Sentences with phrase «areas of the energy industry»

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Mr. Kanovsky brings to the Board an extensive knowledge of the energy industry and finance, with a wealth of experience with Canadian assets and areas of operation.

Since the fall of 2005, the two organizations have held 45 energy management workshops attended by more than 1,300 wine industry members from PG&E's service area.

«They were concerned venting might allow a flow of radioactive materials into the air, and they had not yet fully evacuated the area,» explains mechanical engineer Vijay Nilekani of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), an industry group.

In an August 2010 survey by Symantec, of 1580 private businesses in industries such as energy, banking, health care, and other areas of critical infrastructure, more than half reported politically motivated cyber attacks, averaging 10 attacks in the past 5 years.

Another emerging area is the ecological impact of activities related to the energy industry such as fracking or carbon sequestration.

Since the recent tsunami, there has been renewed interest in the development of more energy - producing geothermal plants in the Mt. Aso area, despite resistance to industry in the hot spring (onsen) areas.

«The roofscapes of our cities are the last urban frontier — from 15 percent to 35 percent of the total land area — and the green roof industry can turn these wasted spaces into a force for cleaner air, cleaner water, energy savings, cooling, beauty and recreation,» he says.

Under this announcement, ARPA - E will fund energy technology projects that (1) translate scientific discoveries and cutting - edge inventions into technological innovations and (2) accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that industry is not likely to undertake independently because of high technical or financial risk.

They would «support cross-disciplinary research and development focused on the barriers to transforming energy technologies into commercially deployable materials, devices, and systems [and] advance highly promising areas of energy science and technology from their early stages of research to the point that the risk level will be low enough for industry to deploy them into the marketplace.»

In other words, says Ian Nathan, a senior research analyst with New York City — based Energy Intelligence Group (a publisher of data and information on the global energy industry), it is possible that areas currently off - limits to drilling might actually contain a lot more — or less, for that matter — petroleum than previously belEnergy Intelligence Group (a publisher of data and information on the global energy industry), it is possible that areas currently off - limits to drilling might actually contain a lot more — or less, for that matter — petroleum than previously belenergy industry), it is possible that areas currently off - limits to drilling might actually contain a lot more — or less, for that matter — petroleum than previously believed.

On Nov. 23, 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Call for Information and Nominations to gauge the offshore wind industry's interest in acquiring commercial wind leases in four areas offshore South Carolina and to request comments.

And while it's early - stage work in an area that still recieves little investment from government and industry sources, Matthew O'Connor's mitochondrial mutations team at SENS Research Foundation continue their work to create «backup copies» for the genes that encode the proteins of our energy - producing mitochondria.

He is a leading researcher in the area of catalysis and biorenewable energy, where his work has had a significant impact on improving energy efficiency, particularly in the chemical and fuels industries.

Specific focus areas include: behavioral response studies, laboratory research on hearing and noise impacts; field research on pinniped vocal communication; noise exposure criteria and research recommendations; work with both conventional and alternative energy industries to understand and minimize environmental impacts of resource acquisition.

The energy industry has been pushing rental rates up and reducing the number of affordable homes in the Austin, Texas, area.

Located roughly 20 miles southwest of Houston, Sugar Land is one of the metro area's more well - to - do suburbs, with the energy and engineering industries accounting for a significant number of jobs.

The collision of nature and industry singularly defines our landscape here in the Bay Area, and Belzer's frenetic aerial views capture the sense of anxious energy that defines life in the 21st century.

-- Following record levels funding made available to the energy industry through the [stimulus package of spending], what are the clearly identified market failures that exist in this area that added funding will solve?

A visit to the area on Tuesday by President Obama's energy secretary, Ernest Moniz, offered, at best, hints of a shift, when it could have provided the administration with a fresh starting line for a push on a new approach to prodding a reluctant industry to invest in a cleaner future.

We need to start thinking in practical terms about how to get the technologies we need ready — as the authors say, «deep energy system decarbonization is likely to require an ambitious, focused agenda of rapid innovation and improvement in every critical technology area, even those commercially available today, as well as substantial «demand pull» efforts and policies to ensure early demonstration, industry maturation, scale - up, and «learning by doing.

At the same time, the Delaware River Basin Commission — of which Paterson is a member — also looks like it is moving forward on allowing fracking in the area, despite objections from various sources (including Paterson) and a lack of adequate scientific review of the potential consequences.The energy industry has welcomed the moratorium as a positive alternative to what it called a «flawed» piece of legislation.

As we add institutional investors, we will be talking to energy companies and sovereign wealth funds, and be establishing the specifics of the fundby the end of the year And you know, there are some areas, like geothermal or carbon capture and sequestration, that relate to the kind of skills — seismic understanding, drilling holes in a safe way — there are some things that you'd expect the existing energy industry to really explore and try to make those as economic as possible, so that they will be important participants.

