| English | Maltese |
| 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 | enerġija tal-bijomassa |
| coal-based energy Power generated by the steam raised by burning coal in fire-tube or water-tube boilers | enerġija mill-faħam |
| Committee for implementation of the Directive on establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-using products | Kumitat għall-implimentazzjoni tad-Direttiva dwar it-twaqqif ta' qafas għall-iffissar tar-rekwiżiti għall-eko-disinn ta' prodotti li jużaw l-enerġija |
| Committee on the ecodesign and energy labelling of energy-using products | Kumitat Regolatorju tal-Ekodisinn |
| Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-using Products | Kumitat Regolatorju tal-Ekodisinn |
| 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. | enerġija konvenzjonali |
| energy balance The energetic state of a system at any given time | bilanċ tal-enerġija |
| energy balance method | metodu tal-bilanċ tal-enerġija |
| energy class | klassi tal-effiċjenza enerġetika |
| energy conservation | konservazzjoni tal-enerġija |
| energy conservation | iffrankar enerġetiku |
| 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 | konservazzjoni tal-enerġija |
| energy consumption | konsum tal-elettriku |
| energy consumption Amount of energy consumed by a person or an apparatus shown as a unit | konsum tal-enerġija |
| energy consumption of Energy-using Products | konsum tal-elettriku |
| energy conversion The process of changing energy from one form to another | konverżjoni tal-enerġija |
| energy crop | għelejjel għall-enerġija |
| energy demand | domanda għall-enerġija |
| energy dissipation Any loss of energy, generally by conversion into heat | telf ta' enerġija |
| energy distribution system Any publicly or privately organized setup in which usable power such as electricity is delivered to homes and businesses | sistema ta' distribuzzjoni ta' enerġija |
| energy economics The production, distribution, and consumption of usable power such as fossil fuel, electricity, or solar radiation | ekonomija tal-enerġija |
| 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 | effiċjenza tal-enerġija |
| energy efficiency class | klassi tal-effiċjenza enerġetika |
| energy efficiency index | Indiċi tal-Effiċjenza Enerġetika |
| energy efficient technology | teknoloġija effiċjenti fl-enerġija |
| energy from renewable sources | enerġija rinnovabbli |
| energy independence | indipendenza enerġetika |
| energy independence | awtosuffiċjenza enerġetika |
| 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 | industrija tal-enerġija |
| energy intensity | intensità enerġetika |
| energy intensive industry | industrija li tuża ħafna enerġija |
| energy intensive industry | industrija intensiva fl-enerġija |
| energy legislation | leġislazzjoni dwar l-enerġija |
| energy management The administration or handling of power derived from sources such as fossil fuel, electricity and solar radiation | ġestjoni tal-enerġija |
| energy market The trade or traffic of energy sources treated as a commodity (such as fossil fuel, electricity, or solar radiation) | suq tal-enerġija |
| energy policy A statement of a country's intentions in the energy sector | politika tal-enerġija |
| energy process Any natural phenomenon or series of actions by which energy is converted or made more usable | proċess tal-enerġija |
| energy production Generation of energy in a coal fired power station, in an oil fired power station, in a nuclear power station, etc. | produzzjoni tal-enerġija |
| 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 | rkupru tal-enerġija |
| energy-related product | prodott relatat mal-enerġija |
| 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.) | riżorsi tal-enerġija |
| energy saving | konservazzjoni tal-enerġija |
| energy saving Avoiding wasting energy | iffrankar ta' enerġija |
| energy saving | iffrankar enerġetiku |
| energy self-sufficiency | indipendenza enerġetika |
| energy self-sufficiency | awtosuffiċjenza enerġetika |
| energy service | servizz tal-enerġija |
| energy source Potential supplies of energy including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, wind, tidal and geothermal power | sors ta' enerġija |
| 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 | materjali naturali bħala sorsi ta' enerġija |
| energy storage Amount of energy reserves; often refers to the stocks of non-renewable fuel, such as oil, which a nation, for example, possesses | ħżin tal-enerġija |
| 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 | provvista ta' enerġija |
| energy technology | teknoloġija tal-enerġija |
| 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. | tip ta' enerġija |
| energy utilisation No definition needed | użu tal-enerġija |
| energy utilisation pattern | mudell tal-użu tal-enerġija |
| 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 | impatt ambjentali tal-enerġija |
| final energy consumption | konsum finali tal-enerġija |
| 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 | enerġija ġeotermika |
| 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 | enerġija idroelettrika |
| Intelligent Energy - Europe | Enerġija Intelliġenti-Ewropa 2003 - 2006 |
| Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate | Forum tal-Ekonomiji Ewlenin |
| Major Economies Forum on Energy Security and Climate Change | Forum tal-Ekonomiji Ewlenin |
| near-zero energy building | bini b'użu ta' enerġija qrib iż-żero |
| near-zero energy building | bini b'użu negliġibbli tal-enerġija |
| non-conventional energy Energy that is renewable and ecologically safe, such as tidal power, wind power, etc. | enerġija mhux konvenzjonali |
| 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 | għajn ta' l-enerġija li ma tniġġisx |
| 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 | riżorsa tal-enerġija li ma tiġġeddidx |
| nuclear energy Energy released by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion | enerġija nukleari |
| nuclear energy legislation | liġi dwar l-enerġija nukleari |
| 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. | użu tal-enerġija nukleari |
| oil-based energy Energy produced using oil as fuel | enerġija minn karburant taż-żejt |
| photovoltaic energy | enerġija solari fotovoltajka |
| photovoltaic energy | enerġija fotovoltajka |
| photovoltaic solar energy | enerġija solari fotovoltajka |
| photovoltaic solar energy | enerġija fotovoltajka |
| primary energy consumption | konsum tal-enerġija primarja |
| 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 | konsum tal-enerġija primarja |
| regenerative sources of energy | sorsi ta' enerġija rinnovabbli |
| Regulatory Committee on the Ecodesign of Energy-related Products | Kumitat Regolatorju tal-Ekodisinn |
| renewable energy | enerġija rinnovabbli |
| 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 | sors ta' enerġija rinnovabbli |
| renewable energy sources | sorsi ta' enerġija rinnovabbli |
| renewable sources of energy | sorsi ta' enerġija rinnovabbli |
| 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 | enerġija solari |
| solar energy map | mappa tal-irradjanza solari |
| 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 | teknoloġija mill-enerġija solari |
| thematic programme for the environment and sustainable management of natural resources, including energy | Programm Tematiku Għall-Ambjent u l-Ġestjoni Sostenibbli tar-Riżorżi Naturali |
| use of waste as energy source | użu tal-iskart bħala sors ta' enerġija |
| wave energy Power extracted from the motion of sea waves at the coast | enerġija mill-mewġ |
