, and Flory
BOS balance of system
CB conduction band
CHP combined heat and power
COP coefficient of performance
CPV concentrated photovoltaic
dc direct current
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DNI direct normal irradiation
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
EFG edge-defined film-fed growth
EIA Energy Information Administration
EPV electrochemical photovoltaic
F-T Fischer-Tropsch
FTL Fischer-Tropsch liquid
HCPV high-concentration photovoltaic
HHV higher heating value
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IR infrared
LFG landfill gas
LH1/LH2 light-harvesting pigment/protein complexes
MBE molecular beam epitaxy
MEG multiple exciton generation
MESP minimum ethanol selling price
MOCVD metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
NAE National Academy of Engineering
NHE normal hydrogen electrode
NRC National Research Council