| English | Estonian |
| biomass energy A renewable energy source that makes use of such biofuels as methane (biogas) generated by sewage, farm, industrial, or household organic waste materials. Other biofuels include trees grown in so-called "energy forests" or other plants, such as sugar cane, grown for their energy potential. Biomass energy relies on combustion and therefore produces carbon dioxide; its use would not, therefore, alleviate the greenhouse effect | biomassist saadav energia |
| coal-based energy Power generated by the steam raised by burning coal in fire-tube or water-tube boilers | söepõhine energia |
| Committee on the ecodesign and energy labelling of energy-using products | ökodisaini regulatiivkomitee |
| Committee on the ecodesign and energy labelling of energy-using products | energiat tarbivate toodete ökodisaini ja energiamärgistuse komitee |
| Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-using Products | ökodisaini regulatiivkomitee |
| Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-using Products | energiat tarbivate toodete ökodisaini ja energiamärgistuse komitee |
| conventional energy Power provided by traditional means such as coal, wood, gas, etc., as opposed to alternative energy sources such as solar power, tidal power, wind power, etc. | tavaenergia |
| energy balance The energetic state of a system at any given time | energiabilanss |
| energy class | energiaklass |
| energy class | energiatõhususe klass |
| energy conservation The strategy for reducing energy requirements per unit of industrial output or individual well-being without affecting the progress of socio-economic development or causing disruption in life style. In temperate developed countries most energy is used in heating and lighting industrial and domestic buildings. Industrial processes, transport and agriculture are the other main users. During the 1970s it was demonstrated that substantial savings could be achieved through appropriate building technologies and the use of energy-efficient equipment for heating, air-conditioning and lighting. Most goods could and should be both manufactured and made to work more efficiently | säästev energiakasutus |
| energy conservation | energia säästmine |
| energy consumption | elektritarbimine |
| energy consumption Amount of energy consumed by a person or an apparatus shown as a unit | energiakulu |
| energy consumption of Energy-using Products | elektritarbimine |
| energy conversion The process of changing energy from one form to another | energia konversioon |
| energy crop | energiakultuur |
| energy demand | energiavajadus |
| energy dissipation Any loss of energy, generally by conversion into heat | energiakadu |
| energy distribution system Any publicly or privately organized setup in which usable power such as electricity is delivered to homes and businesses | energiajaotussüsteem |
| energy economics The production, distribution, and consumption of usable power such as fossil fuel, electricity, or solar radiation | energiamajandus |
| energy efficiency Refers to actions to save fuels by better building design, the modification of production processes, better selection of road vehicles and transport policies, the adoption of district heating schemes in conjunction with electrical power generation, and the use of domestic insulation and double glazing in homes | energiakasutuse efektiivsus |
| energy efficiency class | energiatõhususe klass |
| energy efficiency class | energiaklass |
| energy efficiency index | energiatõhususindeks |
| energy efficiency index | energiatõhususe indeks |
| energy-efficiency labelling | energiamärgistus |
| energy efficient | energiatõhus |
| energy efficient technology | energiatõhus tehnoloogia |
| energy from renewable sources | taastuvenergia |
| energy from renewable sources | taastuvenergeetika |
| energy from renewable sources | taastuvatest energiaallikatest toodetud energia |
| energy independence | energiasõltumatus |
| energy industry Industry which converts various types of fuels as well as solar, water, tidal, and geothermal energy into other energy forms for a variety of household, commercial, transportation, and industrial application | energiatööstus |
| energy intensity | energiamahukus |
| energy intensive industry | energiamahukas tööstusharu |
| energy labelling | energiamärgistus |
| energy legislation | energiaõigus (jur) |
| energy management The administration or handling of power derived from sources such as fossil fuel, electricity and solar radiation | energiamajandus |
| energy market The trade or traffic of energy sources treated as a commodity (such as fossil fuel, electricity, or solar radiation) | energiaturg |
| energy-plus building | plussenergiamaja |
| energy policy A statement of a country's intentions in the energy sector | energiapoliitika |
| energy process Any natural phenomenon or series of actions by which energy is converted or made more usable | energeetiline protsess |
| energy production Generation of energy in a coal fired power station, in an oil fired power station, in a nuclear power station, etc. | energiatoodang |
