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Lignin valorization
Lignin valorization is the conversion of lignin, the most abundant renewable aromatic polymer in plant cell walls, into fuels, aromatic chemicals, and materials rather than burning it as low-value fuel.
Lignin-based hard carbon anode
A lignin-based hard carbon anode is a sodium-ion battery anode made by carbonizing lignin, an abundant papermaking byproduct, into hard carbon; Stora Enso's Lignode is the leading commercial example.
Lignite
Lignite, often called brown coal, is the soft, lowest-rank coal with 25%–35% carbon, high moisture, and the lowest energy content, mined near the surface and burned mainly to generate electricity.
Lijiaxia hydroelectric plant
Lijiaxia hydroelectric plant (李家峡水电站) is a large dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai, China, with five 400 MW Francis units totaling 2,000 MW; it was the first Chinese hydropower station with a double-row powerhouse arrangement.
Likouala Marine Oil and Gas Field
Likouala Marine is an offshore oil and gas field in the Republic of the Congo, about 50 km south of Pointe-Noire, producing since 1980 and peaking at 26,800 barrels per day in 2014.
Lillgrund
Lillgrund is an offshore wind farm in the Øresund between Denmark and Sweden, commissioned in 2007, with 48 Siemens turbines totaling 110 MW, owned and operated by Vattenfall.
Limejump
Limejump is a London-based energy technology company that runs a virtual power plant, aggregating batteries and renewables to trade in Great Britain's electricity markets. Shell acquired it in 2019.
Limerick Generating Station
Limerick Generating Station, now the Limerick Clean Energy Center, is a two-unit nuclear power plant in Limerick Township, Pennsylvania, operated by Constellation Energy and licensed into the 2040s.
Limestone hydroelectric plant
The Limestone Generating Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant on the lower Nelson River in northern Manitoba, owned by Manitoba Hydro and the province's largest.
Lincoln Combustion power station
The Lincoln Combustion power station, also called the Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station, is a Duke Energy natural gas-fired peaking plant in Stanley, North Carolina, with 17 units totaling about 2,155 MW.
Lindero Atravesado Occidental Oil and Gas Field
Lindero Atravesado Occidental is an unconventional onshore oil and gas field in Argentina's Neuquén Basin, near Neuquén city and operated by Pan American Energy with YPF.
Line pack
Line pack, also written linepack, is gas stored within a pipeline at pressure and released by pressure reduction when demand exceeds supply, giving gas networks built-in short-term storage that electricity lines lack.
Line-commutated converter
A line-commutated converter (LCC) is a power-electronic converter that changes power between AC and DC using thyristor valves, the conventional technology dominating long-distance bulk HVDC transmission.
Linear Fresnel reflector
A linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) is a concentrating solar power collector in which long, parallel mirror strips reflect sunlight onto a fixed elevated receiver, trading optical efficiency for lower cost.
Ling'ao nuclear power plant
Ling'ao nuclear power plant (岭澳核电站) is a four-unit pressurized water reactor station on the Dapeng peninsula at Daya Bay, Shenzhen, China, with Phase I in service since 2002.
Linga (oil field)
Linga is a gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian North Sea, 205 km west of Stavanger, proven by the Equinor-operated well 25/7-13 in 2026.
Lingan power station
Lingan Generating Station is a coal-fired power station owned by Nova Scotia Power in Lingan, Nova Scotia. Its 620 MW across four units make it the utility's largest station.
Lingshui 17-2 Gas Field
Lingshui 17-2 Gas Field (陵水17-2气田) is a deepwater natural gas field in the Qiongdongnan Basin of the South China Sea, discovered by CNOOC in 2014 and on stream since 2021.
Lingtai power station
Lingtai power station (灵台电厂) is a 2,000 MW coal-fired power station in Lingtai County, Gansu, China, owned by Shandong Energy Group and in commercial operation since 2025.
Linhe power station
Linhe power station is an operating 1,050 MW coal-fired power station in Linhe Town, Lingwu, Ningxia, China, with three 350 MW units serving the Ningdong electrolytic aluminum project.
Linke turbidity factor
The Linke turbidity factor is a broadband measure of atmospheric turbidity, introduced by Linke in 1922, ranging from 1 in clean air to about 8 in polluted air.
Linkou power station
Linkou power station is the coal-fired generating facility at Linkou, Heilongjiang, China; its operating plant is the 50 MW Linkou Shengye Cogen station, started in 2019.
Linos J. Jacovides
Linos J. Jacovides is an electrical engineer who led General Motors' Electrovair electric-vehicle program, headed Delphi Research Labs, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011.
Linxing Tight Gas Field
The Linxing Tight Gas Field (临兴致密气) is an onshore tight gas field on the eastern edge of China's Ordos Basin, operated by CNOOC and producing since 2020.
Linyi power station
Linyi power station, also known as Huaneng Linyi Power Generation Co., Ltd., is a 1,260 MW coal-fired cogeneration plant in Linyi, Shandong, China, operated by Huaneng.
Linyi-Yizheng Pipeline
The Linyi-Yizheng Pipeline, called the Luning line (鲁宁线), is a 665 km crude oil pipeline in eastern China from Linyi, Shandong, to Yizheng, Jiangsu. Built in the 1970s, it ceased operation in December 2024.
Lion Storage
Lion Storage is a Dutch utility-scale battery storage developer, the energy-storage brand of parent company Return, known for Project Mufasa, a 350 MW battery park in Vlissingen financed with over €350 million in February 2025.
Lipari Energy, Inc.
Lipari Energy, Inc. was a Kentucky-based producer of thermal coal mining in Central Appalachia, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and taken private in 2013.
Lippendorf power station
Lippendorf power station (Kraftwerk Lippendorf) is a lignite-fired power station about 15 kilometers south of Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, operating two 933 MW blocks since 1999.
Liquefaction train
A liquefaction train is one complete refrigeration line at an LNG plant that cools natural gas to about −162 °C, turning it into liquefied natural gas.