10. Glossary

Grey energy

Grey energy is the amount of energy consumed during the life cycle of a material or product: production, extraction, transformation, manufacture, transport, application, maintenance and finally recycling, with the notable exception of use. Each of these stages requires energy, whether human, animal, electrical, thermal or other.

Standard

A standard is essentially an agreed way of doing something. Standards are the distilled wisdom of people with expertise in their field who know the needs of the organizations they represent, people such as manufacturers, sellers, buyers, customers, trade associations, users or regulators.

Energy transition

Energy transition refers to the transformation of a region's energy production, distribution and consumption system,...