"Energy Efficieny Technology" as a potential new term

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Description of the issue

Currently there are two terms in the OEO related to efficiency: OEO:efficiency value and OEO:energy conversion efficiency

However, in long term scenarios often there are variables related to investments in energy efficiency in the building or industrial sector. Efficiency value is not a good match for the efficiency part of this since it is about an increase in effieciency or about a different technology. The same issue holds for *energy conversion efficiency" albeit it is a better fit IMO.

An idea to fill this gap would be to define an "energy efficiency technology" which would be an umbrella term for different technologies that increase the energy efficency of various processes. Terms that could fall under this would be better insulation for buildings, energy efficiency improvents for industrial processes through more efficient motors, minimization of thermal losses, improvement of warm water distribution systems etc.

Mirjam and I were not sure yet whether this should be in OEO or whether we should directly implement it in the Long Term Scenario Ontology. So this is something that should be discussed.

Ideas of solution

An energy efficiency technology is a technology that describes how to reduces the energy demand of an energy transformation or transmission process of an already existing plant or unit while maintaining or increasing its energy service output.

Workflow checklist

• [x] I discussed the issue with someone else than me before working on a solution
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• [x] The goal of this ontology is clear to me

I am aware that

• [x] every entry in the ontology should have a definition
• [x] classes should arise from concepts rather than from words