Renewable energy generation and management needs to be supported, and the use of fossil fuels needs to be discouraged in all areas — in industry, in agriculture, and in residential communities.

Biofuel is one of the most promising areas in sustainable energy production, and the biofuels industry is hiring left and right.

One of the biggest areas of job growth in the wind energy industry is in turbine production.

The expansion of renewable energy is a central part of this strategy.9 As China's renewable energy industries grow, Chinese green technology companies are starting to assert themselves in international markets and low - carbon collaboration and assistance are increasingly becoming features of the country's foreign cooperation strategy.10 At the fourth Forum on China — Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in 2009 the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced 100 clean energy projects across Africa, including some small - scale projects focused on solar energy.11 At the fifth FOCAC meeting Downloaded by [Weill Cornell Medical College] at 10:13 25 July 2016 Third World Quarterly 3 in South Africa in December 2015 China pledged US$ 60 billion for a variety of areas of China — Africa cooperation, including renewables and technology transfer.

A new NOAA dataset of wind forecasts could help the energy industry identify which offshore areas in the United States have the best potential for wind resource development.

«An offshore wind industry supply chain in my district along the south coast of Massachusetts could supply the proposed Long Island project and projects that get built in the future in the New England Wind Energy Areas.»

The largest area of solar employment in Colorado is in system installation, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

Subtitle H: Energy and Efficiency Centers and Research -(Sec. 171) Requires the Secretary to implement a program to establish Energy Innovation Hubs by: (1) leveraging the expertise and resources of the university and private research communities, industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businEnergy and Efficiency Centers and Research -(Sec. 171) Requires the Secretary to implement a program to establish Energy Innovation Hubs by: (1) leveraging the expertise and resources of the university and private research communities, industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businEnergy Innovation Hubs by: (1) leveraging the expertise and resources of the university and private research communities, industry, venture capital, national laboratories, and other participants in energy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businenergy innovation to support cross-disciplinary research and development in areas not being served by the private sector in order to develop and transfer innovative clean energy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businenergy technologies into the marketplace; (2) expanding the knowledge base and human capital necessary to transition to a low - carbon economy; and (3) promoting regional economic development by cultivating clusters of clean energy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businenergy technology firms, private research organizations, suppliers, and other complementary groups and businesses.

to ensure a robust onshore energy production industry and ensure that the benefits of development support local communities, under this Act, the Secretary shall make every effort to promote the development of onshore American energy, and shall take into consideration the socioeconomic impacts, infrastructure requirements, and fiscal stability for local communities located within areas containing onshore energy resources; and

Amber Rudd, energy minister at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), said: «In the case of areas of outstanding natural beauty and national parks, given their size and dispersion, it might not be practical to guarantee that fracking will not take place under them in all cases without unduly constraining the industry.&energy minister at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), said: «In the case of areas of outstanding natural beauty and national parks, given their size and dispersion, it might not be practical to guarantee that fracking will not take place under them in all cases without unduly constraining the industry.&Energy and Climate Change (DECC), said: «In the case of areas of outstanding natural beauty and national parks, given their size and dispersion, it might not be practical to guarantee that fracking will not take place under them in all cases without unduly constraining the industry.»

The objective of the Houston After Oil forum is to help Houston area planners and industry leaders to discover and communicate opportunities for growth in a «low carbon» sustainable energy economy.

For every direct job created in the wind energy industry, there are spin - off jobs created in the value chain in areas like construction, transportation, provision of aggregate, etc..

if we deregulate industry (if you deregulate one then you will have to deregulate them all) then the waste collection business up the road will dispose of their sludge down the gutters into the storm water drains, the coffee business in the next row will not replace their odour filters and the whole area will reak of burnt coffee all day, the tyre business around the corner will dump their tyres in the nearby bushland, some of the hardup businesses in the area will hookup to the power lines with with uncontrolled connections and we will start to get brown outs at various times in the day, The lead and tin foundry a block away won't bother controlling the lead oxide spewing out of their chimney stack, nearby housing developments will all use open fires in winter to save on energy costs and start hacking trees out of the world heritage national park here.

The World Energy Trilemma 2017: «Changing dynamics — Using distributed energy resources to meet the Trilemma challenge», published by the World Energy Council, in partnership with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has identified three key focus areas for policymakers and industry leaders to consider building a resilient energy system of tomEnergy Trilemma 2017: «Changing dynamics — Using distributed energy resources to meet the Trilemma challenge», published by the World Energy Council, in partnership with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has identified three key focus areas for policymakers and industry leaders to consider building a resilient energy system of tomenergy resources to meet the Trilemma challenge», published by the World Energy Council, in partnership with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has identified three key focus areas for policymakers and industry leaders to consider building a resilient energy system of tomEnergy Council, in partnership with global consultancy Oliver Wyman, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, has identified three key focus areas for policymakers and industry leaders to consider building a resilient energy system of tomenergy system of tomorrow.