| energy recovery A form of resource recovery in which the organic fraction of waste is converted to some form of usable energy. Recovery may be achieved through the combustion of processed or raw refuse to produce steam through the pyrolysis of refuse to produce oil or gas; and through the anaerobic digestion of organic wastes to produce methane gas | jäätmete energiakasutus |
| energy-related product | energiamõjuga toode |
| energy resource Potential supplies of energy which have not yet been used (such as coal lying in the ground, solar heat, wind power, geothermal power, etc.) | energiavarud |
| energy saving Avoiding wasting energy | säästev energiakasutus |
| energy saving | energia säästmine |
| energy saving Avoiding wasting energy | energia säästmine |
| energy self-sufficiency | energiasõltumatus |
| energy service | energiateenus |
| energy source Potential supplies of energy including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, wind, tidal and geothermal power | energiaallikas |
| energy source material Sources from which energy can be obtained to provide heat, light, and power. Energy resources, including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, tidal and geothermal energy, may be captured or recovered and converted into other energy forms for a variety of household, commercial, transportation, and industrial applications | energiakandja |
| energy storage Amount of energy reserves; often refers to the stocks of non-renewable fuel, such as oil, which a nation, for example, possesses | energiasalvestus |
| energy supply The provision and storage of energy (the capacity to do work or produce a change), or the amount of energy stored, for the use of a municipality, or other energy user | energiatarne |
| energy technology | energiatehnika |
| energy type According to the source, energy can be classified as hydroenergy, solar energy, tidal energy, wind energy, waves energy, geothermal energy, etc.. According to the type of fuel used for its production, energy can be classified as nuclear energy, coal derived energy, petroleum derived energy, biomass derived energy, etc. | energialiik |
| energy-using product | energiat tarbiv toode |
| energy utilisation No definition needed | energiakasutus |
| energy utilisation pattern | energiakasutusviis |
| environmental impact of energy Energy and environmental problems are closely related, since it is nearly impossible to produce, transport, or consume energy without significant environmental impact. The environmental problems directly related to energy production and consumption include air pollution, water pollution, thermal pollution, and solid waste disposal. The emission of air pollutants from fossil fuel combustion is the major cause of urban air pollution. Diverse water pollution problems are associated with energy usage. One major problem is oil spills. In all petroleum-handling operations, there is a finite probability of spilling oil either on the earth or in a body of water. Coal mining can also pollute water. Changes in groundwater flow produced by mining operations often bring otherwise unpolluted waters into contact with certain mineral materials which are leached from the soil and produce an acid mine drainage. Solid waste is also a by-product of some forms of energy usage. Coal mining requires the removal of large quantities of earth as well as coal. In general, environmental problems increase with energy use and this combined with the limited energy resource base is the crux of the energy crisis. An energy impact assessment should compare these costs with the benefits to be derived from energy use | energeetika keskkonnamõju |
| final energy consumption | energia lõpptarbimine |
| geothermal energy An energy produced by tapping the earth's internal heat. At present, the only available technologies to do this are those that extract heat from hydrothermal convection systems, where water or steam transfer the heat from the deeper part of the earth to the areas where the energy can be tapped. The amount of pollutants found in geothermal vary from area to area but may contain arsenic, boron, selenium, lead, cadmium, and fluorides. They also may contain hydrogen sulphide, mercury, ammonia, radon, carbon dioxide, and methane | geotermaalenergia |
| gross final consumption of energy | summaarne energia lõpptarbimine |
| hydroelectric energy The free renewable source of energy provided by falling water that drives the turbines. Hydropower is the most important of the regenerable energy sources because of its highest efficiency at the energy conversion. There are two types of hydroelectric power plants: 1. run-of-river power plants for the use of affluent water; 2. storage power plants (power stations with reservoir) where the influx can be regulated with the help of a reservoir. Mostly greater differences in altitudes are being used, like mountain creeks. Power stations with reservoirs are generally marked by barrages with earth fill dam or concrete dams. Though hydropower generally can be called environmentally acceptable, there exist also some problems: 1. change of groundwater level and fill up of the river bed with rubble. 2. Risk of dam breaks. 3. Great demand for land space for the reservoir. 4. Diminution, but partly also increase of value of recreation areas. As the hydropowers of the world are limited,the world energy demand however is rising, finally the share of hydropower will decrease | hüdroelektrienergia |
