Vital Planet - Glossary

Glossary

A

Alternative Energy - energy, as solar, wind, or nuclear energy, that can replace or supplement traditional fossil-fuel sources, as coal, oil, and natural gas. (Dictionary.com)

Anaerobe Digestion

B

Bio-Component

Biodiesel - a fuel made primarily from oily plants and to a lesser extent from other oily sources such as waste cooking fat from restaurant deep-frying. Biodiesel, which has found greatest acceptance in Europe, is used in diesel engines and usually blended with petroleum diesel fuel in various percentages. (Britannica.com)

Biofuel

Biogas

Biomass - plant material, vegetation, or agricultural waste used as a fuel or energy source. (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language)

Biomass-to-Coal

C

Carbon Footprint

Carbon Monoxide

Climate Change

Code of Ethics

Concession

Cooperative Enterprise

CO2

CO2 neutral

D/E

Emissions

 

Energy Products

 

Energy Recovery from Waste / Waste-to-Energy

Environment

Enzymatic Technology

Ethanol

F

Feedstock

Fossil Fuels

G

Glycerin

Green Charcoal

Greenhouse Gases

H

Hydropower

I

Innovation

 

Integrity (Social, Economical and Environmental)

 

J / K

Kyoto Treaty

L

Landfill  

M

 

Municipal Solid Waste

 

N

Natural Resources

Novel Business Models

O

Oilseed Crushing

Old Mindset

Outsourcing

P

Pellets

People, Planet and Profit

Philosophy

Q / R

Recycling

Renewable Energy Sector

Renewable Resources

Responsibility

R&D

S

Social Inclusion

Social Responsibility

Sustainability

Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Sustainable Supply Chain Development

Synergy

T

Trading

U / V

Values

Vital Diesel

Vital Estates

Vital Fuels

Vital Future Group BV

Vital Hydro

Vital Industries

Vital Pellets

Vital Planet

Vital Planet International NV

Vital Source SA

Vital Trading

Vital Village

Vital Waste

W

Waste Management

Waste Streams

Waste-to-Energy - see Energy Recovery from Waste

Waste Water

X / Y / Z