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Gateway
Port used as the main port of a country or a continent
Gigafactory
A very large battery factory although there is no precise agreed definition, it usually refers to a factory above 1 GWh per annum
Gigafactory
The gigafactory concept was used for the first time in 2014 by Tesla. It referred to the constructor's giant factory designed to achieve economies of scale in the production of its electric cars.
Gigawatt Hour
The gigawatt hour (GWh) is a unit for measuring energy. It is used to express the quantity of energy produced or consumed by a piece of equipment with power of one gigawatt for one hour.
GMS
Approach that aims to seek performance via on-going improvement
Groupage
Gathering of goods from several distributors
GVMS
Goods Vehicles Movement Service
GWh
Giga Watt Hour = 1,000,000,000 watts per hour