energy
705 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| TVA | Tennessee Valley Authority (US) (electricity) | |
| TW | terawatt (one trillion watts) (measurement) | |
| TWH | terawatt-hour (one trillion watt hours) | |
| U3O8 | triuranium octaoxide (nuclear) | |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates (oil) | |
| UCTE | Union for the Coordination of the Transport of Electricity, the power transmission system of continental Europe | |
| UF6 | uranium hexaflouride (nuclear) | |
| UFLS | Under frequency load shedding (electricity) | |
| UHVAC | Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (electricity) | |
| UHVDC | Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (electricity) | |
| ULCC | Ultra Large Crude Carrier (oil) | |
| UMTRA | Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (US) | |
| UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | |
| UNDESA | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs | |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | |
| UO2 | uranium dioxide (nuclear) | |
| UO3 | uranium trioxide (nuclear) | |
| UO4 | uranyl peroxide (nuclear) | |
| UOX | uranium oxide (nuclear) | |
| URR | Ultimate Recoverable Resources | |
| USBR | United States Bureau of Reclamation | |
| U.S.C. | United States Code | |
| USCE | United States Army Corps of Engineers | |
| US DOE | United States Department of Energy | |
| U-value | thermal transmittance (also called U-factor) | |
| UVLS | Under voltage load shedding (electricity) | |
| V | Volt (measurement) | |
| VA | Volt-ampere (measurement) | |
| var | Volt-ampere reactive (measurement) | |
| VAWT | vertical axis wind turbine (wind) | |
| VIN | vehicle identification number (US) (transportation) | |
| VLCC | very large crude carrier (oil) | |
| VMT | vehicle miles traveled (transportation) | |
| VOC | volatile organic compound | |
| VPP | Variable peak pricing (electricity) | |
| VSA | Voltage stability analysis | |
| WACOG | weighted average cost of gas | |
| WAMS | Wide area measurement system- see description in phasor measurement unit article. (electricity) | |
| WCMC | World Conservation Monitoring Centre | |
| WCRE | World Commission on Renewable Energy | |
| WEA | World Energy Assessment | |
| WEC | World Energy Council | |
| WECC | Western Electricity Coordinating Council (US) | |
| WEEA | World Energy Efficiency Organization | |
| WF | water factor (clothes washers) | |
| WH | watthour (measurement) | |
| WIRAB | Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body (US) | |
| WRI | World Resources Institute | |
| WSCC | Western Systems Coordinating Council (US) | |
| WSPP | Western Systems Power Pool (US) |