| French | English |
| administration centrale | central government A system in which a governing or administrative body has a certain degree of power or authority to prevail in the management of local, national and international matters |
| Afrique Centrale | Central Africa A geographic region of the African continent close to the equator that includes Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Afrique Centrale | Central Africa |
| Amérique Centrale | Central America A narrow continental region of the Western hemisphere, existing as a bridge between North and South America, often considered to be the southern portion of North America, and including countries such as Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama |
| Amérique Centrale | Central America |
| Asie Centrale | Central Asia A geographic region of the Asian continent between the Caspian Sea on the west and China on the east, extending northward into the central region of Russia and southward to the northern borders of Iran and Afghanistan, and comprised of independent former republics of the Soviet Union, including Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan |
| Asie Centrale | Central Asia |
| barrage de centrale électrique | hydroelectric dam |
| bassaris d'Amérique centrale | Central American cacomistle (Bassariscus sumichrasti) |
| cendres lourdes de centrales électriques au charbon | coal fired power station bottom ash |
| cendres volantes de centrales électriques au charbon | coal fired power station fly ash |
| centrale affectée | affected unit |
| centrale au charbon | coal plant |
| centrale de chauffage | heating plant |
| centrale de chauffage | heating plant Plant for producing and supplying heat |
| centrale de chauffage alimentée par des déchets | waste-fed heating plant |
| centrale de chauffage alimentée par des déchets | waste-fed heating plant Heating plant where fuel is provided from refuse |
| centrale de chauffage à distance | district heating plant Plant for heating all houses in a district; it consists of a large, efficient, centralized boiler plant or "waste" steam from a power station. The heat is distributed by means of low-pressure steam or high-temperature water to the consumers |
| centrale de cogénération | cogeneration plant |
| centrale de combustion des résidus urbains | installation for burning urban refuse |
| centrale de production combinée de chaleur et d'électricité | cogeneration plant |
| centrale de traitement des déchets | waste treatment plant |
| centrale fonctionnant en cogénération | waste-fed heating and power plant |
| centrale fonctionnant en cogénération | waste-fed heating and power plant Heating and power production plant where fuel is provided from refuse |
| centrale froide | cryogenerator |
| centrale hydraulique au fil d'eau | run-of-river hydro-electric power station |
| centrale hydroélectrique | hydroelectric power plant |
| centrale hydroélectrique | hydroelectric power station |
| centrale hydroélectrique | hydroelectric power plant Power station which operates with the free renewable source of energy provided by falling water |
| centrale marémotrice | tidal power station Power station where the generation of power is provided by the ebb and flow of the tides. The principle is that water collected at high tide behind a barrage is released at low tide to turn a turbine that, in turn, drives a generator |
| centrale mixte | combined cycle-power station This type of plant is flexible in response and can be built in the 100-600 MW capacity range. It produces electrical power from both a gas turbine (ca. 1300°C gas inlet temperature), fuelled by natural gas or oil plus a steam turbine supplied with the steam generated by the 500°C exhaust gases from the gas turbine. The thermal efficiency of these stations is ca. 50 per cent compared with a maximum of 40 per cent from steam turbine coal fired power stations. This type of plant can be built in two years compared with six years for a coal-fired station and 10-15 years for nuclear |
| centrale mixte | combined-cycle power station |
| centrale mixte | combined cycle-power station |
| centrale nucléaire | nuclear power plant A power plant in which nuclear energy is converted into heat for use in producing steam for turbines, which in turn drive generators that produce electric power |
| centrale solaire | solar power station |
| centrale solaire | solar power station Plant where energy is generated using radiation from the sun |
| centrale thermique | thermal power plant A power-generating plant which uses heat to produce energy. Such plants may burn fossil fuels or use nuclear energy to produce the necessary thermal energy |
| centrale thermique | thermal power plant |
| centrale thermique au charbon | coal-fired power plant |
| centrale à biogaz | biogas plant |
| centrale à charbon | coal-fired power plant |
| centrale à charbon | coal power plant |
| centrale à charbon | coal-fired power station |
