Definition of Terms.
Section 2
SEC. 2. Definition of Terms.—As used in this Decree, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings: (a) Non-Conventional Energy Resources refers to those energy resources in which the conversion or utilization technology for large-scale (megawatt level) applications are not as well-developed and/or widely use as those for fossil fuels, hydrageothermal and conventional nuclear. In general, these resources would include the direct and indirect forms of solar, tidal nuclear converter and breeder reactors and fusion. (b) Direct Solar Energy — means the energy content of solar radiation harnessed by collecting sunlight in man-made devices such as flat-plate or focusing solar collectors. (c) Indirect Solar Energy — means the energy content of solar radiation harnessed by initially collecting sunlight in a natural manner such as absorption by land, atmosphere, ocean surface and plants. This natural collection mode gives rise to winds (by thermal gradients in the atmosphere), produces organic matter or bio-mass and creates ocean thermal gradients between the surface and its depths. (d) Bio-mass — refers to organic matter, whether living or not. This would include, among others, trees, algae, animal and agricultural wastes and decaying plants in swamps. (e) Bio-conversion to Fuels — refers to the various processes, natural or synthetic, by which a solid, liquid or gaseous fuel is produced by utilizing bio-mass feedstock, e.g. anaerobic fermentation of animal manure to yield bio-gas; combustion of firewood to yield heat, steam or power, fermentation of agricultural crops or by-products to yield substitute fuels such as alcohol. (f) Bio-gas — is a fuel gas consisting of 50-70% methane and the rest non-combustible gases produced by the anaerobic fermentation of organic waste. (g) Energy Plantation — is a scheme whereby fast-growing crops or trees such as ipil-ipil are deliberately and systematically planted in order to continuously provide fuel to a power generating station located at the site. (h) Comprehensive national energy program — for purposes of this Decree is a program of research, development or utilization of non-conventional energy resources duly approved by the Energy Development Board.