List of Abbreviations
- AC
- Alternating current
- AfDB
- African Development Bank
- APEC
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- AREI
- Africa Renewable Energy Initiative
- BIPV
- Building-integrated solar photovoltaics
- BNEF
- Bloomberg New Energy Finance
- BRICS
- Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa
- BRT
- Bus Rapid Transit
- CDM
- Clean Development Mechanism
- CHP
- Combined heat and power
- CO2
- Carbon dioxide
- COP21
- Conference of the Parties, 21st meeting
- COP22
- Conference of the Parties, 22nd meeting
- CPV
- Concentrating solar photovoltaics
- CSP
- Concentrating solar thermal power
- CVF
- Climate Vulnerable Forum
- DC
- Direct current
- DESCO
- Distributed energy service company
- DFI
- Development finance institution
- DNI
- Direct normal insolation
- DRE
- Distributed renewable energy for energy access
- DSM
- Demand-side management
- EBRD
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- EC
- European Commission
- ECOWAS
- Economic Community of West African States
- EEG
- German Renewable Energy Law – “Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz”
- EIB
- European Investment Bank
- EJ
- Exajoule
- EMEC
- European Marine Energy Centre
- EnDev
- Energising Development
- EPA
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- EPC
- Engineering, procurement and construction
- ESCO
- Energy service company
- ETS
- Emissions Trading System
- EU
- European Union (specifically the EU-28)
- EV
- Electric vehicle
- FERC
- US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- FIP
- Feed-in premium
- FIT
- Feed-in tariff
- G20
- Group of Twenty
- GACC
- Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
- GCF
- Green Climate Fund
- GDP
- Gross domestic product
- GEF
- Global Environment Facility
- GFR
- Global Futures Report
- GSR
- Renewables Global Status Report
- GW/GWh
- Gigawatt/gigawatt-hour
- GWth
- Gigawatt-thermal
- HVAC
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- HVO
- Hydrotreated vegetable oil
- IEA
- International Energy Agency
- IEA PVPS
- IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme
- IEA SHC
- Solar Heating and Cooling Programme of the International Energy Agency
- IFC
- International Finance Corporation
- INDC
- Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
- INR
- Indian rupee
- IPCC
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- IPP
- Independent power producer
- IRENA
- International Renewable Energy Agency
- ITC
- Investment tax credit
- kW/kWh
- Kilowatt/kilowatt-hour
- LCOE
- Levelised cost of electricity/energy
- LED
- Light-emitting diode
- LLC
- Limited liability company
- LNG
- Liquefied natural gas
- m²
- Square metre
- m³
- Cubic metre
- M&A
- Mergers and acquisitions
- MENA
- Middle East and North Africa
- MEPS
- Minimum Energy Performance Standards
- MSW
- Municipal solid waste
- MW/MWh
- Megawatt/megawatt-hour
- MWth
- Megawatt-thermal
- NDC
- Nationally Determined Contribution
- NEEAP
- National Energy Efficiency Action Plan
- NGO
- Non-governmental organisation
- nZEB
- Nearly zero energy building
- NZEB
- Net zero energy building
- OECD
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- O&M
- Operation and maintenance
- OMC
- Omnigrid Micropower Company
- OPEC
- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
- OPIC
- US Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- PAYG
- Pay-As-You-Go
- PHEV
- Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
- PJ
- Petajoule
- PPA
- Power purchase agreement
- PTC
- Production tax credit
- PUC
- Public utility commission
- PV
- Photovoltaic
- PV-T
- Photovoltaic-thermal
- Q1
- First quarter
- R&D
- Research and development
- RFS
- US Renewable Fuel Standard
- RHI
- UK Renewable Heat Incentive
- RPS
- Renewable portfolio standard(s)
- SDG
- Sustainable Development Goal
- SEforALL
- United Nations Sustainable Energy for All initiative
- SHIP
- Solar heat for industrial processes
- SHS
- Solar home system(s)
- SIDS
- Small-island developing states
- SME
- Small and medium-sized enterprise
- SWH
- Solar water heater/heating
- T&D
- Transmission and distribution
- TES
- Thermal energy storage
- TFC
- Total final consumption
- TFEC
- Total final energy consumption
- toe
- Tonne of oil equivalent
- TPES
- Total primary energy supply
- TW/TWh
- Terawatt/Terawatt-hour
- UN
- United Nations
- UNDP
- United Nations Development Programme
- UNEP
- United Nations Environment
- UNFCCC
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- UNIDO
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- USAID
- US Agency for International Development
- USD
- United States dollar
- VAT
- Value-added tax
- VRE
- Variable renewable energy
- W/Wh
- Watt/watt-hour
- yieldcos
- yield companies
- ZEV
- Zero-emission vehicle