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Energy quality

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-009556

Ability of a form of energy to do useful work. High-temperature heat and the chemical energy in fossil fuels and nuclear fuels are concentrated high quality energy. Low-quality energy such as low-temperature heat is dispersed or diluted and cannot do much useful work.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-009556
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
ReferencesGreenhouse Gas Emissions
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009556",
  "term": "Energy quality",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Ability of a form of energy to do useful work. High-temperature heat and the chemical energy in fossil fuels and nuclear fuels are concentrated high quality energy. Low-quality energy such as low-temperature heat is dispersed or diluted and cannot do much useful work.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/energy-quality/"
}

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