Sentences with phrase «builds renewable capacity»

Not exact matches

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)-- Dominion Energy Virginia said Tuesday that it plans to build at least eight new natural gas - fired plants during the next 15 years, cementing its shift away from coal, while depending on renewables for less than 10 percent of its energy capacity.

Last year China built 10 times more renewable power capacity than natural gas - fired power, and three times more than coal - fired power.

While Alberta has promised to end coal - fired electricity by 2030, and is building 5,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity, it will also allow some of those coal units to convert to using inefficient fracked natural gas.

They imposed a temporary moratorium on buying or building new natural gas capacity over 150 MW and ordered APS to return with plans to acquire more renewables.

If two - thirds of Fortune 100 companies want to buy electricity generated by off - site renewable energy sources this year, why hasn't more capacity been built?

Build before Memory Runs Out Although individual consumer actions can help, major changes in carbon output will likely require better electricity - generation technologies, retiring much of the coal - fired capacity and replacing it with the most cost - effective combination of modern reactors, renewables and even clean coal.

This will give us time to build up the required renewable energy capacity to permanently cut global carbon emissions.»

December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use by 2040

To get it, they will need to either build renewable generation capacity themselves, sign an agreement with a third party that guarantees that third party an acceptable return on their capital or buy existing capacity.

Feed - in tariffs would also have the effect of lowering the consumer's costs for renewable energy, which would only grow cheaper over time, as more and more manufacturing capacity was built — because under equivalent economies of scale, renewables are definitely cheaper than fossil fuels.

In the short run, a thriving economy is a prerequisite to having the resources to deploy renewable energy technology on a large scale (for those who prefer this path) or to intensify research, development and demonstration of new technologies and invest in education to build the capacity of future generations to be resilient and creative and caring (my preference).

Consequently with the dramatic decrease in efficiency of fuel burn in the standby fossil fuel generators there is sweet FA practical reduction in CO2 emissions with the introduction of wind and solar power generation systems particularly when the energy costs of the producing and building the so called renewable energy systems are added to the grossly inefficient running of the ready to go to full generation capacity in minutes, fossil fuel powered standby generators which in many cases must be kept running at low or zero power generation to be able to come on line in minutes when the so called renewable energy systems fail to produce power,

Building new transmission capacity doesn't necessarily mean that more renewable electricity will be integrated into the grid.

Building enough new solar and wind capacity to meet California's 33 percent renewables by 2020 mandate will not be easy — but reliably getting the electricity generated by those resources to the places where it will be consumed may be even tougher.

A report from groups including the United Nations environmental arm and Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows renewable energy installations were responsible for 61 % of the world's net power capacity additions in 2017, more than double the new - builds from fossil fuel - powered generation.

This analytical report proposes that the scaling up of renewable energy to levels that would have a significant impact on the African energy scene could be achieved through deliberate interventions on policy and institutional environment; technology acquisition, development and integration; investment mobilization; and regional integration, networking, and capacity building.

Both utilities have claimed a need to build natural gas and renewable generation to address self - inflicted capacity shortages.

Instead of building a clean, renewable - energy economy and technological capacity, Australia will continue to stumble at the back of the pack.

To further support the participation of Aboriginals, the province also announced funding for community energy plans, feasibility studies, and technical research and to build capacity of Aboriginal people to develop renewable energy projects.

RE100 is partnering with the Chinese Renewables Energy Association (CREIA) in China to help build understanding and capacity that will enable more companies to source renewable electricity.

Some of these initiatives also come with financial resources, and while there's scope for investment in individual projects or enterprises to provide clean energy access, these initiatives can also invest in technical assistance and capacity building to help countries craft policies and regulations that foster rapid expansion of distributed renewable energy.

The way they enact this program, so that the liable entities (the utilities) do not have to build this solar capacity themselves is to attach a Renewable Energy Credit (REC) to each MWH of solar electricity generation in the state.

Of all new capacity built across the E.U. in 2016, 86 percent came from renewable sources like wind and solar, as well as more environmentally controversial sources like hydropower and biomass.

Morocco and IEA sign three - year work programme Agreement focuses on energy security, energy efficiency, renewable energy, capacity building and data and statistics 28 June 2017

In addition to these, there will also need to be big top - down efforts to improve the electrical grid, phase out coal, build much more renewable capacity, etc..

These policy reforms, as well as India's commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change, have all contributed to ambitious plans to build 175 gigawatts of renewable power capacity, much of it solar, by 2022.

If prices can be brought down or stabilised, as Davey argues, by building wind farms and other renewables, why can't they be brought down by building more capacity in conventional energy production?

By establishing a flexible approach, the ZERO Code is applicable to all new commercial and institutional buildings, and mid - to high - rise housing, including buildings with limited on - site renewable energy generating capacity (e.g. buildings in dense urban environments).

It has built the most renewable capacity of any of them, mostly wind.

