Financial Glossary

Investment sector focused on energy storage companies developing batteries for EVs, grid storage, and consumer electronics.

Tradeable permits allowing companies to emit one metric ton of CO2, creating a market-based system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Standardized contracts to buy or sell crude oil at a specific price on a future date, traded on exchanges like NYMEX.

Battery-powered vehicles that represent a massive investment opportunity reshaping the automotive and energy sectors.

Technologies and systems that capture and hold energy for later use, enabling grid stability and renewable energy deployment.

The global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, creating massive investment opportunities and market disruptions.

An energy system where hydrogen serves as the primary fuel for power generation, transportation, and industrial processes.

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas cooled to -260°F, shrinking its volume 600 times for efficient global transport and energy trade.

A fossil fuel commodity traded globally, priced in BTUs or MMBtu, used for heating, electricity generation, and industrial processes.

A cartel of 13 oil-producing nations that controls about 40% of global crude production and coordinates supply to influence prices.

The profit spread between crude oil input costs and refined petroleum product selling prices at oil refineries.

The theoretical point when global oil production reaches its maximum rate before entering permanent decline.

Power generated from naturally replenishing sources like solar, wind, and water that can be harnessed indefinitely for commercial use.

Renewable energy derived from sunlight, converted to electricity through photovoltaic cells or thermal systems for commercial power generation.

Power generated by converting wind into electricity using turbines, creating a renewable investment sector valued at over $140 billion globally.