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Terms around energy, storage & infrastructure

We have compiled an industry lexicon containing detailed explanations of terms pertaining to our products and business related to energy solutions, energy transition, fuels, chemicals and energy storage.

Industry glossary

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A

AdBlue
Additives & fuel dyes
Alcohol (bioethanol)
Alcohol (ethanol)
Ammonia (green ammonia)
Avgas (Aviation Gasoline)
Aviation Fuels

B

Base oils
Biodiesel (FAME)
Bioenergy
Bioethanol (alcohol)
Biofuels to generate heat and/or electricity
Biofuels to generate motion
Biokerosene
Biomass
Bitumen
Bunker fuels
Bunkering
Butane

C

Calorific value
Cetane number
Chemicals
CLP Regulation
CNG (compressed natural gas)
Crude oil

D

Diesel fuel
DIN – German Institute for Standardization
Diversity Charter
Downstream
Dyes

E

E-Fuels
Edible oils
Energy transition
Ethanol (alcohol)

F

FAME (biodiesel)
Fossil energy (fossil fuels)
Fuel dyes
Fuel oil
Fuels to generate heat and / or electricity
Fuels to generate motion

G

Gases
Gasoil
Gasoline (petrol)
GHS (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals)
Green hydrogen (H2)
Green ammonia (NH3)
Gross calorific value & net calorific value

H

Heating oil (extra-light heating oil, heavy fuel oil, bio heating oil)
Heavy fuel oil (HFO)
HSSE / HSE - Health, Safety, Security & Environment
HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oils)
Hydrogen (H2)
Hydrogen (H2) Power-to-X storage systems

I/J

Iso-butane
Jet A-1
Jet B
Jet fuel

K

Kerosene / Kerosine (petroleum)
Knock resistance

L

Life cycle assessment (LCA)
LNG (liquefied natural gas)
LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)
Lubricants

M

Marine fuelling 
Marine fuels
Methane (CH4)
Middle distillates
MON

N

N-butane
Naphtha
Natural gas
Net calorific value & gross calorific value

O

Octane number (RON, MON)

P

Petrol
Petroleum & petroleum products
Petroleum (kerosene / kerosine)
Power-to-Liquid (PtL)
Power-to-X storage systems for hydrogen (H2)
Propane

R

REACH Regulation
Refining process
Renewable energy
RON

S

Safety data sheet
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
Sustainable fuels
Synthetic fuels (SynFuels)

T

Tank storage
Tank terminals

U

Ultra low sulfur fuel oil (ULSFO)
Upstream

V/W

Vegetable oils