| Intelligent Energy - Europe | Arukas energeetika – Euroopa 2003–2006 |
| low-energy house | madalenergiamaja |
| low-carbon energy source | vähese COsub2sub-heitega energiaallikas |
| low-carbon energy technology | vähese COsub2sub-heitega energiatehnoloogia |
| Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate | tähtsamate majandusriikide foorum |
| Major Economies Forum on Energy Security and Climate Change | tähtsamate majandusriikide foorum |
| Multiannual programme for the promotion of renewable energy sources in the Community | ühenduse taastuvate energiaallikate edendamise mitmeaastane programm |
| net zero energy building | nullenergia maja |
| non-conventional energy Energy that is renewable and ecologically safe, such as tidal power, wind power, etc. | alternatiivenergia |
| non-polluting energy source Energy that is ecologically safe and renewable. The most widely used source is hydroelectric power, which currently supplies some 6.6% of the world's energy needs. Other non-polluting sources are solar energy, tidal energy, wave energy and wind energy. Most non-polluting energy sources require a high capital investment but have low running costs | reostusvaba energiaallikas |
| non-renewable energy resource Non-renewable resources have been built up or evolved over a geological time-span and cannot be used without depleting the stock and raising questions of ultimate exhaustibility, since their rate of formation is so slow as to be meaningless in terms of the human life-span | mittetaastuv energiavaru |
| nuclear energy Energy released by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion | tuumaenergia |
| nuclear energy legislation | tuumaenergiaõigus (jur) |
| nuclear energy use Nuclear energy is employed in the industrial sector, in the production of other energy types, in the medical and scientific research field, in transportation, in the production of nuclear weapons, etc. | tuumaenergia kasutamine |
| oil-based energy Energy produced using oil as fuel | naftapõhine energia |
| photovoltaic energy | päikesepaneelide abil toodetud päikeseenergia |
| photovoltaic energy | fotogalvaaniliselt saadud päikeseenergia |
| photovoltaic energy | fotogalvaaniline energia |
| photovoltaic solar energy | päikesepaneelide abil toodetud päikeseenergia |
| photovoltaic solar energy | fotogalvaaniliselt saadud päikeseenergia |
| photovoltaic solar energy | fotogalvaaniline energia |
| positive-energy building | plussenergiamaja |
| primary energy consumption Consumption of energy used in the same form as in its naturally occurring state, for example crude oil, coal, natural gas, e.g. before it is converted into electricity | primaarenergiakasutus |
| primary energy consumption | primaarenergia tarbimine |
| regenerative sources of energy | taastuvad energiaallikad |
| Regulatory Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-related Products | ökodisaini regulatiivkomitee |
| Regulatory Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-related Products | energiat tarbivate toodete ökodisaini ja energiamärgistuse komitee |
| renewable energy | taastuvenergia |
| renewable energy | taastuvenergeetika |
| renewable energy | taastuvatest energiaallikatest toodetud energia |
| renewable energy source Energy sources that do not rely on fuels of which there are only finite stocks. The most widely used renewable source is hydroelectric power; other renewable sources are biomass energy, solar energy, tidal energy, wave energy, and wind energy; biomass energy does not avoid the danger of the greenhouse effect | taastuva uueneva energia allikas |
| renewable energy sources | taastuvad energiaallikad |
| renewable sources of energy | taastuvad energiaallikad |
| solar energy The energy transmitted from the sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation. The most successful examples of energy extraction from the sun are so far solar cells used in satellites and solar collectors used to heat water | päikeseenergia |
| solar energy map | päikesekiirguse kaart |
| solar energy map | päikesekaart |
| solar energy technology Solar energy can be converted to useful work or heat by using a collector to absorb solar radiation, allowing much of the sun's radiant energy to be converted to heat. This heat can be used directly in residential, industrial, and agricultural operations; converted to mechanical or electrical power; or applied in chemical reactions for production of fuels and chemicals | päikeseenergia kasutamine |
| Specific actions for greater penetration of renewable energy sources | ühenduse taastuvate energiaallikate edendamise programm |
| use of waste as energy source | jäätmete energiakasutus |
| wave energy Power extracted from the motion of sea waves at the coast | laineenergia |
