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LEDs light-emitting diodes Li lithium LNG liquefied natural gas MED multi-effect distillation MENA MiddleEast andNorthAfrica MeV million electronvolts mph miles per hour MSF multi-stage flash Mtoe millions of tons oil equivalent MW megawatts Ni-cad nickel–cadmium nm nanometres NO2 nitrogendioxide NOx nitrogenoxides NREL NationalRenewableEnergy Laboratory OECD Organization forEconomicCo- operation andDevelopment OLEDs organicLEDs OPEC OrganizationofPetroleumExporting Countries OSW offshorewind OTEC ocean thermal energy conversion Pb lead PM particulatematter ppm parts permillion psi poundsper square inch PWRs pressurizedwater reactors R&D research anddevelopment RANN ResearchApplied toNationalNeeds RO reverse osmosis RPS renewable energyportfolio standard RSF ResearchSupport Facility SEGS solar energygenerating system SO2 sulfur dioxide T (3H) tritium Tcf trillions of cubic feet Acronyms xix