| centrale à charbon | coal-burning power plant |
| centrale à charbon | coal plant |
| centrale à charbon | coal-fired power plant Power plant which is fuelled by coal |
| centrale à co-génération | heat and power station Power station which produces both electricity and hot water for the local population. A CHP (Combined Heat and Power Station) plant may operate on almost any fuel, including refuse |
| centrale à co-génération | heat and power station |
| centrale à gaz | gas powered plant |
| centrale à gaz | gas powered plant Power station which burns gas, as opposed to a coal-fired station or nuclear power station |
| centrale à énergie éolienne | wind power station |
| centrale à énergie éolienne | wind power station Power station which uses wind to drive a turbine which creates electricity |
| centrale électrique | power station A stationary plant containing apparatus for large-scale conversion of some form of energy (such as hydraulic, steam, chemical, or nuclear energy) into electrical energy |
| centrale électrique | electric power plant A stationary plant containing apparatus for large-scale conversion of some form of energy (such as hydraulic, steam, chemical, or nuclear energy) into electrical energy |
| centrale électrique | electric power plant |
| centrale électrique alimentée par des déchets | waste-fed power station |
| centrale électrique alimentée par des déchets | waste-fed power station Power station that functions with refuse-derived fuel |
| centrale électrique et de chauffage alimentée par des déchets | waste-fed heating and power plant |
| centrale électrique publique | public power plant |
| centrale électrocalogène | cogeneration plant |
| Centre régional de l'environnement pour l'Europe centrale et orientale | Regional Centre for the Environment |
| Centre régional pour l'environnement d'Asie centrale | Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia |
| Centre régional pour l'environnement en Europe centrale et en Europe de l'Est | Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe |
| chauffage central urbain | urban central heating system |
| Comité consultatif central sur les ressources en eau | Central Advisory Water Committee |
| compte de compensation central SCEQE | ETS central clearing account |
| Conseil central de l'environnement | Central Council on Environmental Protection |
| déchets provenant de centrales électriques et autres installations de combustion sauf 19 00 00 | wastes from power station and other combustion plants except 19 00 00 |
| déchets provenant de centrales électriques et autres installations de combustionsauf 19 00 00 | wastes from power stations and other combustion plants except 19 |
| déclassement de centrale | power station derating |
| déclassement de centrale | power station derating The process by which a power plant is finally taken out of operation |
| déclassement de centrales nucléaires | decommissioning of nuclear power stations |
| démantèlement de centrale nucléaire | nuclear power plant disposal |
| démantèlement des centrales nucléaires | nuclear power plant disposal |
| entreposage intérimaire sur site central | interim storage at a central site |
| Europe centrale et orientale | Central and Eastern Europe |
| grande centrale à combustible | large combustion plant |
| Groupe de travail "Rejets thermiques des centrales énergétiques" | Working Party on Thermal Discharges from Power Stations |
| installation de chauffage central au fuel | oil-fired central heating system |
| laboratoire central de surveillance de l'environnement | Central Laboratory for Environmental Monitoring |
| Laboratoire central pour la pollution de l'air | Central Laboratory for Air Pollution |
| mâchefers de centrales électriques au charbon | coal fired power station slag tap |
| panache des centrales électriques | power plant fumes |
| parc de centrales électriques | power generating facilities |
| plateforme technologique européenne pour des centrales électriques à combustibles fossiles à taux d'émission zéro | ETP-ZEP |
| point central de collecte | central collection point |
| points centraux de collecte | central collecting points |
| Programme d'action écologique pour l'Europe centrale et orientale | Environmental Action Programme for Central and Eastern Europe |
| puma de l'Amérique centrale | Costa Rican puma (Puma concolor costaricensis) |
| puma de l'Amérique centrale | Central American puma (Puma concolor costaricensis) |
| quartier central | central ward |
| remise en état de vieilles installations, usines, centrales | regeneration of old plants |
| Réseau des aires protégées d'Afrique centrale | Network of protected areas of Central Africa |
| système d'acquisition central | central data acquisition system |
| zone centrale de parc | central park area |
| zone centrale de parc | central park area The core area of a park or of a reserve where there can be no interference with the natural ecosystem |