Those scenarios had in common two assumptions that Loftus and colleagues regarded as out of the realm of reality: efficiency improving at as much as 3 to 4 times the historic rate, and buildup of renewable generation capacity at many times the rate at which today's total electric generation capacity was built up in past decades.

While prices for electricity from renewable sources have fallen sharply in recent years, coal remains the cheapest source of power, and India's coal industry has embarked on a building boom, doubling installed capacity since 2008.

In addition, many state - level renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are at or near capacity and will not incentivize new builds until RPS targets ramp - up.

-RRB- programs whereby home and building owners with solar or other renewable power generation capacity are compensated for the energy they send on to the utility grid

It shows with their storage costs (which seem very low), that the lowest cost solution to building a 99.9 % renewable network in one (reasonable sized) region is to build nearly 3 times the actual supply needed (this is not a «capacity factor» issue — see note 2).

The SREP is also encouraging private sector investment in utility - scale renewable energy by encouraging regulation reforms and building stakeholder capacity.

The Kingdom of Morocco, which joined the International Energy Agency as an Association Country in November 2016, signed a three - year Joint Programme of Work with the IEA to deepen bilateral cooperation in the areas of energy security, energy efficiency, renewable energy, capacity building and data and statistics.

The tax extenders pull renewable capacity builds forward, allowing the industry to not just maintain, but expand capacity additions to unprecedented levels in the years ahead (Figure 2).

With Governor Brown's recent Executive Order instructing all of California's state agencies to take climate change issues into account when making public policy decisions, doing infrastructure planning, and making regulatory decisions, a golden opportunity is arising in the Golden State for advocates of the renewables to force California to adopt a renewables - only approach to building new or replacement power generation capacity.

That law, in effect, requires that 2,000 MW of generating capacity using renewable energy technologies be built in Texas by 2009.

In short, if we want a 100 percent renewables world, with no coal, gas, or nuclear, we'll need to build more power generation capacity, faster, than at any time in history.

Cape Wind, «Project at a Glance,» at www.capewind.org/article24.htm, viewed 14 April 2009; Rhode Island from «Deepwater to Start Building R.I. Wind Farm in 2010,» Reuters, 8 January 2009; «LIPA & Con Edison Eye Offshore Wind Power,» Renewable Energy World, 25 March 2009; «Garden State Offshore Energy Wins Bid for Offshore Wind Farm,» Renewable Energy World, 6 October 2008; «Bluewater Wind Signs Contract for Sale of Offshore Wind Power,» Renewable Energy World, 24 June 2008; 1 MW of installed wind capacity produces enough electricity to supply 300 homes from sources cited in note 2.

By establishing a net zero balance of carbon - free energy consumption, this ZNC definition can apply to all new and existing building types including those with limited on - site renewable energy capacity, such as buildings in dense urban environments.

[3] Each state has interim targets it must meet beginning in 2020, and the EPA proposed that states use a combination of four «building blocks» to achieve the emissions reductions: (1) improving the efficiency (heat rate) of existing coal - fired power plants; (2) switching from coal - fired power by increasing the use and capacity factor, or efficiency, of natural - gas combined - cycle power plants; (3) using less carbon - intensive generating power, such as renewable energy or nuclear power; and (4) increasing demand - side energy - efficiency measures.

Real versus Imagined Ecological Footprints,» authored by Linus Blomqvist (Breakthrough Institute), Barry Brook (University of Adelaide), Erle Ellis (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Peter Kareiva (The Nature Conservancy), Ted Nordhaus & Michael Shellenberger (Breakthrough Institute), decomposes the six metrics that make up the Ecological Footprint and finds that five of the six — cropland, grazing land, built - up land, forests, and fishing grounds — are either in balance or surplus, suggesting that the Earth's renewable capacity in these categories meets or exceeds human demand for these resources.

What it doesn't say is the proportion of turnover or profit which goes towards renewable new build and I agree with Dale this is the crucial need in society: i.e. building new renewable capacity (and building it quickly).

Finally, the plan calls for 100 megawatts of installed renewable energy capacity on federally subsidized housing by 2020 and a 20 percent renewable procurement target for federal buildings by that date.

All states with growing renewable energy projects face the problem of having an electric grid that is nearing its carrying capacity, and new transmission lines can take more than a decade to plan, permit and build, The New Mexican said.

«SkyPower is leading by example in India and we are proud to support local skills development and capacity building to meet the increasing demand for renewable energy,» said Aviv Garten, Senior Vice President of Development at SkyPower.

To some degree, strengthening capacity building, promoting enabling environments, developing policy frameworks, and improving demands for renewable energy technologies can help mitigate steep transaction costs and underdeveloped markets.

After the Global Atlas (continued by IRENA), capacity building and econValue projects» successful completion in 2014, the Working Group now focusses on auctioning systems» increasing role for cost - efficient deployment of renewable energy technologies and market and system integration of rising shares of electricity from variable renewable energy sources.