In addition, while the oil and gas industry provides needed employment in low economic, rural and minority community areas and also finances significant percentages of state funds such as education, responsible resource extraction is vital as society moves toward greater conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

The results of the Working Group bridged many information gaps among the various stakeholders, and clearly identified the areas of focus for the biogas industry and decision - makers to make better use of this valuable energy resource.»

Rebecca Cantwell, executive director of the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association, told the Post: «This is certainly one of the largest solar projects in Colorado and the largest we're aware of in the metro area.

Energy Commission staff has performed research on these topics and will briefly describe some of the issues and key uncertainties associated with these areas of the natural gas industry during the workshop.

13 Fossil Fuels: Historical Development Fossil Fuels: Historical Development Coal: ~ 1000 BC: China 18th Century: Industrial Revolution Textile manufacturing machines (spinning jenny) Steam engine Iron and steel manufacturing As industry spread, rate of energy usage increased Industry tended to build in areas where fossil fuel supplies were already in abundance Infrastructure was developed / improved for transporting fossil fuels (i.e. coal) and the products made by industry spread, rate of energy usage increased Industry tended to build in areas where fossil fuel supplies were already in abundance Infrastructure was developed / improved for transporting fossil fuels (i.e. coal) and the products made by Industry tended to build in areas where fossil fuel supplies were already in abundance Infrastructure was developed / improved for transporting fossil fuels (i.e. coal) and the products made by industryindustry

Pew's definition was introduced in its 2009 jobs report, «The Clean Energy Economy,» and includes nearly 80 industries across five categories: clean energy production and generation; energy efficiency; reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; water conservation, sewage treatment and recycling; and worker training in these Energy Economy,» and includes nearly 80 industries across five categories: clean energy production and generation; energy efficiency; reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; water conservation, sewage treatment and recycling; and worker training in these energy production and generation; energy efficiency; reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; water conservation, sewage treatment and recycling; and worker training in these energy efficiency; reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; water conservation, sewage treatment and recycling; and worker training in these areas.

The minerals industry is a user of renewable energy and hopes that it will provide a solution to provision of competitively priced energy, especially in remote areas.

The study is the first to develop a plan to fulfill all of a state's transportation, electric power, industry, and heating and cooling energy needs with renewable energy, and to calculate the number of new devices and jobs created, amount of land and ocean areas required, and policies needed for such an infrastructure change.

It outlines UNIDO's mandate and strategy, highlighting that its energy - related activities promote cleaner and efficient use of energy in industry, facilitate productive activities in rural areas by providing modern and renewable forms of energy, and enhance the use of renewable energy for industrial applications.

Since 1979, WVU's National Research Center for Coal and Energy has advanced technology in key areas of concern to West Virginia's energy industry from coal mining and processing to oil and gas extraction, energy efficiency, mine land reclamation, health concerns, and wateEnergy has advanced technology in key areas of concern to West Virginia's energy industry from coal mining and processing to oil and gas extraction, energy efficiency, mine land reclamation, health concerns, and wateenergy industry from coal mining and processing to oil and gas extraction, energy efficiency, mine land reclamation, health concerns, and wateenergy efficiency, mine land reclamation, health concerns, and water use.

Industry representatives may contact Energy Institute staff in their area of interest.

Predictable Renewables Policy Key to Steady Investment Predictable renewable energy policy, especially in the area of government incentives, is one of the key factors in the remarkable growth of the industry in the past few years.

And while no single industry can reverse climate change, enlightened self - interest is driving ski areas to adopt a wide range of innovative energy measures to prolong their survival — and maybe ours.

* Claims: As reported by Becki Gray, Carolina Journal, Nov. 3, 2015; Claims Source: The Renewable Portfolio Standards NC (Institute of Political Economy at Utah State University / Strata Policy), Feb. 2015 + NC Department of Revenue, Renewable Energy Property http://www.dornc.com/publications/incentives/2015/index.html ^ Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2005 - 2009: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LASST370000000000003 ~ NC Utilities Commission attorney, as reported by The News & Observer, Apr. 22, 2015: http://www.wral.com/proposed-rollback-on-nc-renewable-energy-requirements-again-rejected/14599311/ ** NC Sustainable Energy Association, 2015 Clean Energy Industry Census, + + RTI International, Economic and Rate Impact Analysis of Clean Energy Development in North Carolina — 2015 Update, Feb. 2015 ^ ^ TechNet letter submitted on behalf of Apple, Google and Facebook to NC General Assembly, May 2015: http://cleanenergync.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Apple-Inc.-Facebook-Inc.-Google-Inc.pdf